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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. Vineyards are planted at a higher altitude, resulting in more acidity. How did the professor get there? “It

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The Return of the American Rail Dining Car

EATER

A New York Times article from 1886 reported that porters could work 37 hours straight, make $16 a month, and have to pay for their own uniforms ($18 a piece) and meals. A Crescent line menu from the 1980s offered wines from vineyards along the route. Butler, of the RPA, says that the inequality was just as bad inside the dining room.

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WARNING: Restaurant Culture In Crisis

Embrace the Suck

What I've been doing the last few years is helping people define their culture before they ever open and create a pathway to creating a vineyard or a garden full of good fruit, or I have to come in and fix a toxic culture. Brian Duncan: And you have a culture in your business and it may be good or not. Donald Burns: It is.

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