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Another Tasty Visit to Alentejo

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WASP began with 96 members in 2015 and has grown to 396 members representing about 45% of Alentejo’s vineyard area. Alcohol: 14% SRP: $12 WASP Highlight: Casa Relvas uses sheep to control weeds during the vegetative rest period of the vineyard, reducing the need for hydrocarbon-dependent herbicides. Alcohol: 13.5% Alcohol: 14.5%

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John Jordan Foundation Supports Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund

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The $150,000 investment from Jordan will allow SFM to keep the doors open at least 12 struggling restaurants and caterers throughout the county currently providing meals, purchase 42,000 to-go containers (compostable or reusable) and provide 65,000 meals. Jordan Vineyard & Winery. ” About Sonoma Family Meal. Lisa Mattson.

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Rituals

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The first vineyards were planted here in the 1980s during Chile’s revitalization of its viticulture industry. The vineyards for Ritual wine benefit from the cool morning fog and cloud cover. ​Fortunately, Covid has not interrupted the winery’s rituals and organic practices from the vineyard to the winemaking process.

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When Did Vinegar Get So Cool?

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The Napa Valley farm and food producer helped pioneer California’s olive oil industry in the 1990s, and began making artisanal unfiltered vinegars with grapes from nearby vineyards in the early 2000s. She loves compost, em dashes, and eating too many plums. The laser-focused flavors weren’t just uncommon — they were unheard of.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

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The first, the 2017 Tubbs Fire, had ripped through the region with a ferocity that made it, at the time, the most destructive wildfire in California history. The first, in 2017, was caused by one of the wettest winters in a century , which had followed the state’s historic five-year drought. Between the fires, there were the floods.

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