Is it white rock, limestone? That's 'graves' (gravel), the secret of the Medoc.
The sun reflects upwards off the white stones and ripens the grapes more
evenly. In vinyards like Margaux and Latour, the surface is covered with it.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 07/10/2010, at 1:26 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> The soils I've seen producing grapes in the States
> look very rich in organics whereas the soil at Salinas looks pretty harsh
> like crushed rock. Do they grow special supervines?
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