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by Anna Maria Giambanco DiPietro
sk any wine aficionado where wine grapes typically grow and they!ll resoundingly share:" #30 – 50° latitude, north and south of the equator.”
Within these areas, certain varieties have historically thrived in very particular regions. Take, for example, Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara County and Oregon’s Willamette AVA, Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa, and Riesling in New York’s Finger Lakes and Michigan. Vincent Anter, certi ed sommelier and founder of V is for Vino, shares: "Cool climate vs. warm climate really is one of the most telling attributes of what a wine will taste like; even more than the grape used. The same exact grape grown in di erent climates can produce wildly di erent wines. Do you like your wines lean, crisp, lower in alcohol, and higher in acid? Or rich, ripe, and robust, with more pronounced fruit notes? All of this is determined not by the grape, but by the climate. ”
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