The Myths of French Wine History

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Tynchtyk Kamchybekov — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 22:10:14 GMT

Great Article. Enjoyed very much reading it. Thanks, Rod.

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Caroline Graves — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:05:18 GMT

Outstanding article. I thoroughly enjoyed the historical perspective.

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Andrew Hurley — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:36:23 GMT

This is a great article that sheds light on many preconceived notions of "certainty" surrounding the wine world. Great to think outside the pre-constructed box and understand the real backstory. Thank you.

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Admin User — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:47:20 GMT

Great article and a good reminder that now, as then, things are always changing in the wine world—one of the reasons why I think the idea of traditional wines made in traditional ways is so captivating. I would add that French AOCs, nowadays assumed to have been constructed to lock in longstanding traditions, were in many ways more aspirational when created in the 1930s. At that time at least 1/3 of the entire French vineyard was planted to hybrids, there was probably more Tressalier than Chardonnay in our beloved Chablis, and so on.

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Ed badgett — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:47:12 GMT

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting facts

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Curtis Wilson — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 01:21:56 GMT

Rod,

Interesting and well written article. Thanks for posting