On an Upper East Side rooftop in Manhattan, peeking out from lush grapevines heavy with grapes, is Latif Jiji, a 91-year-old retired engineering professor and vintner. Chateau Latif, which started in 1977, is the city’s only vineyard and winery.
Jiji’s wife came up with the clever name—a play on Chateau Lafite, a famous Rothschild winery in France.
