It is planted with a majority of Malbec and some Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot as well as Chardonnay and Viognier that will be used for futurewines. Do you recall the California gold rush from your fourth grade history class? At the time, people from all over the world headed to Northern California to make it big. The 130?hectare MORE >>

And so he is terribly excited about the technology fixes available to neutralize the effect of climate change on grapes, especially cause hes a flying winemaker in the Duoro, Chile and South Africa. We selected 2 h in Pessac, cab and merlot. In case you dont know him, he is the former owner of Cos Estournel. His first harvest, in 1979. MORE >>

In subsequent panels, I listened to scientist after scientist looking for answers to global warming solely in technology. Plant any grape where you want and use technology to deal with the consequences. Irrigate, change rootstock and trellising.Grow grapes so ripe that you need technology to bring it down into something drinkable. MORE >>

ignore the small minds - Cheers - Andrew Andrew Martin on May 13, 2008 07:18 AM Actually he does make one useful point: "Powerful fruit -- the product, for the most part, of extremely well-cultivated grapes, not technological manipulation.". If you can find any, try Alain Chabanons Les Boissieres or the Petit Merle (mostly merlot). MORE >>

Much more versatile in terms of foods it will pair well with than the more popular Cabs & Merlots. Not so much the typical leaf trimming, fruit dropping, etc - but the technology.  Made a trip back up to the Golan Heights today.  I even got to take a trip up a row of vines on a mechanical harvester.  looks a little freaky huh. MORE >>