Short Pour Video No. 27 – Scott & Annie Shull, Raptor Ridge Winery, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Everyone knows wine is made in the vineyard and the health of a vineyard is everything for wine. I recently spoke with Allison Jordan, Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance just after their Leadership Awards were published. We offer our congratulations to the winners but more importantly we salute their dedication to our planet. [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Allison Jordan, Director, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, defining the term ““Sustainable Winegrowing”.  Learn more by visiting sustainablewinegrowing.org

Today, we are diving deep into one of the most technologically advanced viticultural zones in Europe: Amyndeon, Greece. We are talking about a region where high altitude, sandy soils, and extreme precision meet to create world-class PDO Amyndeon and PGI Florina wines. To help us decode the science of the vine and the evolution of [...]

Short Pour Video No. 26 features Chris Kajani, Winemaker & GM, Bouchaine Vineyards, Carneros, Napa Valley.

Ridgely Evers has a walked an extraordinary road that eventually led him to wine. From writing code at age 16 to the olive oil industry to big tech, the earth eventually called him to find a better way to produce wine. I met up with Ridge in Healdsburg to visit his garden and learn what [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Ridgely Evers, Founder, AVIVO Wines, Lodi, defining the term “Neutral Oak”.  Learn more by visiting avivowines.com

Ridgely Evers has a walked an extraordinary road that eventually led him to wine. From writing code at age 16 to the olive oil industry to big tech, the earth eventually called him to find a better way to produce wine. I met up with Ridge in Healdsburg to visit his garden and learn what [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Tom Farella, Proprietor, Farella Vineyard, Coombsville AVA, Napa Valley, defining the term “Shrinkle”.  Learn more by visiting farella.com

How cool would it be to have a speakeasy in the basement of your home? Why not? Dustin Valette is co-owner of Valette and The Matheson restaurants in Healdsburg, which is where he lives and keeps his wine and bourbon collection. He also has his own wine label, appropriately named Valette. Dustin attention to detail [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Dustin Valette, Proprietor, Valette Wines, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, defining the term “Transformative”.  Learn more by visiting valettewines.com