Jennifer Kopp
Jennifer Kopp
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One of the legends or wives tales of grapes is they (vines) thrive on stress. If you deprive them of water they get more out of the soils. There's not as much fruit, but you get more interesting, strong flavors. That's why people go to the hills where the conditions are more demanding.
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It's a mixed blessing. Some people just got a lot of soil and fertility and some people lost it.
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That's not to say we don't have some very high-quality Zinfandel vineyards with colorful histories and unique locations.
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It's a stunning achievement. It's exciting for North Coast growers to see these numbers because they've worked so hard to build this industry.