VINTAGE
" The importance of vintage, however, is
both varied and disputed."
In wine produced on the
colder limits of wine production, vintage is often very important, because some
seasons will be much warmer and produce riper
grapes and better wine. On the other hand, a poor growing season can
lead to grapes low in sugar, which lowers the quality of the resulting wine.
In many wine regions, especially
in the New
World, growing seasons are much more uniform. In dry regions, the
systematic and controlled use of irrigationalso
contributes to uniform vintages. However, such wines are regularly labeled by
vintage because of consumer demand.
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