In the Willamette Valley we are on the edge of the climate limits for viticulture.
Viticulture is more recently on the rise in the Verde Valley, below Flagstaff in northern Arizona.
Apparently, the Garden State has a strong viticulture tradition which Professor Westrich documents.
Reliability also comes from employing the latest in viticulture and automation, such as the mechanical pruning and harvesting of grapes.
La Follette was a pioneer in Sonoma pinots, does a lot of things differently in his viticulture, and is very well respected.
In Champagne, this was a radical idea the big houses bought grapes in bulk from growers who had little incentive for meticulous viticulture.
As evidence of the emerging quality of Virginia wines, the U.S. Treasury Department designated Middleburg, Virginia, as the newest American Viticulture Area.
"Italians have issues, " he said an observation that seemed to extend beyond viticulture.
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Nor was anyone in the Valley prepared for the infestation of phylloxera, a tiny louse that preys on the roots of grapevines, which devastated European viticulture in the 19th century.
Their first winemaker developed a drinking problem, and when John Shafer finally convinced his son, by then a graduate of UC Davis's viticulture program, to take over as winemaker, the cellar was in abominable shape, full of mold, spoiled wine and a bacterial taint called Brettanomyces, which spoiled their 1981 vintage.
This tiny South American country that lies within the golden 30 to 35 parallels along with viticulture giants Argentina and Chile -- as well as South Africa, New Zealand and Australia -- is an emerging wine country that as well as producing exciting new blends is home to a budding wine route comprised of 15 small wineries.
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