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Our Team
Michael Barsotti (our
son), runs the cider mill.
 Mike,
our
master blender and production guru, has
been at the helm since 2000. His task in life is to ensure that we are one
well-oiled machine and, more importantly - that the juice
we're producing and bottling is the finest you'll ever
taste! He's picky about the quality of fruits and
vegetables used, and has been known to turn away truck-loads
of fruit because it wasn't up to his standards. He takes
pride in his masterful blending of our all natural juice,
purees and concentrates - and you can taste the difference
in every bottle!
Leonardo Vega is our ranch manager.
How great
are the trees looking this year? Ask Leonardo. Need to know when
it’s time to prune or pick? Ask Leonardo. Ever wanted to
know why the blossoms are pink on pear trees, but white on
apple trees? Ask Leonardo. Here is a man who truly
understands the life cycle of the orchard and has a passion
for fruit and farming. He has been an incredible asset to
our ranch since the day we moved to Apple Hill®, over 33
years ago.
Cathy Barsotti (our
daughter), manages our sales and marketing
 Having
taken a different path after graduating from college, Cathy finally heeded the call of returning to the family business
in late 2007. Diving into all this juice business
head-first, she soon developed a penchant for peddling the
family's finest juice blends to our supermarket partners.
It's an easy job when you're a big believer in the product
you're tasked to sell - and this juice is hands-down the
most naturally delicious and naturally perfect you'll ever
try.
Justo Estanislao, manages our
bottling operation
 Justo
started working at our ranch when he was only 15. That
was a number of years ago. How long? Justo won't
let us say ... but his dedication to the family has not gone
unnoticed. He knows everything there is to know about
ensuring that our juices are bottled and shipped using the
latest safety and quality standards.
Office Staff:
Trish
is our office manager and head bookkeeper. She
generally handles all of our customers orders.
Delivery Staff:
 Bob
(pictured here) can be seen delivering our juice to stores,
diners, and markets throughout parts of the Bay Area,
Sacramento valley, and foothills. Say "Hi" to him the
next time you see the DSD van roll by!
Deliveries using our big
trucks are carried out by Jerry and John.
Field Staff:
Having been in the Food
& Beverage industry since 1984, Mark's years of sales and
merchandising experience ensure that Barsotti is
well-represented in the Bay Area, the North State, and
Southern California. As our Regional Sales Manager,
Mark diligently works to ensure our current and future
clients have everything they need to guarantee their success
... at least from the Barsotti side!
 Walter
brings a rich history in sales and marketing to the Barsotti
team. He handles sales and merchandising out at stores
throughout the Central Valley of Northern California in
addition to developing our website and marketing material.
Production Staff:
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addition to Fran (pictured here) who handles quality
assurance and the product testing lab, our mill is run by a dedicated team of hardworking folks ...
including Justo, Thomas, Abraham, Victor, Santiago, Juan,
Bill, Humberto, Jon, Eliodoro, Joel, Antonio, Hernan,
Chilise, and Juan #2.
It's
truly our team behind the scenes at the mill, and on the
road that keep the presses pressing, the bottles filling and
the trucks rolling down the road to ensure that our freshly
pressed juices make it safely from our mill to a store near
you. This passionate group that takes pride in everything
they do. It's the hard work of all that help our family
company grow and keep up with these changing times so we can
continue to offer up the best tasting juice around.
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Farmers
always say there’s no money in farming and they’re often
right! In 1976 the pear trees were still not producing
the bountiful fruit that was harvested in the 50’s.
And, in the last 30+ years we have never had the perfect
year that everyone hopes for, when the crop is large,
the fruit perfect and of course the selling price high.
Still, we’ve been pleased with the production we’ve had,
and there’s always next year! It’s the quality of life
that truly is the best crop we harvest. Just ask the
kids how much fun they had growing up here!
ple-packing
operation to a wholesale cider and juice operation. It
took some time to get it right – to truly understand
what it took to make the best tasting juice around. We
quickly learned it’s not just about pressing fresh
apples into juice – it’s about using just the right
combination of apple varieties to ensure the perfect
marriage of the sweet and tart flavors.
Today,
our son, Michael runs the cider mill, while daughter
Cathy, handles sales and marketing. Leonardo Vega, is
still our ranch manager. Justo manages production.
Tricia and Maureen run the main office. And our
production crew works round the clock, rain or shine!
It's truly our team behind the scenes at the mill, and
on the road that keep the presses pressing, the bottles
filling and the trucks rolling down the road to ensure
that our freshly pressed juices make it safely from our
mill to a store near you. This passionate group takes pride in everything they do. It's the hard work
of all our kids and employees that ensures we can continue to offer up
the best tasting juice around.
