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An Estate Grows in Clarendon Hills

A new vineyard joins a parade of oId-vine gnarliness
Posted: Oct 20, 2009 11:46am ET

Roman Bratasiuk aims for European styles for his Clarendon Hills Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet. For years he used grapes purchased from old-vine growers. Now he's developing his own vineyards for estate wines, beginning with a granite rockpile that reminds him of Hermitage.

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