Interpreting Wine Podcast

We continue the Margaret River Winemaker series today in the company Glenn Goodall of Xanadu (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Glenn Goodall origin Story People at Xanadu Impacts From Temporary Vintage Staff Fruit Sourcing Deep Dive Margaret River Native Trees and Soil Viticulture in Margaret River Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Premiumisation of Australian Wine If you know someone who would...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Margaret River Winemaker Special Series. Across these 4 episodes recorded in February 2023 we'll be exploring the modern Margaret River Winemaker scene in the company of 4 respected producers. Giving you the most up-to-date exploration of the region available in podcast format. Make sure you're subscribed to be alerted when new...

We close out the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of James Hall of Patz & Hall Winery Episode intro James Hall origin Story The Golden Age of California Chardonnay Wine pricing Keys to long-term success Future growth and exploration of new sites Patz & Hall Tasting Room If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/500 If...

We continue the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of Justin Seidenfeld of Rodney Strong Vineyards​ Episode intro Justin Seidenfeld origin Story Rodney Strong deep dive Understanding their consumers Changes in packaging Geographical location in Sonoma County Sustainability deep dive Offsetting climate change  Winemaking Vintage variation Rodney Strong Co-ordinates If you know some...

We continue the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of Kim Stare Wallace of Dry Creek Vineyard Kim Stare Wallace Origin Story Sonoma County Wine Industry Pioneers and Regional Growth Visual tour of Dry Creek Valley Enotourism and Hospitality Attracting Younger Drinkers Sustainable Viticultural Practices Deep Dive Winemaking Philosophy Dry Creek Vineyard Co-ordinates If you know som...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Sonoma County Winemaker Special Series. Across these 4 episodes recorded in January 2023 we'll be exploring the modern Sonoma County Winemaker scene in the company of 4 respected producers. Giving you the most up-to-date exploration of the region available in podcast format. Make sure you're subscribed to be alerted when new epi...

We close out the Leithaberg Series series in the company Robert Krammer of Weingut Esterhazy Episode intro Robert Krammer origin Story Philosophy at Esterhazy Virtual Tour of vineyard sites Climate change effects Main grape varieties Sap pruning Winemaking Outside travels If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/496 If you really enjoy...

We continue the Leithaberg Series series in the company Georg Prieler of Weingut Prieler Episode intro Georg Prieler origin Story Prieler winery transition Responses from the markets Leithaberg virtual tour Geological influences Range of wines they sell Viticulture and relationship with vineyard (00:00:00) Austrian Tasting London 2023  If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Leithaberg Special series. Across these 3 episodes recorded in February 2023 we'll be exploring the modern Leithaberg scene in the company of 3 respected producers. Giving you the most up-to-date exploration of the region available in podcast format. So make sure you're subscribed to be alerted when new episodes go live. We kick...

We close out the series today in the company Steve Matthiasson of Matthiasson Wines 00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:20) Steve Matthiasson origin Story (00:08:30) People at Matthiasson (00:14:20) Vineyard philosophy and viticulture (00:21:22) Viticultural adaptations to climate change (00:30:05) Converting conventional vineyards to organic (00:35:30) Changing flavours of his wines during climate cha...

We continue the series today in the company Ray Signorello  of Signorello Estate 00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Ray Signorello origin Story (00:07:15) People at the Estate (00:11:55) Estate Philosophy (00:15:27) Napa Valley culture (00:20:03) Signorello Estate virtual tour (00:26:03) Production facilities (00:29:00) Trim wine range deep dive (00:36:30) Labeling transparency (00:38:00) Premiere...

We continue the series today in the company Nate Weis of Silver Oak Cellars ​ 00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) People at Silver Oak Cellars (00:02:34) Nate Weis origin Story (00:06:00) Napa Valley culture (00:08:30) Mentors (00:14:15) Collaboration and competition (00:19:10) Abstinence (00:21:50) Property virtual tour (00:26:40) California Geology (00:32:20) Viticulture (00:36:50) Premiere Napa...

We continue the series today in the company Jon Ruel of Trefethen Family Vineyards 00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Jon Ruel origin Story (00:04:30) Regional history (00:11:30) Changes in the Valley (00:14:00) The rise of Trefethen (00:20:30) Regional community (00:22:05) Napa Valley virtual tour (00:26:10) Geology of the valley (00:32:50) Sustainability deep dive (00:42:20) Trefethen Wines in t...

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Napa Valley Special series. Across these 5 episodes recorded in Dec 2022 and Jan 2023 we'll be exploring the Napa Valley scene through the lens of 5 very different wineries. Giving an incredibly detailed and up to date snapshot of this fascinating region, its people, land and winemaking. Make sure you subscribe to Interpreting W...

Special link for bonuses: www.interpretingwine.com/d3help In this episode of Interpreting Wine, host Lawrence Francis and Anne McHale MW explore the eight most commonly made mistakes in the WSET Diploma D3 Theory Exam. The October 2021 D3 Theory Exam had a pass rate of between 50 and 60%, which is quite low. To help address this issue, Anne conducted an extensive analysis of the most recently avai...

We close out the Australia Winemaker Special series in the company Kelly Pearson of Ladygarden Wines   (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Kelly Pearson origin Story (00:09:20) Lessons from larger scale winemaking (00:15:33) Natural Wine discussion (00:19:38) Ladygarden Wine philosophy (00:27:33) Production details (00:33:25) Current range (00:40:40) Changes in wine communication (00:42:43) Future...

We continue the Australia Winemaker Special series in the company Joel Pizzini of Pizzini Wines   (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Pizzini family origin Story (00:09:53) The start of the Pizzini brand (00:11:18) King Valley regional tour (00:14:40) Establishing Italian alternative varietals (00:20:25) Fruit Sourcing in the King Valley (00:23:00) Soil mapping project with Pedro Parra (00:34:48)...

We continue the Australia Winemaker Special series in the company Meg Brodtmann MW of Rob Dolan Wines (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Meg Brodtmann MW origin Story (00:02:25) Inside Rob Dolan Wines (00:05:45) Sustainability in the Yarra Valley (00:08:00) Connection with markets (00:12:45) Rob Dolan Wines virtual tour (00:18:20) Yarra Valley Geology  (00:22:00) Look inside grower sites and cult...

We kick things off in the company of Charles Simons of Mayfield Vineyard in Orange, New South Wales.   (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:08) Origin Story and key people at Mayfield (00:08:08) Mentors and support (00:11:55) Technology in the vineyard (00:18:48) Orange wine-growing region (00:23:00) Mayfield Property History (00:26:30) Geology (00:29:20) Influence on wines (00:31:43) UK market visit (...

We close out the series in the company Roman Roth of Wolffer Estate   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:00) Origin Story (00:04:00) Climate in Long Island and impact on winemaking (00:06:30) Wollfer Estate owners and culture (00:13:25) Creativity at Wolffer (00:17:20) Argentina project (00:20:20) Provence project (00:26:00) Business model and attracting younger drinkers (00:31:30) Project branding (00:37:10...

We continue the series in the company Kareem Massoud of Paumanok and Palmer Vineyard   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:10) Origin Story and family involvement (00:04:10) Transition into role (00:08:10) Long Island regional intro (00:12:40) Exploration of style and influences (00:15:32) Grape varieties (00:19:50) Terroir virtual tour (00:26:30) Grape growing in Long Island (00:31:32) Winemaking in Long Isl...

We continue the series in the company Christopher Bates of Element Winery   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:20) Origin Story and Element Philosophy (00:05:46) Changes in the region (00:08:47) Introduction to Colloquial and In our element brands (00:17:34) Growing conditions in their vineyard on Seneca Lake (00:22:44) The impact of air flow  (00:25:06) His vineyard plantings (00:29:49) Growing pinot noir i...

We continue the series in the company Oskar Bynke & Fred Merwarth of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:00) Oskar and Fred origin Story (00:05:38) Early days and changes at the winery (00:16:20) Virtual tour of the winery (00:24:43) Plantings in the Finger Lakes (00:30:50) The nursery business and its influence (00:40:20) The UK market (00:42:14) Contact details If you know someo...

We continue the New York series in the company Kelby James Russell of Red Newt Cellars   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:00) Origin Story (00:08:38) Coming home to the Finger Lakes (00:12:20) Mentors on the winemaking journey (00:19:45) Finger Lakes culture (00:26:40) The Finger Lakes compared with The Mosel (00:31:07) Kelby's winemaking style with riesling (00:38:59) Red Newt sourcing policy (00:42:19) U...

We continue the New York series in the company Bruce Murray of Boundary Breaks   (00:00:08) Intro (00:01:00) Bruce Origin Story (00:06:09) Inside the early vintages (00:10:32) The wider winemaking community (00:21:03) Property virtual tour (00:25:00) Riesling  (00:26:21) Red grape varieties  (00:37:00) Exporting to Norway (00:41:03) Boundary Breaks Contact Details If you know someone who would enj...