The Wine Knitter

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Today, their son John and daughter Julie are the proprietors of the estate, 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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The Wine Knitter

JULY 29, 2021

So, with enthusiasm and determination, Rrustem returned to Kosovo with the Gecaj family and purchased the NBI Rahoveci winery renaming it Stone Castle Vineyards and Winery. In 2008, Kosovo was recognized as an independent state. Before the war, Kosovo had over 9000 hectares of vineyards with over a 2000 year history of winemaking.

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The Wine Knitter

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The vineyards are situated along the middle stretch of the Loire River (France’s longest river) in central France, which runs from east to west. There are over 4000 wineries and approximately 57,400 hectares of vineyards here. ” ​Here is a selection of three Loire wines made by winemakers advocating sustainability.

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Sante

AUGUST 3, 2020

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. Photo credit: Penny Weiss. And, indeed, these wines are “spot on”!

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The Wine Knitter

JULY 22, 2020

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. Aging is 24 months.

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The Wine Knitter

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Casalforte Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2020 Riondo Winery, founded in 2008, is an offshoot of the cooperative consortium Collis Veneto Wine Group. Today, the family project boasts five privately owned estates composed of 330 hectares of vineyards. Valpolicella is east of Lake Garda, situated in the province of Verona.

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