Wine education should be fun. You swirl, you sniff, you taste and you smile. Stephen Webber, Winemaker at Montinore Estate in the Willamette Valley likes to keep things uncomplicated. Stephen hails from England, the home of many fine wine lovers. He made wine in Australia and Alsace, which proved to be a great influence on his road to Montinore. We spoke with Stephen via phone a couple weeks ago and I found him to be a real pleasure to chat with. Wine should be fun and it should be serious…but not too serious.

You can hear Stephen on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Acid Driven”

Learn more by visiting www.montinore.com

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Listen to Stephen Webber, Winemaker at Montinore Estate in the Willamette Valley define the wine term “Acid Driven”

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Henrik Poulsen is a skilled winemaker with a palate that would amaze. Henrik was assistant winemaker along with winemaker Jean Hoefliger back at Alpha Omega’s very beginning. Now on his second vintage with AO, Henrik is back as winemaker, playing in some of Napa Valley’s most prestigious vineyards. Henrik is an old friend and it’s always fun to have a chat even if it’s just over the phone. He has become a long time resident of the city of Napa and never has life been so sweet.

You can hear Henrik on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “AromaLoc”

Learn more by visiting www.aowinery.com

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While Covid-19 has created havoc in our world many wineries have been doing online tastings to continue to stay active with their followers. Wineries in California are slowly starting to open with limited tastings by reservation only, in order to follow health and safety guidelines. As we continue our podcasts via phone interviews, this week we feature Joe Nielsen, Director of Winemaking for Ram’s Gate Winery in the Carneros AVA of Sonoma. Carneros is a very special place and Joe has found a great home to grow his wines.

You can also hear Joe on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Bastard Barrel”

Learn more by visiting www.ramsgatewinery.com

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Once in a while we meet up with a winemaker that is actually a native of Napa Valley. Imagine that! Jeff Cole is Winemaker at Sullivan Rutherford Estate and his original plan was quite a bit different than you might expect. But we’ll let Jeff tell you all about that. While we are currently unable to travel to the winemakers, we didn’t let the pandemic stop us from chatting by phone. We spoke with Jeff just a couple weeks ago so it’s possible tasting rooms may have revised their reopening plans. Be sure to check out their website to learn more.

You can also hear Jeff on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Hard Bung”

Learn more by visiting www.sullivanwine.com

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