Did the Abel clone originate in a suitcase-smuggled cutting taken from DRC’s La Tâche monopole? Or does it have an altogether more modest background? Many a folkloric wine tale has melted away under the harsh light of DNA analysis over the years. It was recently the turn of one of New Zealand wine’s most endearing back stories to feel the heat of this method of scientific truth-seeking. Helen Masters, winemaker at Ata Rangi in the Wairarapa…
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