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“Family, History & Heritage” - Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau

The Wine Knitter

” In addition to export management, traveling, and arranging wine tastings, she works in the vineyards, helps her older brother in the cellar, and even drives the forklift. The majority of vineyards here are cultivated on hillsides benefiting from ample sunshine conditions with a primarily temperate climate and a maritime influence.

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A Celebration Of Women In Wine

The Wine Knitter

After graduating in 2003 with a degree in Viticulture and Oenology, she began her journey as a winemaker, starting with Stellekaya winery. Photo credit: Penny Weiss Yealands Estate Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2020 The vineyard for this 100% Sauvignon Blanc is located in Awatere Valley in the Marlborough Appellation of New Zealand.

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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. A line-up of wines we tasted.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

Modern Restaurant Management

“Providing a sense of community is a top priority in every market we serve,” said Brandon Landry, who founded Walk-On’s in 2003. While at Mondavi, she discovered her passion for wine and viticulture which she regarded as a marriage of science, art,and technology. After completing her internship, she joined St.