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Tasting Wine With Sergio Zingarelli

Sante

Working together, Italo and Sergio replanted the vineyards and restored the farmstead. I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Sergio a few months ago at a winemaker luncheon for a vertical tasting of six Rocca delle Macie’s historic cru wines made exclusively with grapes grown in their Fizzano estate vineyard.

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Sisters Dream Big and Honor Late Mother With Breathless Wines

Sante

She was awarded Winemaker of The Year in 2013, just one of many awards in her 35 years of winemaking. Breathless Wines works with select vineyards throughout the North Coast of Sonoma County and Mendocino County. Their focus is on sustainability and finding the best grape clones within these choice vineyards. Breathless Brut NV.

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Day 766 Tasting Wine With Sergio Zingarelli

The Wine Knitter

Working together, Italo and Sergio replanted the vineyards and restored the farmstead. The vineyards have an excellent southern exposure at 985-623 feet above sea level and the mild Mediterranean climate contributes to maintaining the balance of the grapes acidity, sugar and aromas. The wine is aged for 18 months in French oak.

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Passion, Dedication & Sparkling Wine!

The Wine Knitter

However, it is not only the impressive wines; it is the man behind the wines and the particular region of Italy where his vineyards are located. His ancestors owned vineyards and farmland inland in the hills of Reggio Calabria. Finally, I formally launched Altaneve in the spring of 2013.” David harvests five hectares (12.3

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Breathless

The Wine Knitter

She was awarded Winemaker of The Year in 2013, just one of many awards in her 35 years of winemaking. Penny Gadd-Coster, Winemaker Photo courtesy of Breathless Wines Breathless Wines works with select vineyards throughout the North Coast of Sonoma County and Mendocino County. Aging is 24 months. Ooh, la la! Alcohol: 12.5%

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Did Someone Say "Frizzante"?

The Wine Knitter

In 2005, they sold a large proportion of their shares to their management team, and in 2013, the company became part of the Mondodelvi S.p.A. The grapes for these wines are sourced from vineyards located on a hilly ridge that stretches from Acqui terme to Santo Stefano Belbo at an altitude between 250 and 400 meters above sea level.

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The Australian Craft Beverage Movement – Reshaping the F&B Landscape

Future Food

This sector relies heavily on tourism bringing the customers to the source, which is a dependence that not all producers in the industry are comfortable with and a risky business model to base your sales strategy around.

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