Why not take this literally--or pretend to--and stop group tastings dead to grill the winery owner on the mineralcomposition of the vineyards represented in every wine?
The mineralcomposition of each of the Canyon's 15 dominant layers influences the stone's color, type and texture a variety that is all the more evident on the side-canyon detours.
This decision will partly be based on data obtained from the Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-Tes), which the scientists are currently using to map the mineralcomposition of the rocks in Endurance.
It's an article of faith among French winemakers that the composition of the soil and its mineral components are the most important determinants of the character of the resulting wine.