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Romanelli Winery Umbria

A Wine Story

While families with vineyards sold their grapes to the cooperative in the past, today Devis Romanelli is in charge of creating a powerful brand for the family business. Romanelli Vineyards. The Romanelli vineyards sit in a prime position on the hills of Montefalco, in the heart of Umbria Italy. Click here for. Wine Resources.

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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.?. The next day we boarded the train for Tua near Quinta dos Malvedos. Photo credit: Deborah Grossman.

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Montefalco Wine

A Wine Story

As we walked through the vineyards, he showed me the plots dedicated for experimental plantings of the Sagrantino grape regarding training methods and clonal selection, performed in tandem with the University of Milan. But as he was ill, his assistant Jessica gave me a dynamic tour of the hillside vineyards followed by a tasting.

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Passion, Dedication & Sparkling Wine!

The Wine Knitter

However, it is not only the impressive wines; it is the man behind the wines and the particular region of Italy where his vineyards are located. His ancestors owned vineyards and farmland inland in the hills of Reggio Calabria. In 2009, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG certification was issued.

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Sherry Academy 2022

A Wine Story

Our instructor for this session was Mannuel Delgado, vineyard manager at Bodegas Gonzalez Byass. Yet we also discovered that today more bodegas are using mechanization because of limited trained labor for vara y pulgar method. Conclusion It was such a pleasure to travel to Jerez and explore its vineyards and its wine.

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Sipping Sangiovese with Serena Gusmeri

The Wine Knitter

Ninety percent of Panzano’s vineyards are grown according to the criteria of organic viticulture. Vecchie Terre di Montefili sits on a hill at 1770 feet with commanding views and vineyards between 1570 and 1770 feet above sea level. Although a trained winemaker, she said, “ I consider myself more of an agronomist.”

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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. Stazione Leopolda was the first train station in Florence. Vineyards are planted at a higher altitude, resulting in more acidity.

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