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Number of generators that will comprise the first total “hailstone shield” over the entire region of Burgundy, France. The generators, which will be operational by June, seed clouds with tiny particles of silver iodide, destroying the ability of hailstones to form. Over the last several years, hail has demolished as much as 90% of the grape crop in some regions of Burgundy.

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“We have 90 wines by the glass, typically about 30 rieslings. We offer our guests two sips of riesling, one off-dry and one trocken, then walk away. More than 50 percent of the time, they choose the one with more residual sugar, and that’s great! We want to rock people’s worlds. Tell them stories about who is making the wine and where it came from, not screaming about sugar levels.”

**— Paul Grieco, owner of New York’s Terroir restaurant, as quoted in Science Makes a Mockery of Tasting Notes by Kathleen Willcox (Wine Searcher May 3, 2021)**

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