SOMETIMES OLD is good. Sometimes old is bad. In a vineyard, old vines can become frail and diseased and fail to produce fruit. Then again, they can produce wines of complexity and depth. According ...

“Our old vines are veterans of all weather conditions over many seasons,” says Rasmussen. “Their deep roots, thick trunks, and hardy character make them less susceptible to drought, ...

"Can I ask a stupid question?" Ah, everyone's favorite opening. And as a teacher, I'm supposed to say there are no stupid questions. But I was prepared for one when our friend Will opened with ...

That's why in Canada – the youth of our wine industry notwithstanding – 30 or 35 can justifiably be considered old. "The optimum winemaking life of a vine is between 20 and 40," says Grant ...

Ridge Vineyards embraced the project because “from our inception in 1964, ... Old Vine Zinfandel grows in a vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley appellation of the Sonoma Wine ...

How old are the vines in an old vine zin? In the case of our wine of the week winner -- the Sebastiani, 2006 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel -- the old vines in the mix are 70 years old. And yet when ...

Chateau de Beaucastel’s Vieilles Vignes is the product of 80-year-old vines. Vines in their youth are a little like adolescent children: precocious, prodigious in energy, and prone to growth ...

Old vine Zinfandel grapes in northern California are known for producing some zinteresting wines. Their gnarled, forty-plus-year-old roots, dug deep into the land are full of delicious vineyard ...