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JonBonne: Alt-Calif Wines

by TomHill » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:39 pm

Interesting article, as linked by WineTerroirist, by JonBonne in Punch:
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on Alt-Calif wines, made by alt-winemakers from alt-varieties.
It is, of course, writing like this that made Jon the favorite punching boy for mainstream wine writers and got him fired as wine columnist for the SFChron and run out of town in disgrace.
Not a read, though, for folks who cannot escape the Cab/Chard/Pinot paradigm of Calif wine.
Lot of familiar names and familiar varieties there for nut-cases like myself. A couple of serious omissions that Jon missed. In discussing Charbono, he overlooked the Benadants/ArbeGarbe Charbono, which may just be Calif's best Charbono. And absolutely no mention of BryanHarrington and his obsession for obscure varieties which has driven him over the edge. Nor any mention of the headlong rush to plant Vranac all over Calif.
Anyway, an interesting read, at least for me.
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Re: JonBonne: Alt-Calif Wines

by Peter May » Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:06 am

He's quite excited by how long ago some of these obscure (to California) varieties were planted.

There's another obscure variety, planted long before any that he mentions that could do with some TLC -- Mission....
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Re: JonBonne: Alt-Calif Wines

by David M. Bueker » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:42 am

He mostly excited about writing about his favorite wineries...again...and again...and again...
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Yup....

by TomHill » Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:11 am

Peter May wrote:He's quite excited by how long ago some of these obscure (to California) varieties were planted.
There's another obscure variety, planted long before any that he mentions that could do with some TLC -- Mission....


Yup, Peter...agree. Just got in the BryanHarrington Mission '17. A red made by carbonic maceration.
Can hardly wait to try it.
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Re: JonBonne: Alt-Calif Wines

by David M. Bueker » Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:41 pm

Mmm, second rate grape with second rate winemaking technique. World class wine for sure!

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Re: JonBonne: Alt-Calif Wines

by Peter May » Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:58 pm

I enjoyed well made red Mission, and the vines were ancient...
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Well..

by TomHill » Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:59 pm

David M. Bueker wrote:Mmm, second rate grape with second rate winemaking technique. World class wine for sure!

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Well, David...I don’t always want to drink something “world class “. Sometimes I just want to drink something tastes good.
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Re: Well..

by Brian K Miller » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:50 pm

TomHill wrote:Well, David...I don’t always want to drink something “world class “. Sometimes I just want to drink something tastes good.
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Or sometimes something...different.

I like 'rustic" wines, myself. The Saperavi last night, for example, was hardly "world class" in any way. Yet it was interesting, the story behind the wine is intriguing.
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