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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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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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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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Stone Castle - A Story Of Love And Determination

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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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??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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Hallowine Time!

The Wine Knitter

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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2022 Anteprime Toscana

A Wine Story

My dad and uncle Fili worked in the vineyards on weekends, and I helped out as a kid. And no doubt, some remain buried deep in the earth, perhaps near the Tenuta di Artimino vineyards itself. Vineyards are planted at a higher altitude, resulting in more acidity. How did the professor get there? “It

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