I’m a wine critic and author with 30 years of tasting and fieldwork experience. It was the changing taste of my favourite wines that brought me to climate change, I founded The Wine and Climate Institute in Oxford (www.twacci.org) in 2016, after having published my first book on wine and climate change in 2014. This blog contains extracts from my UN research, my talks, articles and books, and it is all about wine, climate change, freshwater management, the water and earth sciences, coastal and maritime cultures such as the Vikings and the Saami, Northern issues, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and TEK, etc. Basically, all things Water and anything else that interests me. My greatest hope is to be part of the solution.

February 01, 2013

Random notes on US from 1994

February 01, 2013/ Linda Johnson-Bell

Some US wine notes from 1994 … from California and Washington

1992 Riesling, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley, Washington US

Soapy, a distorted varietal character, lacking acidity and vivacity - bland.

1991 Vintners’ Reserve Merlot, Kendall Jackson

Surprisingly well-made: tightly constructed yet supple. Not bad, but still boring- Merlot usually is as a mono-cépage.

1990 Merlot, Columbia Crest, Paterson

Astringent, dominated by alcohol with a hard, dense monolithic structure. No complexity or movement. Dreadful.