That tantalizing idea is a recurrent theme of David Howell's presentation about the geology and wines of the Napa Valley, California.
Geology plays an important role in controlling the quality and nuances of California's wine.
The three S's-soil, slope, and sun, helps us understand the principal factors that control wine quality. How the vintner manipulates these controls determines the specific attributes of each bottle of wine. Thus, wine is art, crafted as much by human skill, experience, instinct, and intuition as by science. About the Speaker David G. Howell Received B.A. from Colgate University and a Ph.D. from Univ. California, Santa Barbara.