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Amherst Vintage

Cesar Arboleda was quite skeptical, he admits, when the woman who would become his wife told him she was about to hop off the corporate merry-go-round and turn her homespun hobby into a wildly successful business. Then he tasted her homemade blueberry wine.

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Q&A with: Winemaker Amy LaBelle

Autumn is a busy time for most winemakers, but it’s an even busier time of year for LaBelle Winery in Amherst as it begins production of not only grape wine, but wines made from apple, blueberry, raspberry and even jalapeƱo peppers.

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Labelle Winery: The Spirit of the Orchard

Although today the trees still hang heavy with ice, there is reason for hope: Amy LaBelle of LaBelle Winery has found a way to bottle the essence of summer itself.

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