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Vineyard Vines
Seemingly obvious, the most important aspect of a vineyard is the
quality of vineyard vine selection they have chosen. Without the
proper vines in a vineyardˇ¦s fields, there would be no quality
grapes from which to make the wine from and without wine the
vineyard would simply cease to exist. Since so much of a wineryˇ¦s
profitability rides on such a falsely simple choice as which
vineyard vine to choose to make their wines from, it has become both
an art and science for those looking for the perfect grapes to make
the most perfect wine.
Due to the fact that everyone has their own tastes and preferences
for different varieties of wine, there are thousands of different
options when it comes to deciding on the proper vineyard vine for
any particular winery. Most wine, however, is used from one of the
different European varieties of vines. The grapes from these
European vineyard vine selections make such wines as the classic
Pinot Noir, Merlot and Chardonnay, among others. For wineries
wishing to make these wines, the grapes from a vine must be all of
the same type, coming together to make a varietal wine. The blended
wine, in opposition to this, can be made from a large variety of
different grapes from the variety of vineyard vines around a
wineryˇ¦s fields. Many of the popular blended wine categories include
those from southern France and various parts of Italy.
Thanks to the advancements scientists have made in genetic
manipulation over the past several years; wines can now be made not
only from stock grapes from a vineyard vine but from hybrid grapes
as well. These hybrid grapes arise when two different species of
grapes are combined to make a totally new species of grape, and
concurrently a new vineyard. Although these hybrids are sometimes
prohibited in historical wine regions, they are commonly used in
many of the cool-climate winery areas throughout North America.
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