concept of terroir

[Scoop]

Macro-climate is, of course, a given, with any and all wines. But when speaking of terroir, I like to focus more on micro, because it reflects more precisely what's going on in the vineyard or parcel, which is more directly related to the wine in the bottle. But as mentioned, "close" is as probably as good as we can get to "defining" this elusive (but compelling)concept.

I'm not in Red Hook yet -- going up tomorrow evening, where the dining room renovation will hopefully be complete, and ready for finish painting over the holidays!

Merry Winter Solstice,

Scoop