interesting blog

[Jeff Grossman]

The author, a wine writer (seller?), was obliged to abstain for a while due to a medical condition. He is now in an unexpected "place": click

The blog is worth reading, generally.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

All very sane, what he says. Have often run into his pieces when researching Italian wine. Thanks for upping.

 

[MarkS]

Yep, haven't seen this in a while, but it is always a good read.

 

[MLipton]

Indeed, a worthwhile read. It reminds me more than a bit of Dressner's criticism of the tasting note mentality, though his was more an esthetic rather than health-based argument.

Mark Lipton

 

[Levi Dalton]

I attended a 30 year vertical of Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen recently. Over the course of that event I picked up what I felt was a terroir signature of the Rangen, which I appreciated on an aesthetic level and in comprehension. I also noticed something that I wouldn't have otherwise, which is that the texture of the wines varied widely between cooler and warmer vintages. I asked Olivier Humbrecht about his pressing regime. It turns out that he presses for much longer (in terms of hours) in the warm vintages, and for less time in the cool vintages. This in turn relates to his idea that you should develop tannins from skins in wines which have lower total acid.

I never would have noticed this if I had tried the wines singly, because on their own they were different in their own way, but together they were different in the same way.

I like verticals, and the idea that someone would criticize someone for enjoying what they can learn from a vertical is... entirely ludicrous.