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Recent Examples of vineyardsAs for the current harvest, some local vineyards, like Ascona on Skyline, are completely sold out and most of the fruit has been picked, according to vineyard manager Ken Swegles.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025 Situated four miles from the Pacific Ocean, a little further inland than other vineyards in Fort Ross-Seaview (on the second rather than the first ridgeline), the vineyard is more protected than those closer to the coast.—
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025 Spend an afternoon exploring vineyards along the Long Island Wine Trail; Kontokosta Winery in Greenpoint is the North Fork’s only waterfront winery, and Borghese Vineyard and Winery is the region’s oldest vineyard and a lovely place to picnic.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
Set in the San Bernardino Mountains (like Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead), Oak Glen is home to acres of apple orchards, bed-and-breakfasts, and a family fun park, Oak Tree Mountain.
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Rosemaund sits in the agricultural heart of Herefordshire, surrounded by apple orchards and red, barley‑growing soils.
Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Then the farms were abandoned, the forests grew back and the deer returned.
Canals from the Deschutes still wind through Bend’s neighborhoods of single-family homes, and then to the estates, farms, ranches and destination resorts on the city’s outskirts.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
The area of Texas where Gracie is wandering is extremely rural, with many ranches that are privately owned, along with foliage and rough terrain.