During the 19th century
July 9th, 2011
During the 19th century, Gold Rush period, many of the settlers planted grapes together with their other food crops. Once the European settlers made California home, they took the help of the settlers to graft the grapevines. Thus emerged a stronger growth and bond between them, profiting the trade. With the onset of prohibition, winemaking for a profit ceased, with the exception of those who made sacramental wines with wine aerator only. One of the main advantages of being in the California winemaking industry is the accessibility of modern technology that aids the growth of fine grapes. Reverse osmosis and spinning cone columns have taken the place of straining the grape juice through cheesecloth, to get rid of all the impurities. Many aficionados have been arguing about modern technology causing the ruin of the terroir of traditional wines. Terroir in French means taste of the earth and it basically means that when anyone sips wine with wine aerators for the first time, they should be able to taste and be come a part of the local culture and history of the wine that is blended into a single flavor. Experts claim that technology drains the distinctiveness out of wine and replaces it with a near sterile flavor, resulting in little or no memories of the experience at all. Technology has certainly created a market for inexpensive, flavored wines with wine aerator. European wines are uncommon, since they focus on a few wine varieties and not on mass production. However, the wines produced are of superior quality and are expensive. The wine industry is indeed flourishing.
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