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The craft beverage that crafted the world: Wine

Oldest Evidence of Wine Throughout Civilization
China 7K BC
Georgia 6K BC
(The country not state - think Western Asia meets Eastern Europe)
Iran 5K BC
Greece 4.5K BC
Sicily 4K BC

Of Wine Production...
Armenia 4.1K BC

Yet is was only in 1857 that Louis Pasteur discovers and proves yeast
as the organism/mechanism of fermentation....moral of the story:
making wine to drink is more appealing than making wine to sell
& you don't need to know how it happens to do it.

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How wine colonized the world:

Check out this link that takes you through our world history looking through a lens that highlights the impacts of wine consumption and production.

For West Coast wine production, one must always give credit to the Missionaries that brought the agriculture to the wild west giving birth to the history of California wine as we know it today.

Annual Growing Cycle

Our friends at winefolly.com have done a great job of bringing to both prose and illustration the annual cycle of a grape vine that can be found by clicking here.

What's so special about wine?

Wine grapes are extremely efficient!

"Madonna Method":

Establish Dominance = Self Propagate
Survive = Adaptable to Climate/Soils/Elevation
Reinvent Yourself = Yeast on Skins

Cellar Walk Topics

Did you enjoy our topics in the cellar? Want to geek out a bit more? Go ahead...click away...

Clarification
Lees Management
Fermentation
Dry vs Sweet
Aging
Barrel Variety
Vintage Variation

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Tasting : Trusting Your Palate

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