Those who mourn 'the good old days' of less ripe, less alcoholic, ageworthy California Cabernet Sauvignons can take comfort that Paul Draper at Ridge Vineyards isn’t the only one making wines the old-fashioned way.
Cathy Corison, whose winemaking resume includes Freemark Abbey, Chappellet, Staglin, York Creek and Long Meadow Ranch, founded her Corison brand in 1987. Since then, she has stayed true to her belief that vines are not 'sugar machines', that grapes should be picked at the moment when their green character disappears and before the flavours head toward prunes, that an herbal note adds complexity, that oak aging...