Gourmets of Wine > Grape Ripeness, Flavor and the 2005 CA Vintage

[FERMENTATIONS: The Daily Wine Blog] This is a problem for the generation of vintners in California who have been preaching that high sugar levels and physiological maturity go hand in hand, a theory that underpins many vintners decisions to wait until the grapes are ultra ripe before picking and thereby delivering staggering alcohol levels in their wines along with what many understand as prunny flavors.

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