First thing I must say is to give Alex Holman a great deal of credit for meeting with us to do this interview. The winery tasting room caught fire the day before our meeting, but Alex agreed to meet anyway. Notre Vue Estate is located in the town of Windsor, Sonoma County. Since there was major activity cleaning up after the fire, we met at their outdoor tasting space on the hill behind the winery. While Alex is the new winemaker at Notre Vue, he’s been in the business for quite some time and this is one crazy way to start a new job.

You can hear Alex on our Vino Vingo segment defining the wine term “Native Fermentation”

Learn more by visitint www.notrevueestate.com

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David Ramey is the kind of winemaker we wish all wine lovers could meet. You leave a conversation knowing more about wine than when you came in. He is the winemaker that other winemakers listen to. Plus he has a great sense of humor. It was a pleasure to once again catch up with David last month at the Ramey Winery. Another vintage is just around the corner, and David has been ready since winter.

Listen to David give us his definition of the wine term “Descriptors”

Learn more by visiting www.rameywine.com

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Henry Pellet holds an important place in Napa Valley history. Pellet was an experimenter and innovator. But we’ll let Eric Risch tell you about that. Eric is the General Manager and Director of Winemaking at Pellet Estate. Eric filled us in on the history of this estate when we visited with him a few weeks ago. A fun fact, Tom Rinaldi, whom we interviewed on Podcast #341 is the Winemaker for Pellet. American winemaking may be young, but it’s grown up very quickly.

You can hear Eric on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Barnyard”

Learn more by visiting www.pelletestate.com

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Sunday walks through the vineyards with nothing on your mind but the grapes. No distractions. Thinking only about the vines. The winemakers moment of Zen. Kirk Venge relishes those times when he can be in the vineyard and think without interruption. We spent some time in the cellar with Kirk and got a glimpse into his wine world. Kirk Venge has always wanted to be a winery owner. So it’s true that in Napa Valley, dreams do come true.

You can hear Kirk on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine phrase “Taking a stab at barrels”.

Learn more by visiting vengevineyards.com

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Italian wine and the city of Chicago seem to go together. It’s not the first time we’ve made that statement. And so we find ourselves back at Chicago’s Macello Italian Restaurant in the west loop chatting with Italy’s Giovanni Folonari of ANG Folonari. It’s easy to develop a love for Italian wines but most helpful when listening to an expert like Giovanni giving you a background. Giovanni was a total pleasure to talk to and we look forward to meeting again. Perhaps in Italy?

You can also hear Giovanni on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine terms “Elegance and Identity”

Learn more by visiting www.tenutefolonari.com

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