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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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EUGENIA KEEGAN OF JACKSON FAMILY WINES NAMED WINE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Planet Grape

Keegan has been a force behind Jackson Family Wines’ success in Oregon since she joined the company in 2014. She joined Jackson Family Wines in 2014 as Gran Moraine winemaker and assumed her current role in 2016, while continuing to hold leadership positions in the Willamette Valley and larger Oregon wine community.

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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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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

EATER

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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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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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. After choosing the first course, they served guests a delicious entrée and dessert at the table. How did the professor get there? “It

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Celebrating the Crush at Lake Chelan, Washington

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For Puget Sound residents, Chelan serves as a quick vacation getaway from the rain and gloom of western Washington. In 2014, the couple lost their home to the Carlton Complex wildfires. I enjoyed a soft, silky 2014 Reserve Syrah with a succulent rack of lamb while my wife opted for the Pan Seared Duck and Raspberry Lava Cake.

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