Archive for the ‘Terroir’ Category
I think casting an askance eye at Biodynamic farming in the wine industry might be a case of …."that’s been done". For all the talk of Biodynamicism of late, there has been a decent chorus of folk who question it’s value beyond the organic approach inherent in it. I got thinking about what biodynamic grape farming needs upon reading THIS STORY about a Australian grape farmer who says of their experience with biodynamic farming:"The approach we are taking is to…
America’s grapegrowers and winemakers want your attention and want your support. They want your dollars and they want your loyalty. The question is how to get it? One way to raise the profile of wines is to do some marketing. And that’s exactly what the grapegrowers in Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino and the Lodi area had in mind when they created commissions that would assess growers in the area to create a fund for marketing their regions fine wine grapes and…
The spectacular heat wave that smashed into Northern California about a week and a half ago is well over We are back to normal here. In fact, looking out my office window I see the tell tale signs of a normal summer weather pattern: the final wisps of fog are blowing off an we are heading toward an 85 degree day. The affects of the heat wave, however, are likely to have an effect on the grapes. Will Bucklin, of…
I’m not even sure what to make of THIS. The United Nations’ "Food and Agriculture Organization" has issued a statement saying that 90% of Georgian wine sold outside that country is Fake. That’s just astounding. If it’s not wine, what is it? "Fake Georgian wines ranged from alcoholic cocktails mixing spirits, colourings and flavours to wines bearing false appellations of origin." Yuck! The Georgia wine industry has had it tough this last year, owing mainly to the Russian Government’s banning…
Oh how I’d like to see more of THIS! Charles Olken is the longtime publisher and primary reviewer for the Connoisseur’s Guide To California Wine, a well-respected newsletter that is as reliable as any wine reviewing organ in the business. Olken also writes a newspaper column and his latest takes into account a variety of different Pinot Noirs produced from a single vineyard in Monterey’s Santa Lucia Highlands appellation: Rosella’s Vineyard. It turns out that after tasting more than 100…
