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A Sit Down with Viña Almaviva's Michel Friou

The Chilean winery releases its 2007 vintage
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 1:35pm ET

I sat down today with Viña Almaviva winemaker Michel Friou today to get caught up on his latest efforts at the winery, which produced one of Chile's top red wines. Friou is excited about the release of the 2007 Viña Almaviva – it’s not just any new release for him. The 2007 is the first vintage he made at the icon winery after he was hired there that same year.

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