Dirt, Diesel and B.O.—The Requisite Ingredients for Good Wine
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 5:18pm ET
I recently found myself in the Rhône Valley with about 30 other pickers taking refuge in the shade of an old storage shed. Mid-afternoon, we all sat hot, parched, sticky and, in my case, with a deep cut on my hand that continued to spurt blood hours after I attempted to leave that piece of my finger in the vineyard.
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