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pioneer who built a house at the base of a mountain in the 1850s and developed an expansive cattle operation. Upland
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on behalf of area grape growers proposing the establishment of the viticultural area named "Snipes
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which contributes to the warm and dry climate of the region. Soil deposits below the area are composed of
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