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Earth Day, Living With The land

The Wine Knitter

It is essential to do our part all year long and to move toward a more sustainable environment and a healthy future for the earth. Globally, more wineries than ever before are contributing their efforts to maintain sustainable practices in the vineyard and wine production. Conserving Biodiversity in the vineyards 4.

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Touring the Douro Valley with the Symington Port Family

Sante

From Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim to the home of Graham’s , Quinta dos Malvedos, we tasted the Symington’s four port brands and their newer dry wines, walked the vine rows, and explored the vineyard estates.?. Charles and his team focus on the micro-terroir of small vineyard blocks. Photo credit: Deborah Grossman.

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

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In 2011, Anselme Selosse, the legendary winemaker who runs the Domaine Jacques Selosse with his wife Corinne, opened one of the first bistronomy-focused hotel-restaurants in the heart of the vines, Les Avisés (see the lodging and dining section below). The house is best known for the Clos des Goisses, a 13.5-acre

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Refreshing Sips For August

The Wine Knitter

They have 350 hectares of vineyards located in all four provinces of Abruzzo, Italy, and are committed to sustainability in the vineyards and the winery. In 2009, Toscano Bianco was added to the Dogajolo line, followed by Toscano Rosato in 2011. It was founded by the Wagner family, owner of Caymus Vineyards.

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Sipping  Cabernet Sauvignon With Sue Hodder

The Wine Knitter

The estate’s history began with Scottish pioneer John Riddoch, who founded the estate in 1891, planted vineyards, and built and completed the estate’s famous stone, three-gabled winery in 1896, called Chateau Comaum. Although there were no wine vineyards as far as the eye could see, Sue always felt a connection to the land.

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Revisiting Hess Select

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He learned that the Mount Veeder mountain vineyards were an ideal area for growing grapes, which produce unique character and flavor due to the microclimate and soils. Hess Wines focuses on sustainable farming practices and state of the art winemaking. Tim & Sabrina with their children. Photo courtesy of Hess Collection.

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Indulging The Palate

The Wine Knitter

The grapes are sourced from a single vineyard of 100-year-old vines, with fermentation and aging taking place in large French oak barrels. Included in the tasting was the 2011 Famiglia Pasqua Mai Dire Mai Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, an unforgettable experience! The estate refers to it as “ the essence of 100-year-old vines.”

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