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When I was working at Belvedere Winery in the 1990s, Richard Mansfield was hired to be the winemaker for Bradford Mountain Winery . As colleagues go, I adored Richard; because, besides educating me, he could really make me laugh. One instance was when we both traveled to Oregon to participate in a road show for our wholesaler.
There’s something of a cottage industry that has emerged in trashing the reputation of wine experts. Richard Quandt of Princeton wrote an hilarious essay entitled “ On Wine Bullshit .” Bob Hodgson had his two devastating papers about wine competitions .
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On Thursaday night, I attended the Decanter Man of the Year dinner held in honour of this year’s recipient, Paul Symington. Right from the outset, when Paul was rung with the news of the award in December, he maintained that this is a family award. Paul heads up the family business: they are the leading shipper of Port, including brands such as Graham’s, Dow’s, Warre’s, and most recently Cockburn’s. His initial reaction, he says, was ‘I think they’ve made the most appalling mistake.’ But aside from these humble misgivings, he was delighted that this is the first time the award has been given to Portugal, and the Douro. ‘To grow up in the Douro as a child is a great privilege,’ he says.
So far, I've interviewed more 'veteran' American winemakers in this series, but I started to think, a new winemaker from a new region. That could be interesting. Recently I wrote up my experience with a bottle from San Diego, Los Pilares and thought his experience could be enlightening, a new winemaker and a yet to be discovered terroir. In reading over Michael's responses I saw why I resonated with that Los Pilares wine. In 1994 when Michael returned from France, he realized the wines of California had changed.
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Mr Fujimoto, showing a fermenter Fushimi , Kyoto Prefecture (Japan) There are several distinct sake regions in Japan, and Kyoto is one of them. Most of the wineries of the area are located in the Fushimi sector, and actually Fushimi is said to produce some of the best sake of Japan thanks to a long tradition and excellent water quality. On the small surface of 2 square kilometers around here, there are 25 sake breweries (there were 41 breweries 40 years ago), and this southern district of Kyoto has made the whole region shine in the eyes of sake lovers.
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