Frog's Leap's John Williams calls for a retreat from frooty blockbusters in California's wines in this article from Harper’s UK. I'm for it! Who's in?
http://www.harpers.co.uk/people/john-wi ... 24.article
Key quote from John Williams: “As long as ‘quality’ continues to be defined by the Parker-style, not only in Napa but around the world, there will be increasing pressure to achieve super-maturity to achieve big alcohol, big flavour and a highly processed style that gets the big points. These very high Brix levels in wines are only achieved with the use of irrigation. When the wine world turns back to classical styles - balance, restraint and respect for terroir - we will be here to help show our neighbours how to farm in the traditional way that made the wines that originally established the reputation of Napa’s wines.”