Short Pour Video No 12 features Charlie Smith of Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley. #wine #winemakers #napavalleywine #springmountain #winelovers
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Short Pour Video No 12 features Charlie Smith of Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley. #wine #winemakers #napavalleywine #springmountain #winelovers
Visit smithmadrone.com for more info.
JL Wood dives deeper into Chardonnay than any other winery I’ve ever spoken to. Ed Filice is the Winemaker at JL Wood and we met up at the Napa Wine Company to talk about his experiences. These white wines are as varied as can be and well worth the taste. But your question might be, why just Chardonnay? Listen to Ed as he fills in the blanks with great stories only a winemaker can tell.
You can also hear Ed on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Elevage”.
Learn more by visiting jlwoodwine.com
The Coombsville AVA is Napa Valley’s 16th sub-appelation and that designation originated with a petition to the federal government, started by Tom Farella. Tom’s wine journey started when he was very young, finding an appreciation of fine French wines. And the rest is history. I visited Tom at his beautiful Coombsville property by the foot of the Vaca mountains to look deeper into this rich wine growing region. There’s nothing like hanging out with a cool winemaker.
You can also hear Tom on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Shrinkle”
Learn more by visiting farella.com
Have you ever met a Tommyknocker? Listen to John Caldwell, Founder, Caldwell Vineyard, Coombsville AVA, Napa Valley tell the story. Makes you think.
Learn more by visiting caldwellvineyard.com
Part Two.
In February I sat down with four Spring Mountain Winemakers to talk about their wines and what it takes to operate a mountain winery. Stu Smith/Smith-Madrone, Sheldon Richards/Paloma Vineyard, Wesley Steffens/Vineyard 7 & 8 and Justin Mooday/Aadland-Moody join us at the Vineyard 7 & 8 tasting room. This is a strong group of winemakers growing the best you can taste. I thank them for their time. Thanks also to Vineyard 7 & 8 for hosting. Also thanks to Julie Ann Kodmur for organizing the event.
To learn more, visit Spring Mountain, you’ll be glad you did. Or visit:
