Lush wines are the result of more than just luck

Don’t believe a cellarmaster when they reduce the fruits of their labour to mere chance

13 July 2021 - 20:28 By Michael Fridjhon

The false modesty of winemakers is the probable reason for a common misapprehension about wine production that runs like this: wines from vineyards that are properly sited and well managed “make themselves”...

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