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 >>

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 >>

Shes against what she calls Big Wineviticulture as business and technologyand blames the shrinking appreciation for hand-vinified, long-aged Old World wines (like the Barolo that eventually led to her career) on, among other things, the UCDavis School of Enology and Viticulture and the wine writings of critic Robert M. Heres the thing. 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.". Now, what could make the fellow happier? Commentary to follow. Feel free not to wait. Comments ".weird MORE >>

But one of the biggest plagues in the south these days is the huge expansion of syrah plantings in the vineyards here- not just in Châteauneuf du Pape, but also throughout the villages of the Côtes du Rhône. But what you do get with all this syrah being incorporated into the traditional blends in the south is dark color- black-purple wines. MORE >>