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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman When it comes to organic and biodynamique viticulture, the vast majority of what I see here is very positive for the overall elevation of the quality of the wines produced by these methods, but again, if one is a vigneron pursuing this direction, it seems to me that it still behooves one to not get too zealous or puritanical in one’s approach. | | | | | |
| ALICE FEIRING NOVEMBER 28, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Why isnt the Internet full of criticism of these powerful and dangerous technologies? ++ Note his use of traditional above. Some of it is that way through Acts of God or incompetence during the viticultural and vinification process, some of it is that way because the people who make it have weird palates and actually WANT it that way. | ALICE FEIRING MARCH 25, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « California Style and Corisons No Show Girls | Main | The Dashe Connection » Publishers Weekly Is UP! But what sets her sprightly polemic apart is that her argument is pinned to a personal narrative of wine tours through Europe and California. | ALICE FEIRING JUNE 30, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas It is terribly frustrating to have this myth that organic viticulture=natural wine--of which, by the way, there is extremely little of in the U.S.A. Maybe shes working on a sequel to "Educating Peter", moving on from famous movie critic to famous movie star now, working her way up Hollywoods food chain. California. Hell no. | | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 They don't make 'em like they used to
While the New World producers (specifically California) are using all sorts of alternative technologies and products to make wines that lose that something special. I just read a recent post by Eric Asimov of the New York Times on his blog The Pour. My take on all of this falls somewhere in the middle. Until then, happy WHATEVER wine tasting. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008  DRINKING A 2005 BENSON FERRY OLD VINE ZINFANDEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
Where does it come from and why is it so popular and plentiful in California and not so much everywhere else. Well, as with most viticultural history the story of this grape is very closely linked with the ebbs and flows of world history. Okay, so now we know where the grape came from but how did it get all the way to California? MORE >>
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