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At Tuscany’s only kosher winery, owners can’t touch the Chianti

Maria Pellegrini, who owns the winery with her husband, grew up in a winemaking family in southern Italy. But because she isn’t Jewish, she can’t take part in the winemaking in her own winery. (Ben SaMaria Pellegrini, who owns the winery with her husband, grew up in a winemaking family in southern Italy. But because she isn't Jewish, she can't take part in the winemaking in her own winery. (Ben Sales)

CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA, Italy (JTA) — Up a windy road in the tranquil Tuscan hills, down a gravel path and past acres of grapevines, a visitor will come across a stainless steel door frame secured with a piece of clear packing tape. The Hebrew scrawled on the adhesive reads: “David… Read more »

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