No doubt you’ve learned from these
podcasts that winemakers are a very interesting lot. We’ve recorded
well over 500 winemakers but Don Hagge moves to the front of the line
as one of the most fascinating. Don was an avid bicyclist well into
his 60’s, a Navy pilot in the Korean War, a physicist at NASA and
now, a winegrower in Oregon. We left out inventor. And maybe a few
other things. Don grows Chehalem Mountain Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
under the Vidon label in the Willamette Valley. It was my privilege
to meet with this amazing man and wine lover.
You can hear Don on our Vino Lingo
segment defining the term “Tractor Blight”
No doubt you’ve learned from these
podcasts that winemakers are a very interesting lot. We’ve recorded
well over 500 winemakers but Don Hagge moves to the front of the line
as one of the most fascinating. Don was an avid bicyclist well into
his 60’s, a Navy pilot in the Korean War, a physicist at NASA and
now, a winegrower in Oregon. We left out inventor. And maybe a few
other things. Don grows Chehalem Mountain Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
under the Vidon label in the Willamette Valley. It was my privilege
to meet with this amazing man and wine lover.
You can hear Don on our Vino Lingo
segment defining the term “Tractor Blight”
Wine and music make a perfect pairing. Nothing new there. But how often do you get to meet a wine loving French horn player living in Oregon? Or for that matter, a winemaker that was a lawyer in another life, who also happen to play the French horn? David Spector is all of those. Although David no longer practices law he does occasionally pick up the horn. But the simple fact is these days he’s now busy making wine in the Willamette Valley. We met with David on a rainy spring day to chat about his wine (of course) and the meaning behind the name Bells Up
You can hear David on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Bâtonnage”
