This episode is the first of many we’ve titled ‘Vineyard Management-Vintage 2024’ and will be followed with other episodes throughout the growing season. Today we are joined with two Vineyard Managers : Jason Ray of Napa Select Viticultural Services and owns Strala Vineyards as well as AJ Filipelli of Vino Farms and Inizi Wines. Nile Zacherle hosts as we discuss a number of early season approaches in viticulture regarding pest management, cover crops, sheeping, and the potentially challenging grape market as supply and demand shifts.
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This episode is a round table with Bayard Fox, who sells Orion French oak barrels and is a part owner as well as a winemaker under his own label Renard ; Rebecka Wineburg the winemaker for Quintessa as well as her own wines Post and Vine, Michael Terrien Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist whos makes his own wines under Terrien as well a wild Blue Berry wine and other consulting wine projects to boot; and Nile Zacherle hosts this episode and works for David Arthur Vineyards where he directs winemaking and viticulture. We do a deep dive into what these vintners think about their barrel programs and perhaps more about what they think in general. Prepare to laugh, learn and hopefully pick something up of interest!
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This episode is a fun round table with three pioneers (Mel Knox, Phil Burton and Alan Poisson) that were there at the beginning of when French oak wine barrels began landing on the docks of the US. They help sell, repair, build as well as innovate what became a billon dollar industry as well as a critical supply line to the burgeoning wine business. American oak barrels went from shaved Bourbon barrels to French style coopered via Nadalie and others which offered a new approach not seen before in winemaking. We begin with their stories and then attempt to detail the events that happened from the 60s through the early 90s. We hope to dip back into this history with episodes to come as many people are a part of this history.
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This episode is a round table discussion with host Nile Zacherle, Steve Matthiasson and Graeme MacDonald on Organic winegrowing, viticultural techniques, vintage perspectives on 2023 grape harvest as well as their thoughtful philosophies on these topics. Get ready to get into the dirt and hear what makes their wines sing.
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