68 WINES&VINES April 2016
GRAPEGROWING
Terroir and Other
Myths of Winegrowing
An excerpt from the new book by Dr. Mark A. Matthews questions
the popularly accepted link between high yield and low quality
Editor's note: Terroir and Other
Myths of Winegrowing explores
popular winegrowing concepts
including yield, berry size, vine
balance, a critical ripening period,
and terroir. The book is currently
available from the University of
California Press (ucpress.edu).
The following excerpt from Terroir
and Other Myths of Winegrowing
explores popular concepts related
to wine quality and crop yield.
