Tasting Room: Do Vintages Still Matter?

With Justin Martindale MW
Tuesday May 6 2025

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Summary

Historically, particularly in the great vineyards of Europe, vintage variation has played a crucial role in the quality of the wines. But given these regions are warming, and ripening the crop is getting more reliable in many of these appellations, how important is vintage variation today and does it still matter?

In this video we explore the vintage variation in the appellation of Cornas, through a vertical tasting of one of its best producers; Vincent Paris.



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