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Pascal Treichler's avatar

Really inspiring! Lovely interview. Thanks!

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Sofie's avatar

Wonderful interview, thank you! Do you know of other winemakers in France or Italy who experience with letting the vines grow on trees?

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Aaron Ayscough's avatar

Not off the top of my head, no. But it often occurs in abandoned vineyards, when trees begin to grow amid the rows.

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Dadaist's avatar

ferretti vini in Emilia Romagna has some trees in their vineyard with vines trained up them.

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Darius Liddell's avatar

Pat Desplats should talk to Mimi Casteel. She is the most devout exponent of "please stop plowing" in US winemaking circles. They are both right. It's not rocket science that annual plowing is terrible for climate change, and by extension, for human life. Yes, you can still plow and make great natural wines. But that doesn't mean it's good for the earth or for our future.

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Bert's avatar

Enlightening. Pat opens new horizons on spartan winemaking !

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Nathan Ratapu's avatar

A real spiritual journey here. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Diversey Wine's avatar

great read. keep it up!

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Emmeli's avatar

This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you!

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Kai's avatar

love the balance of reality and emotion in the foto

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