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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. In those days, international sports figures probably didn’t have the same “influencer” status as they do today, nor the millions of dollars in endorsement fees. Stazione Leopolda was the first train station in Florence.

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???7 Secrets You’ll Love About Montes Winery

A Wine Story

Beyond the warm Mediterranean climatic influence, Colchagua’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean provides a beneficial cooling effect to the sun’s afternoon. Montes Winery Apalta Vineyard. A trained enologist, Apalta first caught his eye when he visited the then-barren region in his twenties. Click to Tweet. Apalta: Colchagua’s Gem.

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A Sip & Chat With Felipe Ortiz

Sante

” It was June of 2016 while attending the Descorchados NY South American wine event that I first met Felipe Ortiz. Feilipe Ortiz 2016 Photo credit: Penny Weiss. I asked Felipe how he became interested in winemaking and where he received his training. Casa Donoso is a classic and elegant concept in the Maule Valley.”

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7 Sensational Secrets to Loving Italian Grape Varieties

A Wine Story

In each podcast, listeners hear an assortment of producers and even social media influencers. Here she trained the internal staff, developed content for the Winebow website, and gave presentations to distributors. 2016 From Marche, this structured full-bodied wine offers ripe fruit and firm tannins. Crisio Ris.

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A Celebration Of Women In Wine

The Wine Knitter

So, influenced by her grandmother, who was her “guiding light,” Ntsiki took the initiative and established Aslina Wines in 2016, naming it in honor of her grandmother. And indeed, Bruno Giacosa Barolo and Barbaresco wines remain legendary, with each vineyard site producing unique and eloquent wines.

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A Sip & Chat With Felipe Ortiz

The Wine Knitter

Photo courtesy of Casa Donoso It was June of 2016 while attending the Descorchados NY South American wine event that I first met Felipe Ortiz. Feilipe Ortiz 2016 Photo credit: Penny Weiss We have stayed in touch throughout the last few years with the hope that I might visit Casa Donoso one day.

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What a Surge in Union Organizing Means for Food and Farm Workers

EATER

If all goes as they’ve planned, Alendra Harris and her co-workers at Starbucks in Superior, Colorado, will hold a union election this spring and then, soon after, negotiate a contract that includes higher wages, more comprehensive benefits, and better staff training programs, among other improvements. Noemi Barrera agrees.

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