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A story about Mennonite winemakers in Germany

by Paul B. » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:39 pm

I wonder how prevalent this occupation is among our North American Anabaptist families - if not commercially, then for private use?

Mennonite families among longtime winemakers
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Re: A story about Mennonite winemakers in Germany

by Bill Hooper » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:52 pm

Stories like this affirm my hope that wine will continue to be more than a corporate sponsored commodity.
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Re: A story about Mennonite winemakers in Germany

by Paul B. » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:15 pm

You know, Bill, I think wine was exactly that before it became a corporate commodity! And I, like you, take comfort in that aspect of wine.
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