This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Niki Wente, Director of Vineyard Operations at Wente Vineyards, Livermore Valley, defining the term “Bunny Ears”. Learn more by visiting www.wentevineyards.com
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Niki Wente, Director of Vineyard Operations at Wente Vineyards, Livermore Valley, defining the term “Bunny Ears”. Learn more by visiting www.wentevineyards.com
Niki Wente is 5th Generation Winegrower in Livermore Valley and part of a family that made history in the industry. The Wente Clone is just one part of their claim to fame. The fact that the family has operated the winery for so long shows the power of family in wine. I visited Niki at the winery a few weeks ago and learned how her dedication to the Wente team is all about passion. And the family continues to grow.
You can also hear Niki on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Bunny Ears”.
Learn more by visiting www.wentevineyards.com
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Niki Wente, Director of Vineyard Operations at Wente Vineyards, Livermore Valley, defining the term “Bunny Ears”. Learn more by visiting www.wentevineyards.com
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One more time we explore many of those crazy winemaker terms that we seldom understand. Thirty-nine winemakers give their definitions to the words we know and love:
1-Maceration – Claire Weinkauf of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
2-Volcanic Soil – Christopher Vandendriessche of White Rock Vineyards, Napa Valley
3-Champagne – Jean-Charles Boisset of JCB Collection, France
4-Biodynamic – Lynn Grace of Wise Acre Vineyard, Napa Valley
5-Thief – Bo Felton of Migration Winery, Sonoma
6-Delestage – Bryan Kays of Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
7-Delestage – Megan Baccitich of Paul Hobbs Winery, Sonoma
8-Concrete Egg – Dave Bos of Bos Wine, Napa Valley
9-Generational Farming – Randy Lange of LangeTwins Family Winery, Lodi
10-Batonnage – Justin Seidenfeld of Rodney Strong Vineyards, Sonoma
11-Tannins – Yannick Rousseau of Y. Rousseau Wines, Napa Valley
12-Sur Lies – Brooks Painter of Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley
13-Vineyard Designate – George Martinelli of Martinelli Winery, Sonoma
14-Gravity Flow Winery – Matt Murphy of Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria
15-Brettanoyces – Kathleen Inman of Inman Family Wine, Sonoma
16-Proprietary Blend – Jennifer Roberts of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
17-Overcropping – Richie Allen of Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley
18-Weight, Texture & Density – Aron Weinkauf of Spottswoode Winery, Napa Valley
19-Pigage – Greg Morthole of Davis Bynum Winery, Sonoma
20-Silverado Clone – Russ Weis of Silverado Vineyards, Napa Valley
21-Varietal – Jean Hoefliger of Alpha Omega Winery, Napa Valley
22-Wente Clone – Molly Hill of Sequoia Grove Winery, Napa Valley
23-Vinifera – Steve Fennell of Sanford Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rita Hills
24-Vine Anatomy – Tom Gamble of Gamble Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
25-Free Run Juice – Michael Zardo of Ten Acre, Sonoma -Free Run Juice
26-Racking – Mark Donati of Donati Family Vineyards, Templeton
27-Field Blend – Don Van Staaveren of Three Sticks Wine, Sonoma
28-Appellation-Charlie Meeker of The Meeker Vineyard, Sonoma
29-Gaglioppo Grape-Vincenzo Ippolito of Ippolito 1845 Wine, Italy
30-Merlot Grape-Paul Leary of Blackbird Vineyard, Napa Valley
31-Bloom-Phil Steinschriber of WaterMark Wines, Napa Valley
32-Stress-Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr Wines, Napa Valley
33-Decanting-Christopher Tynan of Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley
34-Whore’s Wine-Aaron Pott of Pott Wine, Napa Valley
35-Fruit Forward-Steve Johnson of Parallel 44 Wines, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
36-Organic-Brett deLuze of ZD Wines, Napa Valley
37-Terroir-Kenny Kahn of Blue Rock Vineyard, Sonoma
38-Dry Farming-Marcus Goodfellow of Matello Wines, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Molly Hill, Winemaker for Sequoia Grove Winery in Napa Valley talks about the Wente clone.
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