Sante

MAY 22, 2020

And in 2001, UNESCO sanctioned the Douro region as a World Heritage site. With the help of their sons, Miguel and Tomás and daughter, Rita they renovated and extended the vineyards and began producing Douro DOC wines, which the winery is now known for both domestically and abroad. The Roquette family. Photo credit: Penny Weiss.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Documentation shows that around the third century BC, an official deed showed the sale of a wine vineyard of one hectare proving evidence of viticulture in the Ragusa region. Soils are mostly clay and limestone, with more sandy-loamy soil in the lower-lying vineyards closer to the coast. One can feel the deep history and roots here.

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The Wine Knitter

MAY 8, 2020

And in 2001, UNESCO sanctioned the Douro region as a World Heritage site. With the help of their sons, Miguel and Tomás and daughter, Rita they renovated and extended the vineyards and began producing Douro DOC wines, which the winery is now known for both domestically and abroad. The Roquette family.

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EATER

JULY 30, 2020

All the while, on the east side of town, there was a restaurant serving classic French food, simple and fresh and perfectly executed. She opened Margot Café & Bar in 2001, and it is still a pillar of high standards and delicious food to this day. She came up in the era of Kitchen Confidential lore. And she behaved like it.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

And in 2001, UNESCO sanctioned the Douro region as a World Heritage site. Most of the vineyards are on south-facing slopes that extend from the banks of the Douro River to an altitude of almost 600 meters. They recently expanded their vineyards to the Douro Superior sub-region with a new vineyard of 371 acres.

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A Wine Story

AUGUST 4, 2021

Melrose Vineyards is located on the bench of the South Umpqua River where once stood an early French Settlement. Melrose Vineyards’ owners (Wayne and the late Deedy Parker) arrived in 1996 to make Umpqua Valley Wine. The original vineyard of 82 acres was planted in the summer of 1996. Umpqua Valley Wine: Melrose Winery.

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The Wine Knitter

JULY 29, 2021

So, with enthusiasm and determination, Rrustem returned to Kosovo with the Gecaj family and purchased the NBI Rahoveci winery renaming it Stone Castle Vineyards and Winery. Before the war, Kosovo had over 9000 hectares of vineyards with over a 2000 year history of winemaking. In 2008, Kosovo was recognized as an independent state.

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