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Do Old Vines Make Better Wine?

Respect your elders! Are old vines better? Find the answer in today's installment of Ask The Expert! Today we're back with ...
When Alder Yarrow heard Jancis Robinson was looking for someone to help create the largest online database of old-vine vineyards in the world, his interest was piqued. A highly respected ...
SOMETIMES OLD is good. Sometimes old is bad. In a vineyard, old vines can become frail and diseased and fail to produce fruit. Then again, they can produce wines of complexity and depth. According to ...
You likely have seen the description “old vine” on a wine label. What exactly does that mean and is it important? “Old vine” does not have a legal meaning, but generally in the wine world an “old vine ...
“Old vine” is a commonly used term in the world of high-end wine. It seems to imply something regal about a wine, a greater sense of depth, concentration or profundity of character. As with most ...
We often hear the term “old vines” in reference to wine, which almost always applies to limited-edition bottlings from a special vineyard or plot. But what exactly do these words mean, and more ...
This past weekend during a black-tie event at the Vinexposium gathering in Paris, France, the prestigious V d’Or wine awards were presented to recognize the top business initiatives in the wine and ...
After years of working in wine sales and marketing, Brigitte Chevalier, owner and winemaker of Domaine de Cébène, and her husband Pierre, relocated to Languedoc in 2006, to “start a new life” making ...
The sight of an old vine is mesmerizing. The thick trunk and gnarly, troll-like shape is nothing like the evenly spaced, perfectly trellised and pruned vines. Old vines are full of history and they ...
The Heritage Vineyard Project was a collaboration between UC Davis and ZAP. Phase one of the Oakville, Napa Valley research vineyard tested grape variability from select superior old vine Zinfandel ...
First, we are aging and statistics tell us seniors are the fastest growing age group in the U.S. That can be interpreted as - more social services are needed to maintain quality of life. We (seniors) ...
The Old Vine Conference — a London-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting the world’s oldest vineyards — is bringing its flagship, annual event to the U.S. for the first time. Titled ...