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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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Warmer Temperatures Could Mean More Grapes for Midwest Winemakers — but Also More Bad Weather

EATER

In the years that followed, she worked at vineyards Left Foot Charley, Bowers Harbor, and Brengman Brothers, doing all aspects of the business, from the tasting room, to selling, to growing. Lefebvre and Newman first sowed the fruits of WaterFire Vineyards in 2009, after purchasing the 26-acre farm property.

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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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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

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Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. The AVA centers on a stretch of southwestern Idaho with the largest density of vineyards and wineries, along with bits of eastern Oregon. Sunnyslope Wine Trail: Visitors looking for great wine should start with this collection of 17 wineries and vineyards.

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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. Journalists would order the wines from their desks via their computer or device. How did the professor get there? “It

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The 5 Best Wine Varietals Around the World Worth Traveling For

Sante

Oenophiles around the world are onboard with the latest travel trend: entire holidays centered around a favorite wine region, grape varietal or vineyard. Family-run vineyards are common and sipping your glass in a basement cellar is often accompanied by local folklore and truly unique finds. Plavac Mali, Croatia. Too far to reach?

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The Weekly Dozen - Reds at the Ready

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2014 Frescobaldi “Nippozzano Vecchie Viti” Chianti Rufina Reserva ($28). 2016 Mi Sueno “Lynn’s Vineyard” Mt. Let open for an hour or so in order for the complex flavors to emerge – herbal, savory undertones, mellow oak, dark cherries, a bit of chocolate. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon ($95).

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