A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture.

A vineyard is often characterised by its terroir, a French term loosely translating as "a sense of place" that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations, which may be imparted in the wine.

The earliest evidence of wine production dates from between 6000 and 5000 BC. Wine making technology improved considerably with the ancient Greeks but it wasn't until the end of the Roman Empire that cultivation techniques as we know them were common throughout Europe.

In medieval Europe the Church was a staunch supporter of wine, which was necessary for the celebration of the Mass. During the lengthy instability of the Middle Ages, the monasteries maintained and developed viticultural practices, having the resources, security, stability and interest in improving the quality of their vines. They owned and tended the best vineyards in Europe and vinum theologium was considered superior to all others.

Ana Paula Machado Valadão Bessa (May 16, 1976) is a Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter, worship pastor, writer and television presenter. She is leader of the Brazilian Christian music group Diante do Trono, composed several songs, among which stand out Preciso de Ti, Águas Purificadoras, Tempo de Festa, Manancial, Nos Braços do Pai, Tua Visão, Aleluia, Aos olhos do Pai.

Ana Paula Valadão is the daughter of the Pastor Márcio Valadão and Renata Valadão, pastors and founders of the Lagoinha Baptist Church. Ana Paula is older sister of André Valadão and Mariana Valadão. She started in music participating in a group called King's Kids. Her first participation in an album was in the "Expressão de Fé", recorded for the King's Kids. Some time later, she participated in choir El-Shammah, and recorded the album "Ele Tem Sido Fiel".

Ana Paula Valadão studied Law at the UFMG, but locked up the course in 1996, therefore decided go to Christ for the Nations Institute. When she returned to Brazil began writing songs and in 1998 recorded the first album, entitled "Diante do Trono". It was the beginning of the group Diante do Trono. Ana Paula married the pastor Gustavo Bessa on September 13, 2000, one year and eleven months after they met. She was struggling to conceive and portrayed this difficulty in CD "Esperança", composing the music "Esperança". In the recording the next CD, "Ainda Existe Uma Cruz", Ana Paula was pregnant with her first son named Isaac Valadão Bessa who was born on January 3, 2006, and on May 23, 2009 was born her second son, Benjamin Valadão Bessa.

Daniel Maurice Wheeldon (born 14 March 1989) is an English cricketer. Wheeldon is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and was educated at Wilsthorpe Business and Enterprise College.

Having played age group cricket for Derbyshire and for the Yorkshire Second XI in 2010, Wheeldon joined the Unicorns in 2011 to play in the Clydesdale Bank 40. He made his List A debut for the team against Gloucestershire. He has played 4 further List A matches for the team in 2011, the last of which came against Lancashire. In his 5 matches to date, he has take 4 wickets at an average of 45.25, with best figures of 3/31. With the bat, he has scored 26 runs at a batting average of 6.50, with a high score of 14.