Key Differences Between Clonal Selection and Massale Selection in Wine Vines. When planting or replanting a vineyard, winemakers choose between two primary methods of vine propagation: clonal selection and massale selection. Each has distinct philosophies, advantages, and drawbacks. Aspect Clonal Selection (Clones) Massale Selection Definition...
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Do you know winemakers have a secret weapon?
Clones are the winegrowers’ secret that we seldom hear about. What is a clone? The official definition of a wine grape vine clone from the Wine Enthusiast is, “A grape clone is a genetically identical copy of a specific grapevine cultivar, created through vegetative propagation...
What rhymes with Monterey?
Chardonnay! Truth be told, the Monterey AVA, aka wine region, is vast. Over 40,000 acres of wine grapes grow there, and eight sub-appellations have unique growing conditions. Hundreds of wineries are contained within, and many grape types are used, including Bordeaux varieties such as Cabernet...
Does anyone know how to speak wine?
Have you ever been to a wine tasking where the speaker starts tossing wine terminology around like a truck stop fry-cook slinging corn-beef-hash?
What lies at the foot of the mountains?
You will find Italy’s preeminent wine region at the foothills of the Italian Alps, appropriately called Piedmont, literally pie-d-mont, meaning foot of the mountain. Piedmont borders France and Switzerland and is influenced by both culture and cuisine. Like France’s Burgundy wine region, Piedmont relies on...