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International Varieties: Are They Intended to Reflect their Origin or are They Made to Please?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

In my last post, I highlighted an ‘international’ grape variety, grown in Spain, made in Spain, but not allowed to say which region it’s from because the local Denominacion de Origen (DO) doesn’t recognize Viognier as part of its ‘terroir’. Whether this is fair or not is a difficult question – just what does a grape have to […] Continue Reading →