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Halloween Or Hallowine!

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Photo credit: Penny Weiss Casillero del Diablo Reserva Red Blend DO 2018 The grapes for this red wine are a mysterious blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from Rapel Valley. Photo credit: Penny Weiss Casillero del Diablo Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 The grapes for this wine are sourced from Central Valley D.O.

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Black Vintners and Wine Professionals in the Spotlight?

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opened Woburn Winery, the first American, Black-owned vineyard and winery, in Virginia. In 2008 Long opened Longevity as winemaker and co-owner with his late wife Debra. 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.??.

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Hallowine Time!

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Today, their son John and daughter Julie are the the estate proprietors, and Julie’s husband, Pat Garvey, is the vineyard director and proprietor. The property is situated among vineyards planted in the late 1800s, now part of the estate vineyards. When the Komes bought the estate, it came with a “Ghost Winery.”

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Sisters Dream Big and Honor Late Mother With Breathless Wines

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Breathless Wines , a female-led winery, was founded in 2008 and is located in Healdsburg, CA in the heart of Sonoma County’s wine country. Breathless Wines works with select vineyards throughout the North Coast of Sonoma County and Mendocino County. Sourced from Sonoma County, this 100% Chardonnay is aged for 32 months.

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Celebrating Women In Wine

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One of Laura’s many passions is to learn more about high altitude viticulture, the vineyard soil microbiome and wine ageability. Grapes are selected and hand-harvested from the best blocks of the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. This wine is a blend of 74% Malbec and 26% Cabernet Sauvignon. Photo credit: Penny Weiss.

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Breathless

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Photo credits: Penny Weiss Breathless Wines, a female-led winery, was founded in 2008 and is located in Healdsburg, CA in the heart of Sonoma County’s wine country. Their focus is on sustainability and finding the best grape clones within these choice vineyards. ” ​And, indeed, these wines are “ spot on ”!

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Celebrating Women In Wine

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One of Laura’s many passions is to learn more about high altitude viticulture, the vineyard soil microbiome and wine ageability. Grapes are selected and hand-harvested from the best blocks of the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. The Malbec softens the Cabernet Sauvignon, which is a little bitter. dry Riesling.