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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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Halloween Or Hallowine!

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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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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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?? 5 Guaranteed Reasons to Love Texas Wine Country

A Wine Story

Texas Wine Country: William Chris Vineyards. William Chris Vineyards serve as an excellent example of the “new” model in Texas Wine Country. In 2008, Chris Brundrett and William “Bill” Blackmon maxed out their credit cards and created their winery, now a Texas wine country icon. Texas Wine Country Vineyards.

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

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.” 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. She also divulged that she studied opera and International Business before returning to the Domaine in 2008. The valley has well-drained sandy soils.

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

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??5 Super Tasty Ways to Enjoy Bodega Norton You’ll Love

A Wine Story

Today the Norton vineyards, managed by Mr. Langes–Swarovski’s son Michael, have over 680 hectares under vine. Besides supplying the world with fine wine, the vineyards support the workers and families all over Mendoza. Norton Chief Winemaker David Bonomi grew up in Argentina surrounded by vines, as his father had his own vineyards.

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