Just thoroughly enjoyed this hilarious post about the more colorful personalities in the winemaking world. Who knew that there's a wine-maker fermenting wine in clay amphorae buried in the ground? Or that an Italian prince spent his whole life teaching himself to make wine, but refused to sell a single bottle while he was alive? Lots of curious oddities here.
Alder ends up by pondering whether there's a connection between the eccentric personalities attracted to the winemaking craft. Is the insanity inherent, or does the monk-like life of a winery tend to bring out the crackpot in people?
I suspect that the answer may be pointed to in the work of another eccentric (though a brilliant one!), Clifford A. Pickover's book Strange Brains and Geniuses. Within its pages, the lives of many eccentric legends are explored, examining those who danced at the edge of the boundary separating brilliant from balmy.
Yes, maybe being smart makes you nuts. In this world, anyway.
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