SC - Contacts in Tucson

[Sharon R. Saroff]

Recently Ras mentioned a message he had written in the past that mentioned
various wine varieties that were thought to be period. He mentioned that
this message might be in my Florilegium. Unfortunately, this is not the
case, although it should be there in the next update.

I have pasted a copy of his original message below.

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net

> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:11:24 EST
> From: LrdRas at aol.com
> Subject: SC - Period wine-French
> 
> The following French vineyards have produced wine since the Middle Ages with a
> few dating from 279 C.E. using the grape varieties still grown in and used
> today.
> 
> Clos de Beze
> Corton-Charlemagne
> Le Romanee
> Clos de Vougeot
> Merseult
> Montrachet
> 
> These vineyards were controlled by the Church in the Middle Ages.  The wine of
> these vineyards was much sought after by medieval gourmets as they are in the
> current middle ages.  The wines of these houses were called 'wines of
> Auxerre,' then later 'wines of Baeume' and finally in the 1400s the 'wines of
> Burgundy' by which name they are still referred to.
> 
> French grape varieties grown in the Middle Ages included Granache, Cabernet
> Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot along with Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc,
> Chardonnay and Gamay.  The last four being some of the most ancient
> varieties.
> 
> For more authenticity, and if you can afford them, you might try wines from
> Le Romanee-Conti or Le Mussigny.  These two vineyards are among a handful that
> still grow there vines on native stock instead of getting their grapes off
> from vines that have been grafted onto phylloxera resistant American root
> stock.  I would remind you that, contrary to popular opinion, the stock in no
> way has any affect whatsoever on the vines that are grafted onto them other
> than providing protection from phylloxera.  Taste, flavor or the resulting
> wine is the same as those vines growing on native stock.
> 
> Ras
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