Julia enjoys the produce of old vines, an increasingly cherished resource in our fast-paced, ephemeral world. Above, Bideona’s Cepa Falsa vineyard in Leza, Rioja Alavesa, a 0.18-ha Tempranillo-dominated field blend planted in 1920.
Much has changed – grown – since Tam wrote about the 2021 online meeting of the non-profit Old Vine Conference (OVC), which is now as much a community as an event, a community of members whose mission is to build ‘a credible wine category for Old Vine wines’.
The most public manifestations of the OVC are an annual conference, the Old Vine Hero awards (registration for...
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