Iriga vineyard finds sweet spot amid El Niño

IRIGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR, Philippines — When Rodel Llorente planted his first grape seeds in the mountains of Barangay Sagrada here, some residents told him grapevines would never grow there. He proved them wrong. Seven years later, Llorente, 48, runs Purple Hill Vineyard, a 2-hectare farm growing more than 30 grape varieties from the United