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- Nikola Tesla

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While their territory has been devastated and their homes despoiled, the spirit of the Serbian people has not been broken.
- Woodrow Wilson

Opolo Vineyards Continues to Produce Ultra Premium Wines

PASO ROBLES, Calif. (April 20, 2018) – The winemaking team at Opolo is continuing to focus on sustainability throughout estate vineyards while diligently caring for each lot from fermentation to barrel.

Their bold method of investing in vineyard practices, as well as the estate, has continued to flow into detailed winemaking– crafting elegant wines spanning across single and several varietals.

These efforts have recently been recognized with scores from leading wine experts:

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate:

  • 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 91+ Points
  • 2014 Reserve Rhapsody, 90 Points

Vinous:

  • 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 90 Points
  • 2014 Reserve Rhapsody, 90 points

Wine Enthusiast:

  • 2016 Mountain Zinfandel, 93 Points
  • 2015 Mountain Zinfandel, 92 Points
  • 2015 Reserve Rhapsody, 93 Points, Cellar Selection
  • 2016 Summit Creek Zinfandel, 92 Points, Editors’ Choice
  • 2014 Reserve Rhapsody, 91 Points
  • 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 92 Points

Opolo’s flagship wine, Mountain Zinfandel, is by far most recognized and beloved by wine club members. Consistent to the overall fruit forward palate, Winemakers Chris and James have expertly weaved juicy red fruit notes with rounded spicy layers and a complex finish with balanced tannins.

As Opolo has grown and refined its award-winning Zinfandel program throughout the years, they’ve also honed a passion for Cabernet Sauvignon and audacious Boudreaux blends. Evidenced by the evolution of their Reserve Rhapsody label, the decadent blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec offers a fantastic opportunity for Opolo consumers to experience its bold dark fruit notes now and lay down to age for prime enjoyment of its balanced, full tannins.

ABOUT OPOLO:

Opolo Vineyards has a long-established reputation of growing and producing award winning wines in Paso Robles, California. With nearly 300 acres of vines on the east and west side of Paso Robles, Opolo Vineyards is privy to a wide range in climate, soil and growing potential—allowing more than 32 varietals to flourish. This variety combined with the passion behind the brand has made Opolo a favorite of wine enthusiasts everywhere. Visit their estate vineyard on picturesque Vineyard Drive. Enjoy a wide range of experiences, from tours and cheese pairings, varied flight options and Pairings on the Patio to The Distillery at Opolo or one of our events on the hilltop where you’ll enjoy gorgeous vineyard views.

Source: Wine Industry Network


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Никола Васић

Родио се у Зворнику, у БиХ ,1893. године, умро је у Балтимору 1961. године у Балтимору, САД.

Спада у најбоље градитеље виолина у свету између два светска рата.

1908. године из Зворника одлази у Нови Сад на изучавање заната за прављење гудачких инструмената, а занат усавршава у тадашњој Чехословачкој. Боравио је и у Русији, Кини и Јапану да би се најзад 1925. године настанио у САД. Ту га открива чувени северноамерички виртуоз на виолини Елман и назива највећим живим светским градитељем виолина. Упоређује га са Страдиваријем, највећим и најпознатијим градитељем виолина и других гудачких инструмената на којима свирали или свирају највећи уметници.

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Publishing

In the Mirror

A Collection of Iconographic Essays and Illustrations

By Fr. Stamatis Skliris

The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America is pleased to announce the publication of an outstanding book by Fr. Stamatis Skliris, a disciple of the great twentieth-century theologians Archimandrite Justin Popovich and Bishop Athanasius Yevtich. Fr. Stamatis is a parish priest in Athens and is renowned as an iconographer and as a writer and lecturer on Byzantine iconography.

In the Mirror is the second of a planned collection of works of contemporary theologians. It is an anthology of Fr. Stamatis’ articles which have appeared in Greek and Serbian. In it, he combines adherence to the teachings of the Church Fathers with a vibrant expression of faith through the experience of Christ in the Church. The book is adorned with more than 200 striking icons and illustrations by Fr. Stamatis.

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