Blue Wine--What's That All About?

New Master Vintner Blog up: Blue Wine

Great write up Tim! I agree with you that some things are better left unchanged, especially when itā€™s done by ā€˜cheatingā€™ and as a marketing ploy. An issue I see often (over many subjects) is that thereā€™s not enough tradition, causing many problems.

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Thanks Loopie.

I donā€™t think we need to worship tradition, nor do I think that wine never needs to changeā€“itā€™s changed drastically in the last few decades, and much more over the centuries. But we need to know our history and roots. If you donā€™t know where you came from, how can you tell how far youā€™ve come?

Donā€™t even get me started on kettle-sour gueuzeā€¦ But I very much agree with your article. This has lost the spirit of what wine should be, when the defining characteristic of your wine comes out of a chemistry lab.

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My point was that people overlook tradition for the next big thing. This often causes a bad product which gives us all a bad name. Ever hear anybody totally dismiss ā€œhome brewā€ or ā€œhome made wineā€. YUCK!