I have been thinking a lot about trust when it comes to winemaking. Even in light of everything we've learned since 1857 when Louis Pasteur proposed that yeasts provide the mechanism for fermentation, the process of turning grapes into wine can still feel like alchemy. It is possible now, of course, to rely strictly on industrial agriculture and science to make good wine. We have the equipment and knowledge required to produce consistently sound, clean expressions, even in di