I'm on a mission to find that white Bordeaux wine you both enjoyed so much - made me so curious to try it! I live in the east bay so it's fun to hear from a local wine expert :) lovely conversation, as always!! Thank you
I remember a million years ago, Alexis Lichine's Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France was THE book. It’s a whole new world and Jon Bonné has really scoped it out. Got to get these volumes!
Mother Nature's vagaries are scrambling every vineyard, every orchard, every field and farmer's life. We must pass on serious agric skills just to stay alive!
That is (part of) the crux of the book; how the younger generation of winemakers are changing the rules and how wine is made since there are new and old obstacles to contend with.
I’m fascinated by (and also concerned about) the impact of climate change on the French wine industry. The growing line, if that’s the right term, has moved miles north into Britain. We’re going to see a vastly different industry in the immediate future.
Rising temperatures provide a huge challenge to winemakers (and others in the agricultural field) but wine in France comes with a lot of rule - where it can be grown, can you water the grapes, what types of grapes can be grown in what region for a wine, etc. and "hard and fast" rules are hard to adhere to when the climate is changing. It's interesting that places like Brittany, Normandy, and the UK may become more important wine regions.
I'm on a mission to find that white Bordeaux wine you both enjoyed so much - made me so curious to try it! I live in the east bay so it's fun to hear from a local wine expert :) lovely conversation, as always!! Thank you
I remember a million years ago, Alexis Lichine's Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France was THE book. It’s a whole new world and Jon Bonné has really scoped it out. Got to get these volumes!
Mother Nature's vagaries are scrambling every vineyard, every orchard, every field and farmer's life. We must pass on serious agric skills just to stay alive!
That is (part of) the crux of the book; how the younger generation of winemakers are changing the rules and how wine is made since there are new and old obstacles to contend with.
I’m fascinated by (and also concerned about) the impact of climate change on the French wine industry. The growing line, if that’s the right term, has moved miles north into Britain. We’re going to see a vastly different industry in the immediate future.
Rising temperatures provide a huge challenge to winemakers (and others in the agricultural field) but wine in France comes with a lot of rule - where it can be grown, can you water the grapes, what types of grapes can be grown in what region for a wine, etc. and "hard and fast" rules are hard to adhere to when the climate is changing. It's interesting that places like Brittany, Normandy, and the UK may become more important wine regions.
Yes, the idea of my family’s part of France and Britain becoming wine regions is something I could never imagine. We are sweater-wearing people 😀