Comments on: Authentic Wine: Terroirist Manifesto and DIY Guide http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/07/authentic-wine-terroirist-manifesto-and-diy-guide/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sherman http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/07/authentic-wine-terroirist-manifesto-and-diy-guide/#comment-2828 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:07:13 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=4388#comment-2828 My issue with “natural wine” is that *wine* doesn’t occur naturally. Grape juice may spontaneously ferment without human involvement, but the results aren’t something that most of us would want to pair with a nice dinner. Wine is the result of a long process of human intervention and thus all wine becomes subject to the label of a “product” made via manipulation by the wine maker. We can split hairs about the degree of intervention, who is better or worse about it, artisanal vs. industrial, the types of manipulations used — but in the end, it’s all man-made product.

There are many beautiful things in the world that occur without human presence but “art” is the result of a man-made process. We can discuss ad nauseum the differences between Monet and Elvis on black velvet, but all fill a need and all are the result of someone’s self-expression.

Ultimately, the marketplace (harsh mistress that she can be) makes the ultimate determination, as people vote with their purchases.

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