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Knife & Fork

The natural: Winemaker Damien Blanchon cultivates sustainability at Afton Mountain Vineyards

One morning last April, Afton Mountain Vineyards winemaker Damien Blanchon stood under a canopy in the rain, his yellow rain slicker a bright spot on the gray day. Smoke streamed out from the firepit he tended. The night’s meal, a freshly butchered pig, dripped fat onto the coals. Blanchon’s on friendly terms with Polyface Farm’s […]

nancybauer | July 10, 2019

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