tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3037182347178637801..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Croatian and Slovenian wines: a cross-border tastingW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-13072481143639939652013-06-24T00:44:06.167-07:002013-06-24T00:44:06.167-07:00Yep, I agree with Waynegrape - not sure where that...Yep, I agree with Waynegrape - not sure where that AA comparison came in. <br /><br />To say "Croatia also makes reds" is like saying that BMW also makes motorbikes (you yourself mention Zinfandel in paragraphs below, anyway).<br /><br />Teran is an Istrian (Croatian) grape. What Slovenians call Teran is wine made of Refosco grapes. And it has been scientifically proven that the two areLabel Grand: Fine Wine Consultancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295504800498337856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-17358676773771751592013-06-21T08:40:16.845-07:002013-06-21T08:40:16.845-07:00Waynegrape: "Nearby" is not "neighb...Waynegrape: "Nearby" is not "neighbouring."<br /><br />In matters of grape identity, I defer to geneticists over winemakers.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-68548202983059615602013-06-21T07:09:52.619-07:002013-06-21T07:09:52.619-07:00I don't understand why you would mention "...I don't understand why you would mention "neighbouring Alto Adige" when it's WAY out on the other side of Veneto and it's really Friuli Venezia Giulia that shares its border with Slovenia...<br />In addition, the winemakers I spoke to in Istria insist that THEIR Teran is NOT the same grape as the Teran you find in the border region of Slovenia around Trieste. Waynegrapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856824255780948641noreply@blogger.com