[Growwine] Vintages don't matter anymore

[Larry Paterson]

http://www.decanter.com:80/news/155385.html                has an interesting story from Decanter by Hugh Johnson (no not our beard-challenged lurker, the Englishman whose eyebrows wiggle like a butterfly about to take off and you can't take your eyes off them when near him!).  He states that vintages don't matter anymore.

Food for discussion?  I believe that he is right - but again he misses the main contributory factor - the incredible effects of the modern additives.  I think I could turn old sock wine into something approximating mass-market Aussie Shiraz with food colour and enough Tanin Plus!  (Maybe I should try this with my actively fermenting water wine???)

I disagree with him in our cold climate situations or minimalist growing, but certainly the more moderate the climate the less important vintage variation has become...


Lardy

Larry Paterson, lfw, rd, adcc
(Little Fat Wino, Roving Drunk, Alcohol Distribution Channels Critic)

http://www.littlefatwino.com/
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