Posted on 09/29/2020 3:04:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
“(It’s like the Blessed Sacrament.)” With a link like that to Christianity, we must move the Sacramento Valley to the top of the list of places to rename.
I’m being sarcastic, but the secularists and anti-Christians will be serious.
Unless the grape leaves have the ability to absorb the smoke and then via the vines system of delivering nutrients to the grapes this article is crap science. Those grapes are washed most thoroughly after harvest.
IS Newsom’s winery threatened?
Depends on the taint.
Me? I'm very particular about the taints I smoke.
I was pretty specific in saying the grape crop is the issue. Getting the varietals and quality will be a challenge.
As for those who challenged me on how many woneties zctually gtow their own grapes I can tell you tor years I did a lot of wibe tasting in Napa ans Sonoma and met many winemakers. The number one issue was finding the grapes they needed while deciding how they would craft each wine.
I overstated a bit .. yes the wineries might USE some the grapes you see but those vinyards are too small to be the source for mist of their wines.
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