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Winemaker Greg La Follette on Russian River Valley Grapegrowers and Native Yeast Fermentation - VIDEO

  • By Melissa Moholt-Siebert
  • 08 May, 2020
Standing on the Nurmi Vineyard in the Laguna Ridge neighborhood of the Russian River Valley, our winemaker, Greg La Follette, talks about the value of grape growers who live on and farm their own land, and also about native yeast fermentation -- which forms the heart of Ancient Oak Cellars' wines.
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