tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post2498770277622575635..comments2024-03-20T14:47:34.192-07:00Comments on Reading the Washington Landscape: Geology Inspired Wine - Its all in the DirtDan McShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-35487305349973991282010-08-17T09:06:46.476-07:002010-08-17T09:06:46.476-07:00I have been learning a bit about stressing of vine...I have been learning a bit about stressing of vines especially in areas underlain by permeable soils. Thanks for the information, I'll have to look for that next time I am in the Willamette. In the case of the Willamette Valley the general elevation of the flood is 400 feet and most of the Willamette flood deposits are on the silty size with an occasional ice rafted eratic. I have really appreciated the work Scott Burns has done on the lower Columbia.Dan McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-33724693920320664642010-08-16T18:47:12.722-07:002010-08-16T18:47:12.722-07:00In the Willamette Valley a lot of vineyards are ju...In the Willamette Valley a lot of vineyards are just above the flood deposits in order to easier "stress" the wines. Scott Burns (Portland State University) does a lot of research on this.Blue Sunflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129157682247042945noreply@blogger.com