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[Thomas]

The significance of cool climate? Hmmmm. This is an age-old debate.

My view is that cool climate winemaking offers the most interesting (often, the most delicate and refined) kind of wine. The reason: the winemaker is working with less intensity (ripeness) and more subtlety and nuance. Also, balancing normally high acids in cool climates with lower sugars is a true skill, and that is where knowing the nuances and various fruit structures of grape varieties comes into play.

As for food--it is arguably to the cool climates we should turn for the more food-friendly nectar...