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Warmer Temperatures Could Mean More Grapes for Midwest Winemakers — but Also More Bad Weather

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After 11 years as a coastal science and policy specialist in Boston, Chantal Lefebvre and her husband Mike Newman moved to Northwest Michigan in 2007 to be closer to family that’d recently relocated there. Lefebvre and Newman first sowed the fruits of WaterFire Vineyards in 2009, after purchasing the 26-acre farm property.

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“Family, History & Heritage” - Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau

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” In addition to export management, traveling, and arranging wine tastings, she works in the vineyards, helps her older brother in the cellar, and even drives the forklift. We go back to the 18th century, but I am 4th or 5th generation for sure!” ” Domaine des Graves d’Ardonneau dates back to 1763.

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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

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Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. The capital, Boise, has led the boom (with a surge in housing prices to match), as remote workers migrated east from the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest in search of more space, cheaper rent, and a quieter lifestyle. And then there’s wine. Really great wine. wine scene.

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Day 756 Exploring The Franken Wine Region, Part Two

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Today there are 220 members (90 families) and 196 hectares of vineyards. All the families tend the vineyards with passion and dedication that transcends to the wines they make. link] Winzer Sommerach There are five wine cooperatives in the Franken wine region. ”), the co-op was formed with only 36 members. The statue is of St.

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Day 755 Exploring The Franken Wine Region, Part One

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And I can’t think of a better setting for sipping wine than to be surrounded by medieval villages, castles, beautiful landscapes and miles of terraced wine vineyards! Sloped vineyards leading down to the Main River. Photo credit: Penny Weiss The history of Franken winemaking dates back to over 1200 years ago. Silvaner 23.1%

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The 38 All-Time Best Food Movies

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Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

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Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.