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Sangiovese [a] is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "blood of Jupiter". [5]Sangiovese Grosso, used for traditionally powerful and slow maturing red wines, is primarily grown in the central regions of Italy, particularly in Tuscany, where it is the dominant grape variety.
In 1997, Zinfandel Advocates and Producers partnered with the UC Davis department of enology to initiate the Zinfandel Heritage Vineyard Project.This project had four key goals: 1) Preservation of historical Zinfandel vines, 2) Identification of different clonal selections of Zinfandel, 3) Propagation of a variety of “clean” Zinfandel selections and 4) Experimentation of how the different ...
Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape.The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. [1] DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag, as well as to the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Apulia, Italy, where it was introduced in the 18th century, and ...
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) straddling the borders of Mendocino and Sonoma County, California.It was established on October 27, 2011 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Sara Schorske of Compliance Service of America on her and on behalf of local wine industry members proposing the ...
The Setagaya family murder (Japanese: 世田谷一家殺害事件, Hepburn: Setagaya ikka satsugai jiken, Setagaya family killings) refers to the unsolved murders of the Miyazawa family in the Kamisoshigaya neighborhood of Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, on the night of December 30 to 31, 2000.
The family originated with Tiezzo da Monticiano, a 13th-century wool merchant in Siena, whose nephew Borghese gave his name to the family. Among the important Sienese Borghese are: Agostino (1390–1462), noted soldier in the wars between Siena and Florence, named count palatine by Pope Pius II and count of the Holy Roman Empire by Sigismund
The Sedgwick family is a predominantly American family originating in England. Members of the family and their descendants have been influential in politics, law, business, and the arts. [ 1 ] The earliest known member of the Sedgwick family to have gone to the New World from England was Robert Sedgwick of Yorkshire, England, who arrived in ...
The family also maintains influence in Staten Island, Manhattan, The Bronx, New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida. The Gambino crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island. The family also maintains influence in The Bronx, New Jersey, Westchester County, Connecticut, Florida, and Los Angeles.