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Toasting the New Year like a Pro

Goliath Consulting

Schrambsberg Vineyards crafts their brut rosé in the Méthode Traditionnelle (a labor-intensive process where wine goes through a secondary fermentation in the bottle – requiring each bottle to be rotated carefully by hand). In 2007, Carneros experienced an excellent year with ideal warmth, producing ripe and complex wines.

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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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Black Vintners and Wine Professionals in the Spotlight?

Sante

opened Woburn Winery, the first American, Black-owned vineyard and winery, in Virginia. His passion for wine grew from serving it to selecting grapes from Oregon vineyards and learning the art of winemaking to produce wine for top New York restaurants.??. single vineyards. McBride Sisters Robin and Andrea in the vineyard.

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??Willamette Valley Pinot Noir: Sokol-Blosser

A Wine Story

Blosser spoke at length about growing up in the 1970s on an isolated vineyard. In 2007, Sunset magazine honored both founder Susan Sokol Blosser and Sokol Blosser Winery with their prestigious “Green Winery of the Year” award. The vineyard is the oldest on the property, though they replanted the original vines.

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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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Phelps Creek Vineyard in Columbia Gorge

A Wine Story

So excited to tell you about spending time with the folks at Phelps Creek Vineyard. “In 2007, I met the 27-year-old Alexandrine Roy. Alan asked if he could tour them through my vineyard, as they had never before seen the Gorge.” “Alexandrine has been with the Phelps Creek team ever since 2007.

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Vineyards In My Backyard!

The Wine Knitter

The vineyards here benefit from moderating influences of the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, and Peconic Bay, creating minimum fluctuation in temperatures, extending the growing season, and allowing the grapes to develop more complexity and acidity. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Fresh and light. Alcohol: 12.5%

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