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We try to produce a certain style of wine addicted to the terroir of the vineyard, and try to find a mix where the most successful or most interesting wine comes out — no matter what the varieties are in there.”
–Fritz Wieninger, Austrian winemaker, on the practice of making compelling field blends in the hills above Vienna
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