Ten independent winemakers on Forbes.com – and a Bloomberg story
Last week I shot some video with Eric Arnold of First Big Crush fame, now also of Forbes.com fame. The first video–and my video debut–is now live! I pick ten independent American wines for Independence Day. Head on over to Forbes.com for the story (with slide show) or cut straight to the video.
What would be on your list of independent wines?
Also, check out this story from Bloomberg–who knew AVAs could be so fun! Regulatory columnist Cindy Skrzycki does a good job recounting the story that led the Feds to reject the petition for a Viticultural Area named Tulocay in Napa. Quotage from Dr. Vino.
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2008
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On July 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm ,Tyler wrote:
I’d try Volker Eisle’s Gemini (sauvignon blanc/semillon blend from Napa) — Volker was told, in the 60’s, that it was “impossible to grow good grapes without chemicals,” in his words… but this wine is made without any pesticides or fertilizers. A rebel in the wine world, at the time!
Same goes for Sobon Roussanne — Organic, despite pressure to not be, and an “unusual” varietal (in California) to boot! Not only that, but the Sobon Estate is not only carbon-neutral, but in fact carbon-negative; they remove more carbon from the atmosphere than they produce during the winemaking process!
On July 7th, 2008 at 12:14 pm ,Philippe Newlin wrote:
Nice video piece Tyler!