The Zinquisition

Various ruminations and observations regarding the bizarre and otherwise incomprehensible happenings in the wine industry.

SAINT VINI'S CREDO I believe that wine is a beverage that should be enjoyed frequently, alone or with meals. I believe that wine, since it is made from a fruit, should produce a liquid reminiscent of that fruit, not cedar, moss, pipe tobacco, barnyards, manure, pencil lead, or band aids. As such, I believe that good wine can come from any country, but it must be labeled in such a way that the consumer doesn't need an atlas and a wine encyclopedia to figure out what's in the bottle. I believe that the United States should not trail the civilized world in wine consumption per capita and that neo-prohibitionists, wine snobs, and liquor distributors are all joined in a trilateral commission to hinder wine consumption. I believe that wine needs to lose its elitist image by embracing alternative packaging, alternative closures, non-vintage wines, stronger branding, and lower retail prices. I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last........uh....sorry, I got carried away.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

More North Coast heat

This should really get the harvest pumping - more heat for the North Coast of California (Napa & Sonoma specifically): highs in the high 90's today to help ripen the grapes.

(See this link for a story just today on the harvest progress...High-Anxiety Harvest from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Looks like the Alexander Valley and Dry Creek thru Chalk Hill are going to be nice and warm, as well as the corridor from Knight's Valley thru Calistoga to Yountville.

The Zinquisition

Thursday, September 29, 2005

More North Coast heat

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