Craig Ramini came to his second career through a combination of luck and pluck. After deciding to leave the Silicon Valley tech industry with a near-terminal case of boredom, Ramini launched himself into cheese making after a relative asked, "Why don't Americans make buffalo mozzarella? 

Now, at Ramini Mozzarella, they do, in what Ramini believes is the only domestic farmstead buffalo mozzarella operation. Ramini is part of the farm tours organized thorough this year's California Artisan Cheese Festival. The festival is Mar. 21-23 at the Sheraton Sonoma County, Petaluma.