‘There is almost nothing left of the concept of controlled appellation, unfortunately’. See La revue du Vin de France, 5 August 2019. Two major points in his argument: chemicals are killing the vines and the rule is not to do anything in the cellar.
Science is leading the world of wine with this project. Taste engineering might be the future for mass consumers, but I cannot believe that it will erase the more traditional and terroir led wine production.
A curious connection that seems to trigger some interests in the USA. For more information http://wine-weed.com/nc/symposium.php
What is a aesthetically pleasing photography of a vineyard today? How have aesthetic conceptions changed over the last decades?
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Wine Museums and Wine cultural centres have become an important part of French diplomacy and French reassessment of its place in the world. The Cite du Vin is an example of this new form of oenotourism and these wine cultural initiatives go hand in hand with the debate surrounding French …
Wine and Integrity ? Very interesting to think about technological versus artisanal wines and how integrity could be defined in wines.
Forbidden plants are a very interesting area of research for anthropologists as they tell us a lot about place, modes of governance and human/non human relations. https://www.vitis-prohibita.com/english?fbclid=IwAR2GtDHqN9zsLSbKplfDLmq0ahg8VkMN3LV_XAa08FK-kw0HA7YkIzb7KxQ
Engagement towards the sensoriel world of wine is not as common as we think in the wine growing community. It requires specific skills and a critical distance.
