Comments on: Vintage Indiana ‘09 http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/blog/vintage-indiana-09/ Foodie journalist Jennifer Litz give you the dish on the world of vittles Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Phil http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/blog/vintage-indiana-09/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Phil Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:34:38 +0000 http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/?p=98#comment-10 Many grapes are tough to grow just right. And some varietals can be so incredibly fickle that even here in California, there are sometimes only a handful of areas where a fraction of grapes will do even moderately well. Pinot Noir, anyone? I credit anyone for making the attempt to grow wine grapes, and make decent wine from them. Be it the climate, soil, temperament of the grape, or just plain bad luck - when it doesn't work, there's not much you can do. But when it does, man is it ever a thing of beauty. Good or bad, I love trying wines from different regions. Glad to hear there were a few that you did like. ;-) Love your blog. Many grapes are tough to grow just right. And some varietals can be so incredibly fickle that even here in California, there are sometimes only a handful of areas where a fraction of grapes will do even moderately well. Pinot Noir, anyone?

I credit anyone for making the attempt to grow wine grapes, and make decent wine from them. Be it the climate, soil, temperament of the grape, or just plain bad luck – when it doesn’t work, there’s not much you can do. But when it does, man is it ever a thing of beauty.

Good or bad, I love trying wines from different regions. Glad to hear there were a few that you did like. ;-)

Love your blog.

]]> By: Jennifer Litz http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/blog/vintage-indiana-09/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jennifer Litz Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:20 +0000 http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/?p=98#comment-7 To focus on the positive, there were some good wines. And some Indiana varietals that have real potential, like foch, chardonnel and chambourcin, which were coaxed to their potential in some wineries' interpretations. And actually, my observation that there wasn't a whole lot worth drinking--well, that could be said about many grapes grown in America outside of California, Oregon, Washington and perhaps Texas. To focus on the positive, there were some good wines. And some Indiana varietals that have real potential, like foch, chardonnel and chambourcin, which were coaxed to their potential in some wineries’ interpretations.

And actually, my observation that there wasn’t a whole lot worth drinking–well, that could be said about many grapes grown in America outside of California, Oregon, Washington and perhaps Texas.

]]> By: Jeanette Merritt http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/blog/vintage-indiana-09/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jeanette Merritt Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:24:54 +0000 http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/?p=98#comment-6 I'm sorry you didn't like the wine. Indiana wines consistently win medals in major wine competitions across the country. In fact, Oliver Winery won a best white wine at a major competition in CA a few years ago for a dry white wine. Our wineries continue to make sweet wine, because as you observed, Indiana palates still demand such. The wineries are welcome to sell cheese, crackes, fruit, etc. It's up to them if they choose to. As for why I don't include regional wineries in Vintage Indiana, because it's an Indiana event. Vintage Indiana is run by myself, an employee of the Indiana Wine Grape Council. We are charged to promote Indiana wineries. There are Vintage Ohio, Virgina, Missouri events...all doing the same thing. I am unsure how the Microbrewers are funded. I hope you will give it another chance next year. Jeanette Merritt Marketing Director Indiana Wine Grape Council Festival Director Vintage Indiana I’m sorry you didn’t like the wine. Indiana wines consistently win medals in major wine competitions across the country. In fact, Oliver Winery won a best white wine at a major competition in CA a few years ago for a dry white wine.

Our wineries continue to make sweet wine, because as you observed, Indiana palates still demand such.

The wineries are welcome to sell cheese, crackes, fruit, etc. It’s up to them if they choose to.

As for why I don’t include regional wineries in Vintage Indiana, because it’s an Indiana event. Vintage Indiana is run by myself, an employee of the Indiana Wine Grape Council. We are charged to promote Indiana wineries. There are Vintage Ohio, Virgina, Missouri events…all doing the same thing. I am unsure how the Microbrewers are funded.

I hope you will give it another chance next year.

Jeanette Merritt
Marketing Director
Indiana Wine Grape Council

Festival Director
Vintage Indiana

]]> By: John http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/blog/vintage-indiana-09/comment-page-1/#comment-5 John Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:45:44 +0000 http://foodbytes.blogs4businesses.com/?p=98#comment-5 Carousel was the best out of the bunch, but Ertel had a really nice Foch. I agree, a little food aka cheese would go a long way. Some of the wineries offered a plate of cheese, read four slices of cheddar, for $10, which was absurd. Carousel was the best out of the bunch, but Ertel had a really nice Foch. I agree, a little food aka cheese would go a long way. Some of the wineries offered a plate of cheese, read four slices of cheddar, for $10, which was absurd.

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