Jamie Goode: Old vines won’t survive on sentiment alone

Jamie Goode argues that old vineyards are at risk of disappearing during the current wine market contraction, not because they're poor quality but because they're unprofitable in the short term. He highlights how Australia's notorious vine pull of the 1980s wiped out exceptional Barossa old-vine plantings, and how Spanish producers like Comando G had to fight to save heritage Garnacha vineyards that fell out of favour during the Parker era. Goode poses a thought-provoking question: should there be laws to protect these special old vineyards as treasures?