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JANUARY NEWS produce fine wine, but when the weather is just right during the growing season, these sites produce exceptional wine, and those vintage differences have nothing to do with the soil.��� He also listed characteristics associated with wines grown in each of three major types of growing climates: cool climates, intermediate to warm climates, and warm to hot climates. He said, ���Grapes grown in these three types of climates each produce common wine characteristics within each climate category.��� Jones advocated for better spatial climate data worldwide, which would be useful for all scientists and human activity, useful for making decisions in agriculture and development, and useful for long-term planning for climate change. The human element Geologist Alex Maltman and climatologist Greg Jones discussed science and wine terroir at the Terroir 2012 conference in Davis, Calif. then plant grapevines in each soil type with all vines in a greenhouse with the same growing conditions. ���Having all vines growing in the same environment, we could then make wines and see if there are differences specifically due to different soil types,��� he said. Climate effects winesandvines.com Learn more: Search keywords Dr. Greg Jones, professor and research cli���terroir conference.��� matologist in the Department of Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University, said grape variety is the most important factor of terroir, followed by climate, then landscapehalfpghorz.pdf 1 observed, ���Some vineyards consistently and soil. Jones 10/12/11 2:17 PM Napa Valley winemaker Andy Erickson, a consulting winemaker and co-owner of Favia Wines, took a more philosophical approach, saying, ���Terroir is a cultural term, not a scientific term. It���s something we can debate. It���s an idea and a concept, not something to be proved or disproved.��� He acknowledged that terroir involves geography, geology, climate and people. He focused on the people aspect of terroir. ���My job as a winemaker is to maximize terroir,��� he said. He listed the human factors and practices he feels are important to maximize terroir: variety choice, clone and rootstock; organic farming (better expresses site with lower inputs); water management; canopy management; crop load; harvest date/parameters; inoculate with yeast or allow native yeast fermentation, and clean winery practices. Erickson observed, ���As a purist, I like to use native yeast for fermentation. I think it allows the wine to better express the fruit from the vineyard.��� ���Jon Tourney Variety and Consistency. Two very important reasons to create Barrel Profiling. We understand a winemaker���s inherent need for a wide variety of barrels that provide consistent results. Over the years we have spent time listening to our customers and partnering with them to provide the barrels they want to produce award winning wines. C M Y CM MY OF BARREL PROFILING CY CMY Quite simply, Barrel Profiling was developed to bring you the variety and consistency your wines deserve. This state-of-the-art technology ensures advanced control over the toasting of every single barrel we make. By combining this technology with oak meticulously sourced from our own mills, we produce a barrel that you can depend on time and time again. To learn more about THE INSIDE STORY, visit www.worldcooperage.com. K 707.255.5900 PRESENTED BY COOPERAGES 1912 NAPA facebook.com/worldcooperage SEE US AT UNIFIED, BOOTHS #924 & #930 Win es & Vin es JA N UA RY 20 13 25