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Vintage
The old wine seller maxim goes: “The best vintage is the one you have to sell.”
Grapes are an agricultural product—the world’s most planted fruit crop. As every farmer and backyard gardener knows, weather affects quality.
Rain just before harvest can bloat grapes, diluting flavor. Hot years lower acidity, potentially facilitating flabby wines. Cool years encourage acidity, potentially shaping sharp, harsh libations.
Some years everything is right. Not too hot. Not too cool. Right-time rain. Wonderful harvest weather, perfect grapes, epic wines.
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