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Romanelli Winery Umbria

A Wine Story

While families with vineyards sold their grapes to the cooperative in the past, today Devis Romanelli is in charge of creating a powerful brand for the family business. Romanelli Vineyards. The Romanelli vineyards sit in a prime position on the hills of Montefalco, in the heart of Umbria Italy. Click here for. Wine Resources.

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Sealed With A Kiss

The Wine Knitter

Photo credit: Penny Weiss Fifth-generation Napa Valley winemaker Joe Wagner created Belle Glos Wines in 2001, inspired by his grandmother, Lorna Belle Glos Wagner, co-founder of Caymus Vineyards. He has five vineyard sites that produce wines expressing the uniqueness of each vineyard.

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Passion, Dedication & Sparkling Wine!

The Wine Knitter

However, it is not only the impressive wines; it is the man behind the wines and the particular region of Italy where his vineyards are located. His ancestors owned vineyards and farmland inland in the hills of Reggio Calabria. .” Long story short, I did try his wines and was quite impressed. David harvests five hectares (12.3

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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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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. Vineyards are planted at a higher altitude, resulting in more acidity.

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Brunello di Montalcino and Soup Time!

The Wine Knitter

Montalcino is a small wine region comprised of 60,000 acres of olive groves, forests, and farmland, of which 3,500 acres are devoted to wine vineyards. Vineyards are planted up to 500 meters in elevation, with north-facing slopes experiencing a cooler microclimate and more winds. Where did you do your training to become a winemaker?

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Women Warriors Of Brunello DI Montalcino

The Wine Knitter

Made exclusively from the Sangiovese grape, this wine was awarded the first-ever DOCG designation (Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin) in 1980. It is the highest designation given under Italian wine law. My vineyards are on land that my ancestors began cultivating over 400 years ago.