Mark Lipton wrote:
> Dana H. Myers wrote:
>
> >> I do know that memories lie, vintages vary and producers have their own
> >> styles; but I wonder if there has been a movement to the current style
> >> as alluded to in this article ("how will we ... meet the market's
> >> desire") over the past decade in Oregon PN. Any comments would be
> >> appreciated!
> >
> > I think it's probably due to Parkerization...
>
> And global warming.
>
> Mark Lipton
> (posting from the West Coast of the 22nd Century)

So do I understand that the "typical" style is shifting in Oregon, even
in WV?

If it is, how much of it is warming and how much of it is consumer
tastes, I wonder?

A similar assertion is typically made to explain the growth of red wine
production in Germany. I remember chatting with a Hochheim am Main
winegrower who had started making some Spaetburgunder in the 90's. He
said that while a warmer climate made making passable red wines
possible/ easier in Rheingau (and his 2003 was really not bad at all),
but the reason why red wines were being made was consumer demand. And
this did make sense to me.

Cheers