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Fattoria Poggiopiano, Fornacina & Casa alle Vacche – Italian Wineries May 2010
Poggiopiano is located in Toscana beyond Florence in the town of Pisignano. The winery is famous for its Rosso di Sera wine, which has been honored…
7 min
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Librandi, Morgante & Tasca d’Almerita – Italian Wineries April 2010
Librandi is located in Calabria in the small town of Cirò Marina on the splendid Ionian coast. Both the sea breezes and the cool nighttime air…
8 min
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De Tierra Vineyards – California Winery of the Month April 2010
Partners David Coventry and Tom Russell have long histories in Monterey County. Tom farms thousands of acres of row crops there and elsewhere along with his…
15 min
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Barberani Vallesanta, Friggiali, Icario & Bartali – Italian Wineries March 2010
Family run Barberani-Vallesanta is located in Umbria, a few miles from Orvieto in the hills, which overlook Lake Corbara along the Tiber River. These hills are…
8 min
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Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery – California Winery of the Month March 2010
When Sonoma County’s largest newspaper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, recently ran a front page story that disparaged high unemployment and foreclosure rates in neighboring Lake…
12 min
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Abbazia di Novacella, Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga Tenuta San Leonardo, Lechthaler & Maso Poli – Italian Wineries February 2010
Located in Alto Adige in the town of Varna, Abbazia di Novacella is the oldest winery in the world in continuous production. The Augustinian monastery and…
8 min
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Perry Creek Winery – California Winery of the Month February 2010
Dieter Juergens is perfectly comfortable with the randomness of life, probably because he has been able to steer it in his favor. Talkative, funny, energetic, and…
11 min
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Trinitas Cellars – California Winery of the Month January 2010
In his early 50s, Tim Busch has the energy of a college student and as many ideas, and he has turned a lot of these ideas…
14 min
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D’AnticheTerre, Marisa Cuomo & I Favati – Italian Wineries January 2010
Italian wine guide “Gambero Rosso” calls owner Gaetano Ciccarella “one of the great little veterans of Irpinian winemaking with almost 20 years experience under his belt.”…
6 min