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And we’re damn good at it. Pictured just before bud-break in early April, this Cabernet Sauvignon is planted on Manteo silt loam, a shallow soil characterized by abundant fragments of schist and slate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a74cde67131a5340e791400/3109bace-7362-46c0-a94f-b5b0035807b9/0AA0F0E5-B1A2-4F7B-9B69-97309C528ED3.jpeg News - Spring 2022 - Make it stand out A 6x6 timber cut from Mount Alto red cedar will form the basic infrastructure for our new winery. Photo by MAV partner Camila Burda (@burdac on instagram). https://www.mountaltovineyards.com/news/2022/2/4/vooo7nyl7lef9w1w4pgcjaii2uvm8m monthly 0.5 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a74cde67131a5340e791400/3ac5d22a-759a-49b9-b21f-5b07a4001aff/0F425044-EC46-4C87-9D32-1823BB584259.jpeg News - My soulmate is a salad - Make it stand out This is not a spinach salad. 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