Wild yeast is not the secret indispensable answer to making great wine. It’s one of the ways to develop complexity in wines, even if this added complexity is short-lived. The majority of winemakers feel these methods make their craft more interesting and challenging, assuring the use of wild yeast will continue to grow in the production of super premium wines.
There are groups of winemakers who continually look for techniques that will help them improve wine quality. The “indigenous yeast” trend became a buzz word popularized by influential wine critics of wines made with more natural, less interventionist techniques. Native yeast start the fermentation naturally in contrast to the common California, and in recent years European, practice of adding yeast to start the fermentation.
Thousands of miles away from any significant sources of pollution, Alaska´s waters are among the cleanest in the world. A marine habitat is this pure provides a seafood harvest remarkably free of contaminants. Wild Alaska cod is a prime example of the quality fish harvested from a truly pristine environment. These fish are wild-caught after being allowed to mature at their own pace while feeding freely on their natural diet.
The superior flavor and texture of Alaskan seafood is recognized throughout the world. But perhaps not everyone makes the connection between the superiority of the product and the unique environment that nurtured its development. The delightful flavor of wild Alaska cod, as with other Alaskan seafood, is a direct result of feeding on marine organisms which are the natural food supply for that species. Prized all over the world, the texture of wild Alaskan fish is the result of annual migrations in the cold North Pacific.
As soon as spring comes upon us nature begins to deliver her abundance. But when thinking of wild foods most people tend to be reminded of Autumn and the wild fruit and mushroom harvest available then.
This is probably because many people are almost entirely ignorant of wild greens. The wild plants that can be harvested (often in your own back garden) and consumed.