tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post7482909284774376311..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Lighter California wines go mainstreamW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-3277520367646906502013-03-08T18:47:45.086-08:002013-03-08T18:47:45.086-08:00Adam Lee is the Michael Savage of the wine world(t...Adam Lee is the Michael Savage of the wine world(the Gray Report), and I mean that in the most sincere way possible.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498800106211161839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30326823084787360542013-03-08T16:19:10.469-08:002013-03-08T16:19:10.469-08:00I was pulled up short by the geography--a poor rep...I was pulled up short by the geography--a poor representation of Sonoma County.....Pinotgraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123660758178090092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-23009097515258510832013-03-08T16:18:52.541-08:002013-03-08T16:18:52.541-08:00I was pulled up short by the geography--a poor rep...I was pulled up short by the geography--a poor representation of Sonoma County.....Pinotgraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123660758178090092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-14834136291520778112013-03-07T15:04:34.420-08:002013-03-07T15:04:34.420-08:00Pete: An ad, huh? Thought that was the editorial p...Pete: An ad, huh? Thought that was the editorial policy. W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16348087768899783962013-03-07T14:15:31.213-08:002013-03-07T14:15:31.213-08:00Funny, I saw this post and then the new Wine Enthu...Funny, I saw this post and then the new Wine Enthusiast arrived and when I flipped it open the first thing I encountered was a full page winery ad with the big headline, "RICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING"!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687901018988176237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-9059947842936814922013-03-06T04:58:07.670-08:002013-03-06T04:58:07.670-08:00In the retail establishment I moonlight in, I'...In the retail establishment I moonlight in, I've definitely seen growing interest in lighter style reds, especially Pinot Noir, and in unoaked, more balanced Chardonnays. Concentration is probably still king but I think there is some balancing out going on in terms of our customer's tastes.Jonas Landau, everydaywineguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929744739806090047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-63420089342470534562013-03-05T20:52:42.732-08:002013-03-05T20:52:42.732-08:00Blake,
I guess I am confused. The article, the pa...Blake,<br /><br />I guess I am confused. The article, the part you quoted, talked about vines being harvested early. I simply commented about the fact that, numerically, the vines were harvested later (at higher sugars) than in a number of previous years. We were both writing about the article.<br /><br />And I have no clue at all why or what you mean by having an effect on when I pick in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-62449295088337314102013-03-05T16:57:55.553-08:002013-03-05T16:57:55.553-08:00From a ground level view I feel quite confident st...From a ground level view I feel quite confident stating that the darker wines still outsell the lighter ones in our tasting room by a good margin, and wine judges still usually award the highest oaked, non-typicity wines in California competitions. I love championing the lighter, delicate side, and it is my personal preference and strongpoint in out winery, but in my corner of the North Coast pbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695700591772854883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-63366914138569208522013-03-05T13:52:31.339-08:002013-03-05T13:52:31.339-08:00I'm just writing about the article itself, whi...I'm just writing about the article itself, which is news. We can debate the 2012 harvest another day. The point isn't what 2012 will give winemakers: the point is what the very mainstream, non-food media is starting to tell consumers about California wine. <br /><br />That may affect when you pick in the future, Adam. W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-2303307043653164172013-03-05T10:49:32.408-08:002013-03-05T10:49:32.408-08:00Mark
I was actually commenting on the article its...Mark<br /><br />I was actually commenting on the article itself which Blake quoted about grapes being picked earlier.<br /><br />Adam Lee<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-53696237832881590982013-03-05T09:21:35.842-08:002013-03-05T09:21:35.842-08:00Adam, it seems to me that Blake was pointing out a...Adam, it seems to me that Blake was pointing out a trend that is taking place in many (not all, or even a majority) of wineries, not an assessment of what is physiologically happening in the vineyard. <br /><br />I bet if Blake said the earth was round, you'd remind him it's an oval.Mark Andrew Sinnotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158695862865274304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-9192785372353675292013-03-05T07:11:54.902-08:002013-03-05T07:11:54.902-08:00Blake,
You do know that in the 2012 vintage Pinot...Blake,<br /><br />You do know that in the 2012 vintage Pinot Noir sugars at harverst in Sonoma County were higher than in 2011, 2006, and 2002 (and the same as the "big" 2007 vintage). <br /><br />Napa Cab sugars in 2012 were higher than in 2011, 2010 and 2003 (and the same as 2009). <br /><br />There are plenty of other examples as well (just picked two obvious ones). And those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com