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Peter Bell probably was the most influential winemaker in all the Finger Lakes.

Certainly responsible in a large part, for the collaborative efforts seen among the wineries!

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I agree 100 percent!

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Are "angular" and "austere" used as synonyms in ths context or do theyt have different meaning here? Also - what are the msot fundamental flavor profiel diffrences between the oaked and unoaked? Does one literally taste oaky flavor notes in the former and none in the latter or is it more complex and subtle than that?

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My father and I were driving around France to do some genealogical work and we stopped at a small stone barn where a local winemaker had a placard out selling some of his petite-Chablis. We fought through the language barrier and that is where I found I really did like Chardonnay. That was some of the best wine I have ever had. The Chablis region knows its stuff.

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