Vineyards Have Changed Wine Styles
With better grapes, winemakers found they could make more expressive wines
Posted: Nov 2, 2010 3:43pm ET
If 90 percent of a wine's quality comes from the vineyard, it stands to reason that it is the vineyard that drives a wine's style.
That seems simple enough to comprehend. Yet, many people don't get it, especially those who decry riper flavors in wines, for instance. They seem to miss the point about the vineyard driving quality and style.
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