The Wine Knitter

JANUARY 9, 2023

Photo credit: Penny Weiss Most of my time at Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau was spent with Fanny Rey, whose primary role is export manager, although she likes to call herself a “poly worker.” Photo credit: Penny Weiss The vineyards are comprised of the following grape varieties. It is pretty heavy! hectares Malbec 0.50

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The Wine Knitter

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Montecarrubo Winery Peter and Susie Vinding-Diers came to Sicily seeking unusual and serious terroir to plant vineyards. “You could call this a paleolithic vineyard.” ” ​ Peter Vinding-Diers Photo credit: Penny Weiss Susie Vinding-Diers Photo credit: Penny Weiss They planted two vineyards of Syrah in 2010.

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Sante

JANUARY 20, 2020

The Catena family, who has produced wine for four generations, contributed their knowledge of the high altitude terroirs of the Mendoza region and to find the best vineyards for Malbec. The first vintage in 2000, called CARO , was a success and led to the creation of Amancaya in 2003, a Malbec dominated cuvée.

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The Wine Knitter

AUGUST 29, 2020

He and his wife Corinne Guisez managed the three estates and began promoting vintages of the finest quality. The record-breaking heat wave and dry season of 2003 in France had a profound effect on the vineyards of Bordeaux and many of the wines that were produced. A new fermenting and storage cellar was built in 1992.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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 Wine Knitter

JANUARY 7, 2020

The Catena family, who has produced wine for four generations, contributed their knowledge of the high altitude terroirs of the Mendoza region and to find the best vineyards for Malbec. The first vintage in 2000, called CARO , was a success and led to the creation of Amancaya in 2003, a Malbec dominated cuvée.

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The Wine Knitter

JUNE 28, 2021

With thirteen wine regions and over 102,000 hectares of vineyards, Germany boasts the world’s largest vineyard area of 23,000 hectares dedicated to Riesling! More than half of all the vineyard areas in the Mosel, Rheingau, and Mittelrhein are planted with Riesling. VDP is not part of the official German wine law.

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