{"id":1542,"date":"2013-04-03T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2013-04-12T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T16:14:03","slug":"its-about-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/its-about-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s about time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1633\" alt=\"Red Wine Poured Into Glass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wineoriginal-241x300.jpg\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wineoriginal-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wineoriginal-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wineoriginal.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/> It\u2019s about time that New World wineries caught up with consumers\u2019 tastes.\u00a0 What do I mean by that?\u00a0 Several things!\u00a0 First, more and more wineries in Australia, California, and elsewhere now make proprietary wines, which means wineries are no longer exclusively beholden to varietal bottling (whereby 75%-100% of a given wine comes from a single grape variety), and are making outstanding wines from blends of grapes.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong.\u00a0 I am not opposed to varietal bottling.\u00a0 On the contrary, many great varietal wines abound as the wealth of outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Syrah, Zinfandel, and other varietal offerings will attest.\u00a0 My point is that varietal bottling isn\u2019t the be all and end all, or the only way to make great wine.\u00a0 Using two or more great varieties in varying proportions often increases the complexity and drinking pleasure of a wine.\u00a0 Why limit our pleasure to one primary grape?\u00a0 So many excellent <i>meritage<\/i> selections and proprietary wines (typically blends with such given names as Sassolino, The Berry Box, or Honey Pot) now abound.\u00a0 It\u2019s a new day and a new year for wine.\u00a0 Besides, Bordeaux, Chianti, Rioja and other great wines region have been blending grapes for millennia.\u00a0 A varietal name on a bottle is no guarantee of quality.\u00a0 Conversely, many blends and proprietary wines constitute some of the most exciting wines being made in America today at all price points, so don\u2019t be afraid to discover these treasures.<\/p>\n<p>Don<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s about time that New World wineries caught up with consumers\u2019 tastes.\u00a0 What do I mean by that?\u00a0 Several things!\u00a0 First, more and more wineries in Australia, California, and elsewhere now make proprietary wines, which means wineries are no longer exclusively beholden to varietal bottling (whereby 75%-100% of a given wine comes from a single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>It\u2019s about time! 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