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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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A Taste Of The Douro With Quinta Do Crasto

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And in 2001, UNESCO sanctioned the Douro region as a World Heritage site. With the help of their sons, Miguel and Tomás and daughter, Rita they renovated and extended the vineyards and began producing Douro DOC wines, which the winery is now known for both domestically and abroad. The Roquette family. Photo credit: Penny Weiss.

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Chambers Wine

A Wine Story

Lillie Wolff 2001: The Beginning Chambers Wine and Spirits. David Lille founded Chambers Street Wines with partner Jamie Wolff in 2001. Always sensitive to sulfites in wine, Mr. Lille responded positively to the more natural approach vignerons took in the vineyards and in the winery.

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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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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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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. In 2008, Kosovo was recognized as an independent state.

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A Taste Of The Douro With Quinta Do Crasto

The Wine Knitter

And in 2001, UNESCO sanctioned the Douro region as a World Heritage site. With the help of their sons, Miguel and Tomás and daughter, Rita they renovated and extended the vineyards and began producing Douro DOC wines, which the winery is now known for both domestically and abroad. The Roquette family.