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?? 3 Exciting Secrets of Santa Barbara Chardonnay You’ll Love

A Wine Story

Top Burgundian vineyards, created over a thousand years ago by Cistercian monks. But Sanford and Benedict knew California could produce a Burgundian style if they could find a vineyard with cool-climate influences. This would become the Sanford & Benedict vineyard. Santa Barbara Chardonnay. California Chardonnay.

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A Fool’s Choice

EATER

She opened Margot Café & Bar in 2001, and it is still a pillar of high standards and delicious food to this day. Born and raised in Nashville, Margot was a chef in New York City when being a chef in New York City meant something. She came up in the era of Kitchen Confidential lore. And she behaved like it.

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Chambers Wine

A Wine Story

Lillie Wolff 2001: The Beginning Chambers Wine and Spirits. David Lille founded Chambers Street Wines with partner Jamie Wolff in 2001. Always sensitive to sulfites in wine, Mr. Lille responded positively to the more natural approach vignerons took in the vineyards and in the winery.

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A Taste Of The Douro With Quinta Do Crasto

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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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You Should Absolutely Age Your Own Wine. Here’s How to Do It

EATER

At one recent auction , a three-bottle collection of 2001 Domaine Romanée Conti sold for a cool $49,600.). When I open a bottle of 2014 Venturi Vineyard Carignan every other year or so, I’m floored by what I taste,” she tells me. “So For the rest of us, approachably priced vintage wines have never been easier to obtain.

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A Taste Of Vittoria!

The Wine Knitter

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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Stone Castle - A Story Of Love And Determination

The Wine Knitter

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.