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In 1883, Robert Lewis Stevenson wrote “…wine is bottled poetry”.

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World class wines, the ones you sip and never forget, are more than verses in a glass.

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They are great stories of soil, climate and topography. Each glass tells the story of it’s creation.

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Sodaro’s story grows from the foothills formed by volcanic ash, covered by alluvial flows with cobblestone-streaked layers of rich loam.

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The soil is structured and speckled with rocks, gravel and abundant ash.

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A nearby bay moderates the cold in the winter and the heat in the summer, providing optimal conditions for grapes to mature slowly and ripen evenly.

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This yields a Cabernet Sauvignon as structured and complex as the terroir upon which it grows.

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To create an exceptional vineyard, the terroir determines the varietal and root stock which in turn guides the planting and orientation of the vineyard.

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Each row is meticulously aligned to provide the optimum growing environment for the highest quality grapes.

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Such is the pursuit of an ideal, the steps that must be taken when the quality of a wine hangs in the sun-ripened balance.

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If terroir is the foundation of a luxury wine, the cycle of the seasons provides it’s own expression.

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Come early April, fruit is conceived and comes to life beginning a new chapter in the story of the wine.

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As the season goes on the vines must be nurtured with relentless compassion.

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Workers prune the canopy as early sunlight illuminates which branches to trim and which to leave be,

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hydrating the vines to extend the hang time of the grapes,

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and removing imperfect clusters allowing only the best to remain.

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The grapes transform from buds to mature fruit.  At last it’s time for harvest,

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a pivotal chapter, full of change and transformation

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The earth is chilled, the dawning sun has yet to warm the air, a calming quiet blankets the land

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The silence is broken only by the soft sound of clippers, perfect clusters being set free from the vine.

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Grapes are clipped in the dark, cool morning hours to prevent them from becoming warm and acidic as they move from vineyard to winery.

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Bunch by bunch the fruit is harvested by hand with expert precision.

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At the winery the tedious process of preparing the grapes for fermentation begins.

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Every hand picked cluster must be inspected

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The fruit must be culled from its branches. Every leaf, stem, and damaged grape must be removed.

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This meticulous investigation keeps flavors pure and untarnished

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Another round of inspection rids small grapes that aren’t full or sweet enough.

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Only the very best berries are kept, harboring the pure and untainted flavors of the vines.

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These berries embody the promise founded in the marriage of terroir and the careful husbandry of the vineyard.

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Nature starts to churn the earthen elements into luscious wine.

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In temperature-controlled fermenters the juice separates from the skins and the sugars turn to alcohol.

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For weeks, the free run is pumped over the skins in a process that repeats itself several times before the juice is ready to move on.

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The wine is continuously filtered to create its single character of complex notes and delicate aromas.

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The filtering and monitoring will continue until it picks up enough color and flavor to satisfy the winemakers’ expert taste.

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Over the course of the next several years the wine quietly matures in French oak barrels

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that have been selected to imbue the desired characteristics to the wine.

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It stays a few years climate-controlled cellar. As it ages the wine is evolving,

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slowly developing the distinctive expression of the fruit’s terroir.

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The wine is then bottled and stored, left at rest as time works it wonders

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to transform what were once grapes on a hillside into world class wine.

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After enough years have passed, and time has done everything it possibly can, the wine is ready to be released into the world.

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Sodaro wines are the result of elaborate artistry, an unending dedication to the winemaking craft.

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They are tales of age-old soil, lilting hillsides and a tender breeze,

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to capture the novel of nature’s harmony inside a glass, ensuring every pour is a story of wine flawlessly and unforgettably told.