tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304945378109682963.post2080974842326749151..comments2023-10-31T07:50:55.973-07:00Comments on The Grumpy Winemaker: VinopediaThe Grumpy Winemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904163526794950194noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304945378109682963.post-50734329019920403812010-08-25T14:36:54.681-07:002010-08-25T14:36:54.681-07:00Dear grumpy winemaker,
I just discovered your pos...Dear grumpy winemaker,<br /><br />I just discovered your posting about our brainfart Vinopedia. As an ignorant European I wanted to thank you for enlightening us with your explanation about the American AVA system. <br />Actually, the AVA system is not so much different from the European systems of appellations. European wineries can also choose to use a broader designation if they want. On our region page about Columbia Valley, we simply did not include the wines that were made in sub-AVA's of the Columbia. We understand that this was extremely confusing for you so we changed it. The fact that the Columbia AVA is a cross-state appellation does not make it easier indeed, but I can assure you we had nothing to do with that decision.<br />On the statistics (red vs. white): We are a web site covering all wine regions around the world. We want to give our visitors a bit of background information in case they have never heard of a region so they can get a feeling for the wines that are produced. What we report are the grape varieties and wine color based on the amount of bottles that are currently on the market. We understand that is different from official reports on harvests but it's impossible for us to hunt down official figures from everywhere around the world every year. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Jasper Hammink<br />http://www.vinopedia.comJasper Hamminkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630760169923013143noreply@blogger.com