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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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Warmer Temperatures Could Mean More Grapes for Midwest Winemakers — but Also More Bad Weather

EATER

After 11 years as a coastal science and policy specialist in Boston, Chantal Lefebvre and her husband Mike Newman moved to Northwest Michigan in 2007 to be closer to family that’d recently relocated there. Lefebvre and Newman first sowed the fruits of WaterFire Vineyards in 2009, after purchasing the 26-acre farm property.

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Day 756 Exploring The Franken Wine Region, Part Two

The Wine Knitter

Today there are 220 members (90 families) and 196 hectares of vineyards. All the families tend the vineyards with passion and dedication that transcends to the wines they make. Their son Daniel joined the team in 2007 and was involved in taking steps to direct the estate towards biodynamic farming and organic production.

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Top 15 Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Memphis

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TripAdvisor awarded Memphis Amerigo the Certificate of Excellence for the last five years! In 1987, Café Society opened in Memphis, and in 2007, Café Society welcomed new owner, Chef Cullen Kent, who studied the culinary arts in Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner and brunch on Sunday.

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Port Wine Masterclass

A Wine Story

They are blends of: – Different areas, altitudes, and expires – a blend of different grape varieties – most commonly a blend of different vingages – commonly a blend of wines of different ages – commonly a blend of different vineyards. Click here for. Wine Resources. Producers Speak. Marisa D'Vari.

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