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Oregon Wineries Come Together To Save Grapes Rejected For Smoke Taint
Grape growers in southern Oregon thought they had already weathered one of the biggest challenges of the 2018 season — the Klondike Fire, which burned over 175,000 acres in July.
But on Sept. 22, they faced even more devastating news: Copper Cane Wines and Provisions, a Calif.-based winery that contracts with numerous growers in the region, canceled grape orders mere days before harvest was supposed to start, citing smoke taint.
"We were shocked," says grower Leon Pyle. "We knew that we had a lot of smoke, but it wasn't worse than the previous year, and the previous year's wine turned out just fine."
[...] Currently, research focuses on guaiacol and 4-methylguaiacol — chemical compounds produced by fires — when assessing taint, but there are no set standards to determine what constitutes acceptable levels.
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Friday March 08 2019, @06:29PM (2 children)
Well there has been studies that show that there is basically no connection between price and taste on high end wines.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 3, Touché) by DannyB on Friday March 08 2019, @07:44PM
Sacrilege! That's like saying a $10,000 ethernet cable from Monster Cable does not provide superior digital audio performance.
Or like saying its okay to have a fine wine with dinner -- walmart's finest box!
Or wine and cheese whiz.
On the subject of fine whines . . .
A real whine connoisseur can tell the difference. A good whine will be loud enough to get attention, but not too loud. The finer whines will elicit just the right reaction of sympathy that is the mark of a great whine. The best whines will not only get what you are whining for, but won't leave any after taste of annoyance. Ideally the person being manipulated will believe it was their own idea with no sense of manipulation.
When trying to solve a problem don't ask who suffers from the problem, ask who profits from the problem.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @12:38PM
I'd be surprised if they found any connection between price and taste on /any/ wine. I live in an area with several wineries, and the $7 bottle local stuff blows a lot of much more expensive bottles out of the water.