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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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Vineyards In My Backyard!

The Wine Knitter

established in 2001 includes Nassau and Suffolk counties and their off-shore islands and two smaller A.V.A.s Macari Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc “Katherine’s Field” 2020 Macari Vineyards is a family-run winery located on the North Fork in Mattituck. ​The Long Island A.V.A Long Island A.V.A Fresh and light.

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Good Food Guide Awards 2020 #poweredbykounta

Kounta

The Aboriginal philosophy to heal and be healed by the land and to always give back more than you take, strongly influences Zonfrillo’s culinary philosophy. The Fogartys, together with their children John, Mark and Anna, planted the first vines, making the vineyard a true labour of love.

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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.

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The Passion Behind Saracina Vineyards

The Wine Knitter

Mendocino tends to be defined as “coastal or inland,” and the ocean’s cooling effects vary on the vineyards. Saracina Vineyards is a 250-acre family-owned ranch situated in Hopland along the Upper Russian River. The Lolonis vineyard has some of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines in the country, planted in 1942.