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Feature Article
Altitude and latitude are just some of the factors that determine where grapes grow best.
The Coolness Factor:
Rethinking Where Varietals Grow Best
When cool climate grapes grow in a warm climate area and produce spectacular wine ostensibly atypical of that area, the question arises: “So just what defines a so-called cool climate?” Dan Berger runs hot and cold on the answer.
by
Dan Berger
August 7, 2008
scheduled breakfast meeting in August 1986 with wine makers in Washington’s Columbia Valley created a fascinating awakening for me. Over the last few years, that moment has come back to me in three dimensions, and from this I think I understand an aspect of terroir that was missing until now.
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