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Tasting Wine With Sergio Zingarelli

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” Italo Zingarelli (1930-2000) Photo courtesy of Rocca delle Macìe. Working together, Italo and Sergio replanted the vineyards and restored the farmstead. Grapes must be harvested only from the winery’s vineyards along with upgraded requirements for alcohol, extract and a minimum aging of 30 months.

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Stone Castle - A Story Of Love And Determination

The Wine Knitter

So, with enthusiasm and determination, Rrustem returned to Kosovo with the Gecaj family and purchased the NBI Rahoveci winery renaming it Stone Castle Vineyards and Winery. Before the war, Kosovo had over 9000 hectares of vineyards with over a 2000 year history of winemaking.

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Day 766 Tasting Wine With Sergio Zingarelli

The Wine Knitter

” Italo Zingarelli (1930-2000) Photo courtesy of Rocca delle Macìe. Working together, Italo and Sergio replanted the vineyards and restored the farmstead. Grapes must be harvested only from the winery’s vineyards along with upgraded requirements for alcohol, extract and a minimum aging of 30 months.

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'Tis The Season!

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Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV. Each vineyard lot is hand-harvested, fermented and aged separately. His first wines were released in 2000 and his bio reads like a movie script (more to follow in another post). These are perfect wines to serve over the holidays, but they are great to drink all year long!

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An Elegant Wine

The Wine Knitter

link] The first vintage that was born out of the collaboration between the Catena family and Domaines Barons de Rothschild was Bodegas CARO 2000. Grapes are selected and hand-harvested from the best blocks of the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. Serve with hearty meat dishes, stews and seared tuna. Alcohol: 13.5%

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Day 765 Tis The Season!

The Wine Knitter

Charles Heidsieck Brut R é serve NV This champagne is summarized as an equation: 60/40/10 and expresses the quintessence of its style. Each vineyard lot is hand-harvested, fermented and aged separately. His first wines were released in 2000 and his bio reads like a movie script. Alcohol: 12.6% Until next time… Cheers!

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Trasimeno Umbrian Wine Region

A Wine Story

Zooming to the year 2000, the latest generation transformed the established lands into vineyards, olive groves, and wild areas to raise pigs and sheep for meat and milking. On my visit, I was escorted to the vineyards on the top of the hill. The principal business at the time was olive oil and livestock. A grand mansion.

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