Northern European winegrowers have the same problem. Do Burgundian winegrowers wish they were in Languedoc? Why don’t the Bordelais pack it up and start growing grapes in North Africa? Yes, our weather is challenging. We always seem to enviously compare ourselves to sunny California.
Winter damage, lack of sun and rain related diseases define our region. For years we in the East have talked climate. Most tasting rooms offered Chenin Blanc, Gamay, Petit Syrah, Riesling and/or Gewurztraminer.Ģ.
By now we do have some clues, and its time to start doing what we do best. Decades ago we all planted a plethera of varieties because we were basically clueless as to what would do well. I have tried to avoid this by field grafting and interplanting, but now I have to face the music. Pulling out vines that you planted is an emotional experience. Paying by the acre puts more of the quality decisions and risk on the winery. Paying by the ton encourages excessive yields and early, safe picking. Most contracts discourage quality because they are based on tons rather than acreage. Picking by the numbers (Brix, pH, TA) may produce safe, balanced wines, but it doesn’t allow for expressive wines of character and personality.Ĥ. In some cases making several picking passes through the same vines is necessary. Picking decisions need to be by soil type, slope aspect, vine age, canopy side, and clone. Just because it’s the same variety doesn’t mean it all ripens at the same time. If you don’t shoot thin, shoot position, leaf pull, hedge, or green harvest, then you aren’t in the game.ģ. It is easy to rectify the situation, but impossible to justify it if you are not a believer.Ģ. Most eastern vineyards take too much fruit off their vines to make great wine. It doesn’t matter whether you express it in tons per acre, pounds per vine or clusters per shoot. They are a culmination of my own experiences and those of my colleagues from the East and Europe.ġ. These are decisions that can be implemented this coming season. The following requires sacrifice, risk taking, patience, vision, and focus. I have divided this into short term (seasonal) and long-term decisions. It’s time for us all to examine our PR mantra: “wine is made in the vineyard.” I would like to outline the areas where I believe we can do better. So why aren’t our wines consistently getting 90 points by Parker or Spectator? We’re not trying hard enough in the vineyard. The public is thirsty for local wines and willing to pay for quality. Most regions now have several decades of experience to draw on. Viticultural knowledge has progressed dramatically. Notices and counter-notices should be sent in writing by mail to: Michael Bisping, Director of Customer Relations at Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc.I am convinced that we can grow great wines in the East. If you believe in good faith that any content or material made available in connection with our website or services infringes your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the content or material be removed, or access to it blocked. § 512 (the "DMCA"), provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, 17 U.S.C. RealĮstate listings held by brokerage firms other than are marked with the Broker ReciprocitySM logo or the Broker ReciprocitySM thumbnail logo (a little black house) and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers. ReciprocitySM Program of the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc. The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Broker Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Copyright Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc.
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