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3 Time Tested Secrets for Remarkable Vineyards

A Wine Story

Supéry Dollarhide transformed into vineyards. Supéry Dollarhide vineyards produces essential fruit for the winery’s classic St. I was in the Napa Valley to see historic vineyards. Supéry Dollarhide vineyards. Supéry Dollarhide vineyards. Josh Anestey (then VP Vineyard Operations) greets me with a hearty handshake.

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Did Someone Say "Spring?"

The Wine Knitter

Fuedo Arancio vineyard in April. And as I’ve mentioned many times in articles I’ve written, I’m not a “seasonal” wine drinker. Poppe sustainably farmed vineyard, the oldest Sonoma vineyard on the winery’s estate. Daylight savings has begun, and spring is just around the corner!

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Touring the Douro Valley with the Symington Port Family

Sante

From Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim to the home of Graham’s , Quinta dos Malvedos, we tasted the Symington’s four port brands and their newer dry wines, walked the vine rows, and explored the vineyard estates.?. Charles and his team focus on the micro-terroir of small vineyard blocks. Photo credit: Deborah Grossman.

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Earth Day, Living With The land

The Wine Knitter

It is essential to do our part all year long and to move toward a more sustainable environment and a healthy future for the earth. Globally, more wineries than ever before are contributing their efforts to maintain sustainable practices in the vineyard and wine production. Conserving Biodiversity in the vineyards 4.

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Halloween Or Hallowine!

The Wine Knitter

Today, their son John and daughter Julie are the proprietors of the estate, and Julie’s husband, Pat Garvey, is the vineyard director and proprietor. The property is situated among vineyards planted in the late 1800s, now part of the estate vineyards. When the Komes bought the estate, it came with a “Ghost Winery.”

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Visiting Royalty

The Wine Knitter

Did you know that Spain is ranked as the number one country in the world with the most area of cultivated grape vineyards? The area is composed of over 22,700 hectares of vineyards that stretch between the provinces of Murcia and Albacete, of which over 40% are located in the town of Jumilla.

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The Lure Of The Land

The Wine Knitter

Planeta Buonivini Winery Photo credit: Penny Weiss My last article about Sicily covered Vittoria DOCG, the final stop on my southeastern wine tour. Montecarrubo Winery Peter and Susie Vinding-Diers came to Sicily seeking unusual and serious terroir to plant vineyards. “You could call this a paleolithic vineyard.”

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