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Northshore October 2025
On a warm Sunday at Alfalfa Farm Winery in Topsfield, owner Richard Adelman uncorks bottles for that afternoon's tasting. The spring 2008 wine list, scrawled on a chalkboard that leans against the tasting room wall, features wines like cabernet sauvignon, pinot grigio, and seyval blanc.by Alexandra PecciAlthough these and other grape varieties grow at the foot of Alfalfa's familiar silo, visible from Route 95, Adelman says many people are unaware of the winery. In fact, the North Shore is home to several wineries, each producing wines that are as distinctly different from one another as the fruits they start from."You'll find that vineyards h
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