One more time we explore many of those crazy winemaker terms that we seldom understand. Thirty-nine winemakers give their definitions to the words we know and love:
1-Maceration – Claire Weinkauf of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
2-Volcanic Soil – Christopher Vandendriessche of White Rock Vineyards, Napa Valley
3-Champagne – Jean-Charles Boisset of JCB Collection, France
4-Biodynamic – Lynn Grace of Wise Acre Vineyard, Napa Valley
5-Thief – Bo Felton of Migration Winery, Sonoma
6-Delestage – Bryan Kays of Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
7-Delestage – Megan Baccitich of Paul Hobbs Winery, Sonoma
8-Concrete Egg – Dave Bos of Bos Wine, Napa Valley
9-Generational Farming – Randy Lange of LangeTwins Family Winery, Lodi
10-Batonnage – Justin Seidenfeld of Rodney Strong Vineyards, Sonoma
11-Tannins – Yannick Rousseau of Y. Rousseau Wines, Napa Valley
12-Sur Lies – Brooks Painter of Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley
13-Vineyard Designate – George Martinelli of Martinelli Winery, Sonoma
14-Gravity Flow Winery – Matt Murphy of Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria
15-Brettanoyces – Kathleen Inman of Inman Family Wine, Sonoma
16-Proprietary Blend – Jennifer Roberts of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
17-Overcropping – Richie Allen of Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley
18-Weight, Texture & Density – Aron Weinkauf of Spottswoode Winery, Napa Valley
19-Pigage – Greg Morthole of Davis Bynum Winery, Sonoma
20-Silverado Clone – Russ Weis of Silverado Vineyards, Napa Valley
21-Varietal – Jean Hoefliger of Alpha Omega Winery, Napa Valley
22-Wente Clone – Molly Hill of Sequoia Grove Winery, Napa Valley
23-Vinifera – Steve Fennell of Sanford Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rita Hills
24-Vine Anatomy – Tom Gamble of Gamble Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
25-Free Run Juice – Michael Zardo of Ten Acre, Sonoma -Free Run Juice
26-Racking – Mark Donati of Donati Family Vineyards, Templeton
27-Field Blend – Don Van Staaveren of Three Sticks Wine, Sonoma
28-Appellation-Charlie Meeker of The Meeker Vineyard, Sonoma
29-Gaglioppo Grape-Vincenzo Ippolito of Ippolito 1845 Wine, Italy
30-Merlot Grape-Paul Leary of Blackbird Vineyard, Napa Valley
31-Bloom-Phil Steinschriber of WaterMark Wines, Napa Valley
32-Stress-Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr Wines, Napa Valley
33-Decanting-Christopher Tynan of Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley
34-Whore’s Wine-Aaron Pott of Pott Wine, Napa Valley
35-Fruit Forward-Steve Johnson of Parallel 44 Wines, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
36-Organic-Brett deLuze of ZD Wines, Napa Valley
37-Terroir-Kenny Kahn of Blue Rock Vineyard, Sonoma
38-Dry Farming-Marcus Goodfellow of Matello Wines, Willamette Valley, Oregon
