This week on our Vino Lingo Video segment, we feature Winemaker Steve Johnson of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery. Watch Steve define the term “Turding” and learn a new term every week on Vino Lino Video. Learn more at www.lifebetweenthevines.com and www.44wineries.com.

Mouthfeel

Bastard Barrel

Barnyard

Instinct

Wine words are fascinating, educational and just plain fun, especially when defined by the winemakers themselves. Take a listen while sipping your favorite wine, and learn how it became the wine you love!

-Elizabeth Vianna/Chimney Rock Winery, Napa Valley “Mouthfeel”

-Alice Warnecke Sutro/Sutro Wine Company, Sonoma “Volcanics”

-Tom Fitzpatrick/Alloro Vineyard, Willamette Valley “Polyphenols”

-Matt Montrose/Kristova Family Partners, Bulgarian Wine “Orange Wine”

-Ana Diogo Draper/Artesa Vineyards, Napa Valley “Winemaker”

-Wayne Bailey/Youngberg Hill Winery, Willamette Valley “Winegrower”

-Aaron Pott/Pott Wines, Napa Valley “c’a scent le jeune fille qui se négligé”

-Michelle DeFeo/Champagne Laurent-Perrier, New York “Confusion Sexuelle”

-Joe Nielsen/Rams Gate Winery, Sonoma “Bastard Barrel”

-Brian Brakesman/Red Thread Winery, Napa Valley “Slutty”

-Jean Hoefliger/AXR Napa Valley ”Barrel Fermentation”

-Alex Stewart/Quilceda Creek, Washington State “Cold Stab”

-Taylor Serres/Serres Ranch, Sonoma “Hat Toss”

-Steve Johnson/Parallel 44 Winery, Wisconsin “Turding”

-Victor Urrutia/CVNE, Spain “Grand-a-night hooker”

-Dario Sattui/Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley “The Crazy Bastard who built the Castle”

-Victoria Angove/Angove Family, Australia Winemakers “Long Game”

-Eric Risch/Pellet Estate, Napa Valley “Barnyard”

-Scott Neal/Coeur de Terre, Willamette Valley “Muscular”

-Carissa Mondavi/Continuum Estate, Napa Valley “Continuum”

-David Specter/Bells Up Winery, Willamette Valley “Batonnage”

-Jeff Bundschu/Gundlach-Bundschu Winery, Sonoma “Marine Climate”

-Michael Twelftree/Two Hands Wines, Australia “Instinct”

-Chris Hyde/Hyde Estate Winery, Sonoma “Budding”

-Salvatore Avallone/Villa Matilde Wines, Italy “Clay Amphora”

-Brette Munselle/Munselle Vineyards, Sonoma “Pachiche”

To learn more, check out the links below:

chimneyrock.com

sutrowine.com

allorovineyard.com

kristovafamilypartners.com

artesawinery.com

youngberghill.com

pottwine.com

laurent-perrier.com

ramsgatewinery.com

redthreadwines.com

axrnapavalley.com

quilcedacreek.com

serrescorp.com

44wineries.com

cvne.com

castellodiamorosa.com

angove.com.au

pelletestate.com

cdtvineyard.com

continuumestate.com

bellsupwinery.com

gunbun.com

wohandswines.com

hydewines.com

villamatilde.it

munsellevineyards.com

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Welcome to a slightly different show this week. Later this year we’ll be celebrating the 12^th anniversary of our podcast and for many of those years I’ve posed this to our winemakers, “What is the one question that you’ve not been asked, that you would like to be asked?” So for this program, we’ve put together several interesting responses from our library of over 600 interviews. I think you’ll enjoy it!

This program features in order of appearance:

-Tom Mortimer, Le Cadeau Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon (podcast #322-2019)

-Alice Warnecke Sutro, Sutro Wine Company, Sonoma (podcast #332-2019)

-Noé Tesseron, Pym-Rae, Napa Valley (podcast #379-2020)

-Laura Long/David Long, David Arthur Vineyards, Napa Valley (podcast #323-2019)

-Brook Bannister, Bannister Wines, Sonoma (podcast #350-2019)

-Steve Johnson, Parallel 44 Vineyards, Kewaunee, Wisconsin (podcast #369-2020)

-James Frey, Trisaetum Winery, Willamette Valley, Oregon (podcast #357-2019)

-Ana Diogo Draper, Artesa Vineyards, Napa Valley (podcast #311-2019)

-Peter Fraser, Yangarra Vineyard, McLaren Vale, Australia (podcst #358-2019)

-Giovanni Folonari, Ambrogio Giovanni Folonari, Italy (podcast #343-2019)

-Ashley Trout, Brook & Bull Winery, Walla Walla, Washington (podcast #394-2020)

-Victoria Angove, Angove Family Winemakers, McLaren Vale, Australia (podcast #353-2019)

-Steve and Mike Sangiacomo, Sangiacomo Vineyards, Sonoma (podcast #367-2020)

-Dave Petterson, Domaine de Broglie, Willamette Valley, Oregon (podcast #359-2019)

-Dario Sattui, Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley (podcast #364-2019)

All podcasts and links to the wineries can be found at www.lifebetweenthevines.com

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The passion to make wine runs strong in all winemakers. Winemaker Steve Johnson is driven by his passion to make the world aware of grapes grown in his home state of Wisconsin. And why not? If it tastse good, drink the wine! Steve and his wife Maria own Parallel 44 Winery in Kewaunee, Wisconsin as well as Door 44 Winery located in Door County, the well known vacationland. These grapes are in his blood and the proof is in the bottle. While wine education is important the bottom line is to join friends together in a glass of what makes you happy. Steve, makes happy wine.

You can also hear Steve on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Turding”

Learn more by visiting www.44wineries.com

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The passion to make wine runs strong in all winemakers. Winemaker Steve Johnson is driven by his passion to make the world aware of grapes grown in his home state of Wisconsin. And why not? If it tastse good, drink the wine! Steve and his wife Maria own Parallel 44 Winery in Kewaunee, Wisconsin as well as Door 44 Winery located in Door County, the well known vacationland. These grapes are in his blood and the proof is in the bottle. While wine education is important the bottom line is to join friends together in a glass of what makes you happy. Steve, makes happy wine.

You can also hear Steve on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Turding”

Learn more by visiting www.44wineries.com