…on wine production, founded in 1874. Think about this as trying something from UC Davis. The grape is Nosiola, and it's very mild on the nose with lots of bright lemon on the palate. Great acidity and minerality, and certainly a perfect start to the tasting.
2011 Strasserhof Kerner , Valle Isarco DOC, $ 27
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"In August of 1979 I applied to and was accepted at UC Davis. And at that same time Wagner accepted our proposal to buy the winery. It was agreed to I would attend Davis. But after one year Philip said, ‘Enough bio-chemistry - come home or I will sell it to someone else.' He had had enough."
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…he liked, which was Chardonnay, and three other varieties that U.C. Davis suggested - Pinot Blanc, White Riesling (then known as Johannesburg Riesling), and Gewurztraminer. It turned out that because of the eastern exposure the property was ideally suited for growing white grapes. By the time we needed to replant the vineyard, we had already become quite famous for our white wines, so changing to reds didn't make much sense. It is worth noting that our new Cabernet comes from …
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…make wine at Le Reve in Southampton, and then to UC Davis, California, to take further winemaking classes. He also holds a masters degree in enology and viticulture from the Center for Agarian Investigation in Madrid.
"From California he worked for years in Sonoma before traveling to Australia and Chile to work three back to back harvests on both northern and southern hemispheres," continued Sarc of Martin's long journey. "After getting married, he …
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…men who all had a few things in common. They had a European experience, attended UC Davis, and were into cool-climate viticulture. Most of them had also fallen in love with the finicky, heart-break grape, Pinot Noir and sought the perfect place outside of Burgundy, France, to grow it. Burgundy was the benchmark, however. At the time, California -from north to south -- was considered too warm for ( Burgundian style ) Pinot Noir. The relatively cool-climate coastal-influenced regions …
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David Coffaro, owner and winemaker for David Coffaro Wines, discusses with Jose Diaz his 100 year old field blend vineyard, his wines, his diary, and his weather station. At least six or seven varieties have been identified by UC Davis, but there are many more vines not yet identified. He discusses how each vine looks, [...]
…there's so much confusion about them. As Nancy Sweet, at U.C. Davis's Foundation Plant Services, explained in her 2007 paper on Chardonnay , Formal grape clonal selection programs in the United States have not received the financial support that has allowed European programs to progress. I would guess, given the dismal state of educational funding nowadays, that that situation is unlikely to improve.
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