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Cailloux

The French term (pronounced KIGH-you) for stones or pebbles left behind by ancient rivers or glaciers. Although it can seem next to impossible, vineyards exist in soils composed mainly of such stones, including, in the U.S., the Rocks District of Milton Freewater, an appellation near the town of Walla Walla, Washington.

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