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Understanding Wine: Austin Beeman's Interviews with Winemakers
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High Definition Video Podcast Understanding Wine. Video interviews with famous wine makers. Travel videos of wine country complete with wine vineyard profiles. Wine ratings and reviews in the style of Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, and Robert Parker. Visits to Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Bordeaux, France, Burgundy, Italy, Germany, and many many more.
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Serving up stories of food and wine. “Mainly, I’m interested in people’s stories – where they started, their struggles, successes, and how they ended up where they’ve ended up,” says Doug Shafer.
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PULL CORK. PRESS PLAY. ENJOY! The Winemakers Podcast hosted by Louise Houghton from Cellar Media reinvents how you discover and enjoy wine from the best winemakers around the world... In this trailer for Season 1 of The Winemakers Podcast you will get an early taste of the stories of our six winemakers as we dig into the unique soils and edgy character of Paso Robles, California. Experience the winemakers of Paso Robles in our first season, featuring six premium podcast episodes that have be ...
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As Karoline Walch and I walked the vineyards, the important concept of sustainability came up. “My family has been here for five generations and I hope the vineyards go on for the next five generations in the same family hands. So it's obvious that what we do today is really also about thinking of the next generation. What we take out today is some…
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Kastelaz has the prestigious additional denomination of VIGNA. It is an additional mention of a smaller geographical origin and designs the smallest historical / geographical unit of a vineyard. Every single Vigna must be officially admitted and registered within the regional government. It expresses the ultimate thought of terroir philosophy with …
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Elena Walch: The History in the Cellars
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The Elena Walch winery in Alto Adige / Sudtirol is iconic and inspirational. Elena’s arrival in 1980s launched a quality transformation that would reset what was possible for this mountainous region that is part Italian and part German. Having sold these wines since 2004 - first at Walt Churchill’s Market and now at Cutting Edge Selections - I was …
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The Wines of Agricola Foradori are made for aging, but so few people get a chance to try them that way. Winemaker Theo Zierock takes us into the cellars and talk about the experience of these mature wines. Special thanks: Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori https://www.agricolaforadori.com/en/wines/ Steve Noel http://childrenofthegrape.com FOLLOW AUS…
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A Guided Tour into the Cellars of Agricola Foradori
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Of course, wine is made in the vineyard, but as Winemaker Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori shows us, it also requires interesting work in the cellar. In the video Zierock discusses the winemaking process, shows fermentation tanks, aging barrels, and a cellar filled with amphora. Some highlights include The new “dream destemmer” Why there are diffe…
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Some brief thoughts from Winemaker Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori in the vineyards of Italy. In Europe, "We've killed everything that can kill us," but bears and wolves are returning. Thoughts on Vitis Vinifera (the wine grape) and how it is grown around the world. Demonstration of Marcottage : how to handle dead vines and create new ones withou…
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Farming for Wine at Agricola Foradori: Biodynamics, Cover Crops, and the Honor of Being a Farmer
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There is something special about farming for wine. Winemaker Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori discussed the topic during my visit. In this video, I’ve put together some of his most passionate highlights. the value of regional farming cover crops the traditional and modern ways of trellising a vineyard and the honor of being a farmer. Special thank…
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Kanye West and Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, or How to Keep a Good Wine Region Down. Agricola Foradori
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Kanye West's celebrity endorsement! Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio's stranglehold on the winemakers of the region! Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori discusses the challenges that get in the way of their wine region expressing its full potential. "Don't! Just don't!" Special thanks: Theo Zierock of Agricola Foradori https://www.agricolaforadori.com/e…
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Agricola Foradori: the Vineyards, the Dolomites, and the Teroldego Wine
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Theo Zierock on the Dolomites, Teroldego, and the Vineyards of Agricola Foradori Episode #84 of Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman Agricola Foradori is located in the Piana Rotaliana, a 700 hectare region in Italy surrounded by the Monte di Mezzocorona, the Grandos, and the Adige Valley. The region is known for its unique soil composition, forme…
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Third-generation vintner Violet Grgich tells an incredible family wine story that spans a century that includes a world war, daring escapes, and a years-long journey to Napa Valley. Her grandfather was a winemaker in their small town in Croatia, her father came to Napa and help put the region on the world stage and started a winery, Grgich-Hills Es…
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Each of the wine bottles of Agricola Foradori tell a different story with their shapes. Theo Zierock walks us through what it all means for the wine. https://www.agricolaforadori.com/en/wines/ FOLLOW AUSTIN BEEMAN'S WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.…
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Hugh Davies lives in the same house he grew up in at Schramsberg Winery here in Napa Valley and, in a case of history repeating itself, it’s where he and his wife are raising their own family and making world-class wines. Hugh does a great job of weaving together 150 years of stories about family and winemaking on Diamond Mountain. Enjoy! For more …
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The winemaker of the historic Enjingi winery in Slovonia, Croatia opens a beautiful bottle of 1994 Grasevina white wine. Completely zero sulfur, the wine was showing fresh and beautiful. FOLLOW AUSTIN BEEMAN'S WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/un…
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A short video from the commanding heights of Dingač Vineyard, Croatia's Grand Cru. https://www.vinumusa.com FOLLOW AUSTIN BEEMAN'S WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinBeeman TikTok: https://www.t…
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A Master Class in Oregon Pinot Noir: Ken Wright of Ken Wright Cellars
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A 13 minute Master Class in Oregon Pinot Noir with Owner and Winemaker Ken Wright of Ken Wright Cellars. This is Episode #83 of Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman --- Ken Wright starts with the inherent characteristics of Pinot Noir and the importance of place to the profile of Pinot Noir. --- Wright then discusses the parent material and the Co…
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In 1975 John Williams arrived in Napa Valley with a return bus ticket and $40 in his pocket. He fell in love with wine and never used that return ticket – instead launching Frog’s Leap Winery. Today John and his son Rory (who also owns Calder Wine Co.) are running Frog’s Leap together and on the podcast, they discuss the joys and challenges of fami…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards discusses their experimental planting of Chasselas in the Willamette Valley and the strange way they trellis the sprawling vines. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understand…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards discusses a special italian tractor that is used to mow between the vines of his vineyards. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine In…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards talks about Pinot Meunier and show sparkling wine might have been his father, David Lett's, back-up plan for Oregon Wine Country. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https:/…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards talks about the long history of making organic wine on their Oregon Willamette Valley vineyards. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwi…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards on Trousseau. That red wine grape that has surprisingly much in common with white wines. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Austin…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemaker of The Eyrie Vineyards discusses how his father, David Lett, accidentally planted Melon de Bourgogne. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Instagram: http…
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John Kongsgaard grew up in Napa Valley, where his father was a beloved local judge. John says their father-son relationship was tested during the stresses of the Vietnam War and the road to healing that rift culminated in the creation of Kongsgaard’s most celebrated wine, The Judge. Today John works with his son, Alex, to keep growing beautiful fru…
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Walking the Original Vines of Eyrie Vineyards with Jason Lett, Owner & Winemaker
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Austin Beeman visits the Original Vines of Eyrie Vineyards with Owner and Winemaker Jason Lett of The Eyrie Vineyards. In this long video, shot amongst the Original Vines, Jason Lett discusses the terroir of the vineyard, the effect of a variety of soil types, the benefits and challenges of own-rooted grapevines, and a little of the history of the …
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Delia Viader came to the wine business in Napa Valley in the 1980s after living in Argentina, Switzerland, Lebanon, and France and earning degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and MIT in Boston. Her son Alan grew up on the winery property, learning vineyard and cellar work at a young age. Today this duo runs Viader Vineyards & Winery, one of Napa Val…
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Old Vine Chardonnay at Bethel Heights Vineyard.
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Family Owner and Winemaker Ben Casteel of Bethel Heights Vineyard shows Austin Beeman around his old vines. Specifically some own-rooted Wente Clone Chardonnay and Geneva Double Curtain Trellising. Filmed on location at Bethel Heights Vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of Oregon. *** THIS IS EPISODE #81 OF UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN V…
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Adam Lee comes from a family of devout Texas teetotalers. In college, however, Adam not only tasted his first wine, he became passionate about it. He and then-wife Diane Novy moved to California and founded Siduri, making outstanding Pinot Noirs from vineyards site that ranged from Santa Barbara to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. After selling Sid…
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FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinBeeman TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman CHECK OUT: UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN Video Podcast: http://www.austinbeeman.com/podc…
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Owner and Winemaker of Bethel Heights Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Ben Casteel talks about own-rooted Wente Chardonnay and shows why this is such a desired type of Chardonnay Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine CHECK OUT: UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN Video Podcast: http://www.austin…
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FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinBeeman TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman CHECK OUT: UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN Video Podcast: http://www.austinbeeman.com/pod…
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Early on Donald Patz thought he’d pursue a medical career. After college, however, he landed a wine sales job and one thing led to another. By the 1980s Patz met James Hall in Napa and they created Patz & Hall, a winery celebrated for outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In 2016, they sold the winery and Patz moved on to several exciting new wine…
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Jason Lett, owner and winemakers of The Eyrie Vineyards shows how a bottle of bleach can help protect #organic vineyards. Originally seen on https://www.tiktok.com/@austincbeeman #shorts #quicksips of #wine FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Instagram: https://www.inst…
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Independent Wine Media in the Post-COVID World: How Wineries, Regions, and Content Creators Can Effectively Collaborate.
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Independent Wine Media in the Post-COVID World: How Wineries, Regions, and Content Creators Can Effectively Collaborate. By Austin Beeman "2020 was the year the wine business changed. Restaurants and Tasting Rooms were closed. Digital direct sales became dominant. Racial and sexual discrimination in the industry was exposed. In this New Normal, Con…
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As a kid Elizabeth Vianna lived in Brazil, Los Angeles, and Illinois, then moved back to Brazil. She entered college intent on becoming a concert pianist, then got serious about medicine but along the way found her true love in wine. Today Vianna is one of our favorite neighbors here in Napa Valley’s Stag Leap District as winemaker and general mana…
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While Michael Silacci grew up near the vineyards of Gilroy, California, it took years of travel through Hawaii, Japan, Switzerland, and eventually France to discover his passion for wine. Today he can look back on nearly 20 years of stellar winemaking at Opus One, combining innovative thinking with age-old techniques to produce wines that are among…
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Jay McInerney burst onto the literary scene in 1984 with Bright Lights, Big City, his novel based on an era both in his life and the life of New York City. A dozen years later McInerney surprised a lot of people by turning to writing about wine. He won over many early doubters, displaying a novelist’s eye and a wine lover’s enthusiasm for profiling…
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Exploring Glen Manor Vineyards with Owner & Winegrower Jeff White
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Explore Glen Manor Vineyards in Front Royal, Virginia with Owner / Winegrower Jeff White. Bump through the biodiverse vineyards, learn the history, and soar about the vineyards with drone photography. *** THIS IS EPISODE #80 OF UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN Video Podcast: http://www.austinbeeman.com/podcast Itunes Podcast: https://podcasts.…
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In this episode the guest is you! We invited listeners to send in questions about wine collecting, winemaking, or all things Shafer – and you came through. Doug Shafer invited veteran broadcaster and wine enthusiast Spencer Christian to help navigate our way through all the queries and to add some of his own colorful thoughts and observations and w…
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Later in 2021, Charles Woodson will accept a Pro Football Hall of Fame award in Canton, Ohio, just 100 miles from where he grew up in the small town of Fremont. From his start in high school football through college and an outstanding NFL career, Woodson was unstoppable, winning countless awards while at the same time becoming a philanthropist and …
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Early in college Tor Kenward was drafted and sent to Vietnam. Coming home he realized that life is short and he only wanted to do things that brought him joy. That pursuit brought him to Beringer Vineyards in the 1970s where he became “Vice President of all the Fun Stuff.” In the early 2000s he and his wife Susan launched TOR Wines, a small winery …
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Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle
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Dalla Valle, long known for elegant and outstanding wines, is opening an exciting new chapter. Originally founded by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle in 1986, today the winery is run by the incredible mother and daughter team of Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle. Their story covers a lot of territory – from Northern Italy, to Kobe, Japan to Bordeaux, to the r…
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Discussing Wine and War with Filmmakers Mark Ryan and Mark Johnston
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Austin Beeman interviews Filmmakers Mark Ryan and Mark Johnston about their Lebanese Wine documentary: Wine and War. WINE and WAR The Untold Story of Wine in the Middle East is a feature documentary about the history of winemaking in Lebanon and the resilience of the Lebanese entrepreneurial spirit seen through the lens of war and instability. http…
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In 1967 the Chappellet family built the second post-Prohibition winery in Napa Valley. Cyril was in elementary school then and mostly what he recalls is all the fun of living in the wilds of Pritchard Hill with his four brothers and sisters. The next 50-plus years have been a great adventure for the Chappellet family, who’ve made some beautiful win…
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The following is a clip taken from Austin Beeman's interview on the Upside of 40 Podcast with Sean Mooney. Topic: What Wine Should I Bring to a Dinner Party? *** FOLLOW THE WINE ADVENTURE Website: http://www.austinbeeman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandingwine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinbeeman/ Twitter: https://twit…
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The following is a clip taken from Austin Beeman's interview on the Upside of 40 Podcast with Sean Mooney. TOPIC: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT WINE? Sean Mooney: The reason I wanted to get the background on this is because most people listening are not well-informed about wines. I'm sure many, many, I among them, love wine. But from your vie…
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The following is a clip taken from Austin Beeman's interview on the Upside of 40 Podcast with Sean Mooney. Topic: Wet Ferrets & Carboard Boxes: Detecting Flawed Bottles of Wine in Restaurants. Sean Mooney: "People have been out to dinner and I guess a lot of it is tradition where they come and they open the bottle of wine and you're the guy who ord…
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By the age of 35 Thomas Matthews had lived in several U.S. states and abroad in Belgium, France, and Spain. He didn’t see himself staying anywhere for long. Then he took a job in London to write for a magazine called Wine Spectator. And something happened. He fell in love with the world of wine. This year Tom retires after more than 30 years with W…
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By the time her parents started Araujo Estate in 1990, Jaime Araujo was in college. She went on to earn four degrees, was a theater actress in London, and launched her own marketing agency in France – all before returning to Napa Valley. That life experience has been a boon in partnering with her parents on their winery, Accendo Cellars, as well as…
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The following is a clip taken from Austin Beeman's interview on the Upside of 40 Podcast with Sean Mooney. Topic: How to Pair Wine with Food: The One Simple Rule "Sean Mooney: Well, and now let's get to the basics, because I grew up and I was a waiter at a place called The Vineyard, and I learned the basics and the different types of wine and I cou…
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Oscar Renteria grew up in Napa and wanted to escape the wine industry so he went to college and earned a business degree. After graduation his father called and asked Oscar to come work for his new vineyard management company. Oscar accepted and together as they turned their business into one of Napa Valley’s leading vineyard companies. Today Oscar…
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