New Master Vintner Blog up: Blue Wine
Great write up Tim! I agree with you that some things are better left unchanged, especially when itās done by ācheatingā and as a marketing ploy. An issue I see often (over many subjects) is that thereās not enough tradition, causing many problems.
Thanks Loopie.
I donāt think we need to worship tradition, nor do I think that wine never needs to changeāitās changed drastically in the last few decades, and much more over the centuries. But we need to know our history and roots. If you donāt know where you came from, how can you tell how far youāve come?
Donāt 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.
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 āhome brewā or āhome made wineā. YUCK!