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Taking you behind the cellar doors of the wine industry like never before! We release an episode every Wednesday to tackle all things wine, winemaking, hospitality and more. Be sure to leave a "like" and subscribe for new episodes. Have questions that you want answered? Leave them in the comments and we will dive into them on the last Wednesday of each month!
The Wine Business Part THREE
Diving right into the business of wine industry hospitality and tasting fees. You hate them (so do we actually) but they have become ubiquitous and a "necessary evil" in the world wine. Let's dive into why that is and what can be done about it. WINE OF THE WEEK - 2016 Clif Family Croquet Cabernet Sauvignon https://cliffamily.com/product/2016-croquet-cabernet-sauvignon-howell-mountain
48:2712/07/2023
The Thirty Year Party
Arguably my favorite wine event of the year! A gathering of close friends that initially started to celebrate a swath of 30th birthdays. While we are well past that stage of our lives the party continues. Every year around the summer solstice we get together with the same core group of folks to dive into wines that have been aged to perfection (we hope). LINK TO THE FULL WINE LINEUP:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i4tfEu1mxbg
39:1106/07/2023
The Joy of Blending
Now that the logistics have all been handled it is time to dive back into the winemaking. Blending is officially here and we need to make sure the remaining 2021 wines in barrel are ready for bottling in mid-August. How do we make that happen? Let's do a full rundown of the process. NEW SEGMENT!! 41:05.00 The Wine(d) Up Wine of the Week! This week's shining star hails from Sicily, specifically Tenuta Tascante, is the Tasca Conti D'Almerita Ghiaia Nera. https://www.tascadalmerita.it/en/wines/tenuta-tascante-ghiaia-nera/
45:5314/06/2023
Glorious Logistics
There are a whole bunch of things that go into getting a wine from grape to bottle. Most of the time we talk about the winemaking and aging process. Let's talk about the dirty details of LOGISTICS, the real stuff that we do throughout the year gets a grape from our vineyards and turn it into a wine that shows up at your door.
45:3107/06/2023
May 5th Wednesday BONUS Episode!
Fresh off of a feisty Memorial Day Weekend at BottleRock (Napa's very own music festival) we are diving into wine, music and what brings them both together.
41:3031/05/2023
The Wine Club Lifeblood
We've discussed many of the things that make small wine business tick but the Wine Club (or allocation list) is arguable the most important of them all.
41:1718/05/2023
Marketing Trends: Cause & Effect
The ripples of Bud Light's marketing efforts and how it is going to effect not just the beer industry but all industries. Also, in case you didn't know, InBev is not your friend and should not be your baseline for how you feel on social issues. Don't forget, your dollar has more power than you think.
41:3610/05/2023
The Wine Business Continued
Greetings from Kansas City! Let's dive further into what make wine business succeed, what "move the needle" and keeps us in the black.
21:5604/05/2023
I Don't Get "Natural" Wine
Sorry y'all, I just don't. But let's get into why.
36:5112/04/2023
The Wine BUSINESS
Back for more after this extra-popular segment of our March Q&A. Let's get into the business side of the wine industry and what makes it tick.
57:5305/04/2023
5th Wednesday Bonus Episode!
Turns out it is possible to have five Wednesdays in a single month. Crazy right? Well it give me an excuse to dive further into some of the most popular topics from previous episodes so here we go!
52:1229/03/2023
March LIVE CHAT - The Pitfalls of Barrel Tasting
In this week's live episode we are going to dive into barrel aging and the pitfalls of trying wine before its time. Be sure to tune in during the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6pm PST for our live podcast sessions!www.youtube.com/mtgawines
40:2216/03/2023
Wine Additives Part Deux, the Winemaker's Perspective
Listen, I couldn't not stay away from adding my two cents this conversation. On our previous episode we covered a few of the most common wine additives. Now lets dive into an honest discussion on whether or not they are OK to use and whether or not YOU should be concerned about them.
39:2709/03/2023
Wine Additives
Listen, there is a metric TON of thing that winemakers have at their disposal to make their wines. Let's dive into a few of the most popular ones. Resources: Austria Wine Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Austrian_diethylene_glycol_wine_scandal Enartis (a winemaker's shop for additives) https://shop-usa.enartis.com/winemaking-products Velcorin (aka DMDC) https://lanxess.com/en/Products-and-Solutions/Brands/Velcorin 2015 EFSA Study on DMDC https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4319
47:5902/03/2023
February Q&A
Our monthly Q&A session where I choose a few of my favorite questions from the last month to tackle. Want to submit a question for next month's session? Leave them in the comments! Q1 - 2:26.00 - Why French Oak Barrels Q2 - 9:06.00 - How do you get other flavors into wine? Q3 - 17:46.00 - Why is there such a price difference between Napa wines and other California wines? Resources - www.napavintners.com CDFA 2023 Grape Crush Report (googlize it, the link is messy)
44:2502/03/2023
The Ratings Debate
Wine Ratings. Are they good? Are they bad? Are they ugly? Despite their waning influence they still are a baseline for many. Here is an inside take based on my own sales and marketing experience. For any of those I mention I mean no ill will, however ratings are dumb. :)
39:4202/03/2023
Wine Aging
Picking up right where we left off in Episode One! This week's Wine(d) Up podcast dives into the aging process. Oak barrels? Stainless steel? Concrete or Clay? So many options! Let's dive into the details and see where wines go once the harvest action as slowed down.
44:0902/03/2023
The Winemaking Process
Episode One dives into a top-line overview of the winemaking process from the fermentation to the start of aging. In this episode we tackle some of the stylistic considerations and judgment calls that we as winemakers get to make as we begin to make a wine. LINKSWine Folly - How Red Wine Is Made https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/how-is-red-wine-made/ Australian Wine Institute - Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen (YAN) https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/winemaking_resources/wine_fermentation/yan/ Wine Folly - The Bottom Line on Sulfites in Wine https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/sulfites-in-wine/
50:0902/03/2023