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" These days, in the vista of spectacular vineyards, wineries must fight to remain memorable. After all, they can&amp;#039;t all boast the finest grape. So we searched to find the rarities and raves that are making a splash on the wine scene. From Canada&amp;#039;s first LEED-certified winery to the reformative San Patrignano &amp;quot;wine rehab,&amp;quot; here are the best places to sip.  City Winery  Tucked within the sometimes overwhelming architecture of big buildings is New York City&amp;#039;s first fully functioning winery and crush facility. This enchanting Soho-based vineyard escape for Manhattanites lets visitors make and monitor their own barrel of wine with top-quality imported grapes. Photo courtesy of City Winery.  The Urban Wine Company  Backyard grapevines in one South London neighborhood were going to waste until Richard Sharp decided to do something about it: make his own wine. Once the wine passed critics&amp;#039; taste tests, Sharp and his neighbors created The Urban Wine Company\u2014a collective of growers committed to making wine with their own grapes to reduce waste and promote sustainable living. Photo courtesy of UrbanWineCo.com.  Inniskillin Winery  Niagara, Canada, is home to many ice wineries, including the world-renowned Inniskillin\u2014whose snow-covered vineyards attract nearly 300,000 visitors each year and whose owner, Karl Kaiser (an Austrian-born chemist), is known as a leading authority on the extremely hard-to-produce product. Photo courtesy of Inniskillin Winery.  Murrin Bridge Wines  Known for producing &amp;quot;black wine,&amp;quot; the 25-acre winery in the Riverina region of Australia was instituted by the Murrin Bridge Aboriginal Community in 1999 as a community development and employment opportunity for Australian aborigines, who still produce all of Murrin Bridge&amp;#039;s wine today. Photo by Getty Images.  Stratus Winery  Niagara-on-the-Lake\u2014the former capital of Ontario\u2014is home to the first LEED-certified winery, which set the &amp;quot;green&amp;quot; winery trend ablaze in North America. Features include a geothermal heating and cooling system, a building made from recycled materials, vegetable compost and, most impressively, a gravity-dependent fermentation system. Photo courtesy of Stratus Wines.  San Patrignano Winery  Just above Rimini, Italy, lives San Patrignano winery\u2014also known as &amp;quot;wine rehab.&amp;quot; The therapeutic concept, conceived by Italian Andrea Muccioli, revolves around the idea that if the winery is run with the help of former drug addicts, they will find new life perspective through the hard work and recognition rendered from the practice of producing a top-quality wine. Photo courtesy of San Patrignano Winery.  Niagara College Teaching Winery  Niagara College has the first licensed teaching winery in Canada. It offers a variety of program degrees\u2014including Certified Sommelier, Wine Business Management and Winery and Viticulture Technician\u2014and gives students hands-on experience with the school&amp;#039;s 28-acre vineyard. Photo courtesy of Niagara College Teaching Winery.  Carafe Wine Makers  In the United States, Canada and Mexico, Carafe Wine Makers have created micro-wineries where clients can create their own customized batch of wine and labels. Photo courtesy of CarafeWineMakers.com.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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