Comments on: As Pure as It Gets http://rieslingrules.com/the_book Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Spangenberg http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/vineyards-and-winemaking/kpw-as-pure-as-it-gets/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Lisa Spangenberg Mon, 25 May 2009 01:22:54 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=86#comment-596 Riesling Rules says: <i>The variety also does not favor malolactic fermentation, which has the lovely floral characteristics that make Riesling the special grape that it is.</i> As written, this sentence does not make sense. Malolactic fermentation doesn't have "floral characteristics," Riesling does; but that's not what the sentence says. I think something got lost in over-zealous editing. Riesling Rules says:
The variety also does not favor malolactic fermentation, which has the lovely floral characteristics that make Riesling the special grape that it is.

As written, this sentence does not make sense. Malolactic fermentation doesn’t have “floral characteristics,” Riesling does; but that’s not what the sentence says. I think something got lost in over-zealous editing.

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