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Making the Case for Vineyard Designation

New York Times Digital

January 6, 2000

Grower says vines' pedigree protects consistency of wine quality.

Does anybody really think about the dirt in a vineyard or how rainy the growing season was as they sip a glass of Chardonnay or Merlot? We should, argues Andy Beckstoffer. “In the end,” he says, “perhaps we should care as much about when there’s a change in vineyard managers as we do when there’s...