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PasoRoblesPress: Amphora Vinification in Paso

by TomHill » Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:25 pm

Interesting article by MiraHoneycutt on the embracing of Amphora vinifications in Paso:
https://pasoroblespress.com/lifestyle/paso-winemakers-embrace-the-art-of-amphora-vinification/.

In the article, we find that amphora ferments allows the wine to display its terroir better than ferments in other vessels.
Hmmmm.....that sounds like a refrain I've heard before somewhere!!

These amphora are apparently Italian-made. Elisabetta Foradori uses clay vessels from Jose Padilla, a Spanish guy that many regard
as the Stradivarius of clay vessels. I don't know of any of them in use in Calif, though.

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Re: PasoRoblesPress: Amphora Vinification in Paso

by David M. Bueker » Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:46 pm

16% alcohol Zin in amphora is still 16% alcohol Zin.
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