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Carmelo Patti: Old School in the New World
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From the outside looking in, Carmelo Patti is just another Italian-Argentinean man making wine in his garage. Most days of the week, he is here, at work in the stark cement warehouse-turned-winery, known as Bodega El Lagar, tucked away in the Luján de Cuyo region of Mendoza. The street outside is scarcely marked with a street sign, but the road is well-traveled by those...

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Delinquent Buds in Springtime
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Winter and summer months are high season for vineyard workers: they prune extra shoots that have long since turned brittle, tie canes to support wires, and prevent the luscious green canopy from turning into full-blown jungle madness.  During these months hours of neck-kinking, meticulous labor are invested in grooming the plants.  But springtime is another story. As the winter chill dissipates, the vine reawakens. ...

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