Do Struggling Vines Actually Make Better Wine?

Most wine gets talked about in the cellar. Dylan Grigg works a season or two earlier than that — out in the vineyard, reading vines — and he's the one a lot of winemakers quietly call when theirs aren't behaving. We sat him down for an hour (after an hour of talking before we hit record) to get at the stuff that decides a wine long before anyone picks up a glass. Why this year's crop was effectively locked in seasons ago, before the grapes even existed. Whether a vine that's "struggling" is doing you any favours at all, or whether that's just a story we've all told ourselves since uni. And what he reads off a vineyard in the first few seconds of walking in — which isn't what you'd expect, and isn't on a vine at all. It goes deep — buds, balance, the timing tricks that bend a vine to your will — but the throughline is simple: the grape is mostly decided before the winemaker gets near it. Also in here: why Australian sun cooks everything it touches, abandoned mountain vineyards in Spain, and the unexpected thing this country actually exports to the wine world. Pour something you can sip slowly. This one rewards attention. 🍷 Subscribe for the wine conversations that usually happen off-camera. #wine #viticulture #vineyard #winemaking #grapegrowing #dylangrigg #australianwine #adelaidehills #bottleshock #winegeek #winelover #terroir Learn More About Us: https://bottleshock.tv/ We're Thirsty! Buy Us A Glass Of Wine!: https://ko-fi.com/wineforthepeople We're Thirsty! Buy Us A Glass Of Wine!: https://buymeacoffee.com/wineforthepe... WHAT WINE GLASSES DO WE USE? 🍷 Our FAVORITE Tasting Glass: https://geni.us/rYhO4 🍷 The ULTIMATE Blind Tasting Glass: https://geni.us/AEiBRj 🍷 The CHAMPAGNE Glass: https://geni.us/bO3uH4 🍷 The RIESLING Glass: https://geni.us/Y6ic 🍷 The SAUVIGNON BLANC Glass: https://geni.us/bSQ5S 🍷 The DECANTER In The Background: https://geni.us/srA2IL Hit That Subscribe & Thumbs Up Button! 👍 JOIN THE GROWING WINE COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:   / discord   Want To Send In Some Wine For Review? (Our Address) : 24 Victoria St, Gumeracha SA 5233 Instagram: @bottleshocktv   / bottleshocktv