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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | ALICE FEIRING MAY 12, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas and "California promotes wines that dont suck" Um.since when did fresh herbs become weird?! And millions of people think that California wines dont suck.but that certainly isnt an indication of greatness. Doesnt the fellow realize there would be no California wine without Europe? Now, what could make the fellow happier? Sheesh. | EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK JULY 30, 2007 The Theory Begins.And Then Along Came A Tangent have this little theory about merlot versus pinot noir. People started asking for pinot noir like it was going to be gone forever in the morning. Just because it is more resilient (but shares a love for cooler climates with pinot noir) doesn't mean it should be washed away as yesterday's fashion. Who knows? | EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK AUGUST 2, 2007 Here Is My Little Therory.Am I Nuts? Pinot noir is huge right now. The demand for pinot noir is at an all time high but because the grape is not the easiest to harvest and take care of and because of its sensitivity to climate producers cannot fulfill the demand. don't think pinot sales will necessarily drop but I can see them reaching a plateau. | | | | | | | | | -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 CHARDONNAY: A STUDY IN WHAT WENT WRONG European vines traveled to California in the mid 19th century. Chardonnay came to California in the 1930's but wasn't thought about much. He was in love with the wines of Burgundy and felt he could emulate that style in California. Most fruit wasn't so good." This, "is what Kevin Kelley calls a ‘perfect storm'." Cheers MORE >>
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