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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. Stazione Leopolda was the first train station in Florence. How did the professor get there? “It She helped me start the restaurant.

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German Rieslings - Exploring Mosel

The Wine Knitter

With thirteen wine regions and over 102,000 hectares of vineyards, Germany boasts the world’s largest vineyard area of 23,000 hectares dedicated to Riesling! More than half of all the vineyard areas in the Mosel, Rheingau, and Mittelrhein are planted with Riesling. VDP is not part of the official German wine law.

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

A Wine Story

Montes Winery Apalta Vineyard. A trained enologist, Apalta first caught his eye when he visited the then-barren region in his twenties. The Montes winery offers gorgeous floor-to-ceiling views of the mountains and vineyards from almost every room. The 2018 Montes Alpha Carménère is complex with more spice and velvet tannins.

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Holiday Wines to Spread Joy

Sante

Interestingly, the Georgians call “blends” those wines made from the same grape harvested over many vineyards. The internationally trained Georgian winemaker blends heritage and modern techniques to make a balanced wine at a low price of $18.99. Diora 2018 La Grand Majesté Pinot Noir, San Bernabe AVA??.

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A Celebration Of Women In Wine

The Wine Knitter

In addition to award-winning wines that Ntsiki produces, she sits on the board of directors for the Pinotage Youth Development Academy that provides technical training and personal development for young South Africans in the Cape Winelands, which prepares them to work in the wine and tourism industries. It is the southernmost, coolest.

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A Sip & Chat With Felipe Ortiz

Sante

I asked Felipe how he became interested in winemaking and where he received his training. Casa Donoso has 400 hectares of vineyards located throughout Maule Valley from central Maule to the coastal and pre-mountain zones. hectares of this variety in our vineyard and we are the first winery in Chile to commercialize this grape.

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7 Sensational Secrets to Loving Italian Grape Varieties

A Wine Story

Here she trained the internal staff, developed content for the Winebow website, and gave presentations to distributors. White Wine 2 – BOCCADIGABBIA Colli Maceratesi Ribona Le Grane 2018 Ribona is one of the “secret gems” of Italian grape varieties. Then she served as VP of Education at Winebow for several years. Crisio Ris.

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