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Phil Freese & Zelma Long: Vilafonté's American Icons

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They’re best known in South Africa for having launched Vilafonté with partner Mike Ratcliffe, but Phil Freese and Zelma Long have a compelling wine story that extends across both South Africa and California.
14 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Leisure

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