winemaking

So by praising producers who are good to the environment, the publication hopes to drive home the point that “sustainable winemaking is highly compatible with quality of taste,” Achard said.

There’s a bit of anti-modernism and anti-technology ideology to this winemaking approach, but at heart it’s a counter-reaction to boomer wine and the idea of fermented grape juice as a luxury lifestyle statement.

The newest Champagne, dubbed “PN,” was developed following a challenge within the winemaking team and is part of an ongoing series.

Today, Caroline Latrive—one of only three female cellar masters in Champagne—oversees all the winemaking.

Nowhere else in the world has this philosophy of winemaking been taken to such a level of detail.

Here he also mastered winemaking skills that led to his becoming the Robert Mondavi of his day.

And finally, and perhaps most especially, winemaking was a perfect way to travel and see the world.

Do you notice any changes in the winemaking style and philosophy in the Napa Valley?

Phylloxera struck in the late 19th century, and in the 20th century, Soviet winemaking mandates encouraged quantity above quality.