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Luis Torres

Wine Descriptions: The Super Palate: Opinion

The last 40 years have seen a revolution in the many approaches to wine description. Hugh Johnson once said, "Many do it, but few do it w...

Started by Luis Torres in Wines

2 5 hours ago
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Megan Henderson

Militant Languedoc winegrowers stage fresh attacks

Source: Just Drinks By Stuart Todd 6 November 2009 Members of militant Languedoc winegrowers union the Comité Régional d'Action Viticole ...

Started by Megan Henderson in Guidelines

1 Nov 20
Reply by Cheryl Hall
Luis Torres

Part I: Out with the Old and in with the New?

The comparison of Old World wine making vs. New World winemaking is always a topic of much discussion. Clearly history has influenced th...

Started by Luis Torres in Guidelines

1 Nov 18
Reply by Cheryl Hall
Luis Torres

Vine Leaf management. Energy efficiency makes great wine.

You may remember your early biology days where a tube was affixed to a plant sitting in water and a light source was directed to its leav...

Started by Luis Torres in Viticulture

0 Nov 10
Megan Henderson

The Fanciful Notion of ‘Minerality’ in Wine

Interesting... In one of the sessions at their annual meeting last week, the Geological Society of America concluded that, although there...

Started by Megan Henderson in Guidelines

0 Nov 5
Luis Torres

Yeast's impact on wine.

"This wine is nutty, rich, soft.full of cookie dough flavors and fresh baked bread." These are comments that prevail during consumer and ...

Started by Luis Torres in Winemaking

0 Nov 2
Cheryl Hall

Harvest Haikus Anyone?

Not much of a poet, but I started noticing things that tell me it is harvest time in Napa Valley. Sure signs of harvest yellow bins, yel...

Started by Cheryl Hall in Viticulture

18 Oct 28
Reply by Cheryl Hall
Luis Torres

Terroir: The Clocks are Ticking

The key critical contributor to the ultimate flavor of a grape and therefore its byproduct is largely determined my its climate. Climate ...

Started by Luis Torres in Viticulture

0 Oct 22
Megan Henderson

Wine Applications for your IPod

For all of you iPhone owners out there, this article highlights some of the better wine applications for iphones. Check it out!

Started by Megan Henderson in Uncategorized

3 Oct 16
Reply by robhennigar
Cheryl Hall

Regionality/Terroir - How does this come out in the wines?

Just finished watching a WS video by Michael Twelftree of Two Hands Winery in Australia. As he explains, he and his partner wanted to sho...

Started by Cheryl Hall in Wines

0 Oct 14
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