Grapes thrive on harsh ground and growers are paying more attention to the character soils add to their bottles
Photograph: Jason Knott/AlamyPhotograph: Jason Knott/Alamyhere grapevines are planted often reveals a sadistic streak. As a rule growers want them to “suffer” a little and work for a living. Call it tough love: there’s no use spoiling vines with an easy life on fertile soils. When the plants are forced to dig deep for their nutrients and water it makes them stronger, focusing their energies on what really matters, the grapes, rather than sending out billowing canopies of leaves.
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