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Isaac wrote:I was confused by one thing in that report. Why pull out 12% of the vineyards? Why not reduce the yield by that amount instead, and thereby make better wine?
Isaac wrote:IIRC, it was the government suggesting ripping out 12% of the vines, and the farmers were resisting.
AlexR wrote:There is a curve to relating yield to quality.
Reducing yield does not automatically mean increasing quality, even if the wine is made by the best winemaker in the world.
That is just too simplistic an analysis.
French wine is fragmented and difficult to understand.
It is also the best in the world.
Best regards,
Alex R.
Randy R wrote:Is there by any chance a general and almost pan regional tendancy towards sweeter beverages at the moment? Those of you reading here may deny this or be in denial about it, but I'd say that the youth of all nations that consume alcoholic drinks want sweeter. So can we hope that this trend is in a pendulum swing and that like disco, the pendulum will swing back to "Barnyard & Co." some day? If you feel more comfortable, substitute "buttery" or "oak" or "fruit forward" for sweetness, I would put forth the argument that the result is the same.
AlexR wrote:David,
On what basis do you base your assertion?
I believe we are in the realm of urban myths here...
While *enormous overproduction* clearly produces thin wines, it is logical, but flawed reasoning, to assume that very low yields make tremendous wine.
Best regards,
Alex R.
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Victorwine wrote:I think Oz Clarke in his Encyclopedia of Grapes wrote a nice piece on “Yields”.
The trick is to get optimum yield and optimum ripeness of the fruit for a particular vineyard site. This of course will be dependent upon the site, variety, and vintage. Reducing your yields too low or harshly and there will not be the increase in quality to justify the reduction in quantity. Increase your yields too high or generously and eventually quality will fall faster than quantity rises as the wine becomes increasingly dilute.
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