I have always believed appellation made a difference and I was pretty sure about this, however my friend kept on saying there are so many examples out there confirming his theories. He said appellation counted a lot in the past and now technology has reduced the quality gap among wineries and areas. He also added what were considered as mediocre appellations in the past are now believed to make good wines and this is because of technology.

I do believe appellation makes a difference, although I must also admit my friend is not wrong. If you take a look at a modern winery you can see they have all sort of machineries, machines are always present in each stage of wine making, from harvesting to bottling. This must play a role in the scene. What do you think?

Like I said, technology has helped a lot the wine making process and it surely plays an important role in the scene. However I think there is more in wine and the area and appellation just make it more interesting, exciting and fun.

Although technology helped a lot the the development and the improvement of wine making, I agree with miclan when he says there is more in wines than technology. It certainly plays a role but alone cannot make a quality wine in case other important factors are missing. Area does count a lot and it should be considered as one of the many important factors is wine making.

Like I said, technology is very important but I do not think it is the only important factor. I understand wine technology has allowed to minimize the gap between great wineries and humble wineries, anyway there must also be more in a wine, including the area, grapes and human intervention. If technology would be the only important factor, I think we could make a wholly machine operated wine without any other help.