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The Cellar and the Glass

Stems, oak, a decade-long scandal, and how not to be robbed

Whole cluster · Élevage · Premox · Provenance · 4 chapters · 12 min read

Stems, oak, a decade-long scandal, and how not to be robbed.

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Choices in the Cellar

  1. 01Whole ClusterOn whether to leave the stems on, and why the answer changed.
  2. 02Oak and BâtonnageOn the barrel as a seasoning, and the decade everyone over-seasoned.
  3. 03Premature OxidationOn a decade of great white wine that died young, and nobody knows exactly why.

In the Glass

  1. 04Allocation, Provenance and FraudOn rationing, provenance, a counterfeiter, and the only strategy that works.