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?? 3 Exciting Secrets of Santa Barbara Chardonnay You’ll Love

A Wine Story

Top Burgundian vineyards, created over a thousand years ago by Cistercian monks. But Sanford and Benedict knew California could produce a Burgundian style if they could find a vineyard with cool-climate influences. This would become the Sanford & Benedict vineyard. Santa Barbara Chardonnay. California Chardonnay.

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Sealed With A Kiss

The Wine Knitter

Photo credit: Penny Weiss Fifth-generation Napa Valley winemaker Joe Wagner created Belle Glos Wines in 2001, inspired by his grandmother, Lorna Belle Glos Wagner, co-founder of Caymus Vineyards. He has five vineyard sites that produce wines expressing the uniqueness of each vineyard.

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A Taste Of Vittoria!

The Wine Knitter

Documentation shows that around the third century BC, an official deed showed the sale of a wine vineyard of one hectare proving evidence of viticulture in the Ragusa region. Soils are mostly clay and limestone, with more sandy-loamy soil in the lower-lying vineyards closer to the coast. One can feel the deep history and roots here.

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The Evocative Wines Of Coppo Winery

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Canelli became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2014 and it is famous for its surrounding historic vineyards and intricate subterranean wine cellars called “Underground Cathedrals” These cellars weave in and out of Canelli for about 20 miles. ” I asked Luigi how climate change might be affecting vineyards and production.

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The Evocative Wines Of Coppo Winery

The Wine Knitter

Canelli became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2014 and it is famous for its surrounding historic vineyards and intricate subterranean wine cellars called “Underground Cathedrals” These cellars weave in and out of Canelli for about 20 miles. ” I asked Luigi how climate change might be affecting vineyards and production.

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A Taste Of Montsant DO Wines

Sante

Montsant is made up of mountainous terrain with high altitude vineyards situated between 50 to 700 meters above sea level. In 2001, Montsant finally extricated itself from Tarragona’s shadow and was officially recognized as a DO (Designation of Origin). Seventeen sub-regions are located within this semi-circle.

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A Cancelled Trip Didn’t Stop My Wine Glass!

The Wine Knitter

Montsant is made up of mountainous terrain with high altitude vineyards situated between 50 to 700 meters above sea level. In 2001, Montsant finally extricated itself from Tarragona’s shadow and was officially recognized as a DO (Designation of Origin). Seventeen sub-regions are located within this semi-circle.