Recent content by Marc Hanes

Whoops then. No 2006s left. For Beaujolais per se, just a few 2005s Then a jump to I think 2009.

I have already consumed my prior vintages but have 2013 basic and 2014 basic, tardive, and Griffe. These all may prove too young for the purpose here.

I will also add that *for me* the forum software has lost the ability to create paragraph breaks. My post just now consisted of three paragraphs but was smushed into one by the software. I have been inserting HTML code < br >< /br > to fix this but it's annoying. (And here I had to edit the...

I will also add that *for me* the forum software has lost the ability to create paragraph breaks. My post just now consisted of three paragraphs but was smushed into one by the software. I have been inserting HTML code to fix this but it's annoying.

It appears to me a function of how the underlying code handles ASCII text vs. curly/smart quotes. Even in the block quote of your text above I can see that the apostrophe is curly/smart quote text. https://practicaltypography.com/straight-and-curly-quotes.html Perhaps you are using a browser...

Mark, thank you. The statement "does that smell emanate from the mineral or from microorganisms resident on the mineral surface? (SPOILER: it's the latter cf. petrichor) This is why I find SFJoe's suggestion that the soil influences the mycorrhizal ecology resident around the roots and that it's...

Jeff, Oswaldo, et. al. I have certainly heard of -- and probably "agreed with" -- the proximity of things like lavender or eucalyptus adding to the character of a finished wine due to "things" getting on the grape skins and such. Seems plausible enough. But I am no scientist and it would be...

Jeff, by "expected kind of wine you're about to consume" do you mean textures, acidity level, alcohol content, etc.? Or flavor and scent? For better or worse I am trying to hone in on just the latter. The idea that soil composition directly imparts a predictable flavor to the wine (more or less...

FB, had the same problem, tried to edit multiple times. Ended up using HTML to separate the paragraphs.

Claude, thanks for this: "As for the question about uptake of minerals from the underlying soil, it has been my impression that the debate is long settled: the vines do not take the minerals directly through their roots, but the soil composition affects how the vines grow and develop." My...

Jeff, I'll let look at those old threads, thank you for finding them. I suppose I should have been more specific. Which is hard to do with this word. I read wine offers like this below. "Winemaker A, a former physician who trained under Winemaker B, manages his 3.5-hectare estate in Noizay...

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I apologize in advance as the word "terroir" brings up too many search hits on Disorder. In the past I recall a active debate in the "wine world" on whether or not the vine/grape structure does or does not "take up" minerals, chalk and such which would then in turn translate into distinct...