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

Listen to Pellet Estate’s Eric Risch give us his definition of the wine term “Barnyard”

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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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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

Napa Valley’s Peju Winery now has a sister winery located in the much cooler Carneros District. Calmére Estate wines fall under the watchful eye of winemaker Sara Fowler, a friend to our Podcast for many years. Our last interview with Sara was way back in 2012 so we figured it was time to get caught up. We often ask winemakers to pose for our story photos with as many wine bottles as they can hold. Sara likely has taken the record posing with six cases (72 bottles!) on her lap in the wine cellar! We call that, passion!

Listen to Sara on our Vino Lingo segment defining the acronym “DBADA”Learn more by visiting www.peju.com or www.calmereestate.com

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