Wine Readings
To wrap up this week, I decided to combine two features. My wine book club is starting a new book so I wanted to give my final analysis of A Hedonist in the Cellar and mention a few other things I’ve been reading.
2009 Southern Hemisphere Harvest: The new vintage below the equator holds plenty of promise
While grapes are just starting to bud in North America and Europe, wine is already fermenting south of the equator. Both Australia and South Africa had to deal with deadly wild fires this past year, which could lead to some smoke-tainted grapes. Here is a quick rundown of the major wine regions and the outlook for the 2009 harvest:
