Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
Jack, thanks - I'm always looking to scout out more names to add to the list.
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07 Baudry Chinon Franc de Pied
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Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
from Lydia & Claude Bourguignon, "What Future is There for Non-Grafted Vines and Provignage?" --originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Is there any predator of the phylloxera that we could cultivate (...without the cure being worse than the disease)?
"Organic control of phylloxera is conceivable since in nature one sees wild non-grafted vines growing on fallow land with strong biological activity and cohabitating with phylloxera. These observations are confirmed by Lars Huber of the Johannes Gutenberg University at Mainz. He has proved that fungi parasiting on soil insects and belonging to the Metarhizium and Beauvaria strains attack phylloxera.
"All these observations lead us to envisage that we will one day find a method of soil management that will allow development of the vine in cohabitation with phylloxera."
Salil Benegal
Salil Benegal
Wendouree's Shiraz (and blends with Mataro and Malbec) are from pre-phyllox wines I believe. And on that note we need to find a time to open my 99 Shiraz/Mataro.originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
Jack, thanks - I'm always looking to scout out more names to add to the list.
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Wendouree's Shiraz (and blends with Mataro and Malbec) are from pre-phyllox wines I believe. And on that note we need to find a time to open my 99 Shiraz/Mataro.originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
Jack, thanks - I'm always looking to scout out more names to add to the list.
How about next time I'm in NYC?
One thing I am aiming to correct in 2010 is my dismal lack of experiences with Wendouree. The couple that I've had have been excellent and I want to examine the wine more closely, but they are REALLY difficult to find.
By difficult, I mean that not a single listing shows up on Wine-Searcher Pro.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Salil Benegal
Salil Benegal
Let me know when you're out this way.originally posted by VLM:
How about next time I'm in NYC?
One thing I am aiming to correct in 2010 is my dismal lack of experiences with Wendouree. The couple that I've had have been excellent and I want to examine the wine more closely, but they are REALLY difficult to find.
The wines I've had so far from Wendouree have been fucking amazing. Really singular and stunning, and that is a producer I really wish I had more of.
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/wendouree
I don't live in Australia. I know, everything outside of Manhattan might seem like Australia, but it isn't.
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
A Nathan in the hand is worth two in the Bush?
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
And no one ships to or from there since the prisoners landed at Botany Bay.originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/wendouree
I don't live in Australia. I know, everything outside of Manhattan might seem like Australia, but it isn't.
Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
KHAN!!!!
I'm not sure why there isn't more marketing around self-rooted vines, but perhaps its just too geeky for the average consumer.
Because it's illegal in some areas to replant with vinifera rootstock?
Joe Dressner
Joe Dressner
The Baudry non-grafted vines are on a great site in clay and limestone, that is the Clos Guillot. There is only a tiny amount left, the vines were killed off.
The Breton non-grafted vines are on sandy soils, not particularly one of Pierre's best spots, but those soils tend to be more resistant to the phyloxera than clay and limestone.
It used to be great fun to taste the ungrafted Baudry wines side-by-side with the Clos Guillot. Generally, they seemed somewhat more authentic, pure and were usually about one degree lower than the grafted Guillot.
The Breton comes from more or less the same terroir as the Galichets, if you want to do a taste comparison.
Maybe someone already said all this. If so, I apologize.
The Breton non-grafted vines are on sandy soils, not particularly one of Pierre's best spots, but those soils tend to be more resistant to the phyloxera than clay and limestone.
It used to be great fun to taste the ungrafted Baudry wines side-by-side with the Clos Guillot. Generally, they seemed somewhat more authentic, pure and were usually about one degree lower than the grafted Guillot.
The Breton comes from more or less the same terroir as the Galichets, if you want to do a taste comparison.
Maybe someone already said all this. If so, I apologize.