Wined Up
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Harvest Has Begun!
We are about one month in to the 2024 harvest season! What has happened thus far? What is still to come and what are us winemakers keeping an eye on this season?
August Q&A
- 03:35.00 - You mentioned different types of wood barrels - French, American, Hungarian, etc. You did a great job breaking the differences down between these. My question is that under these types of …
Oh how the turn tables...
As one vintage comes to a close we begin again!
Shopping for Additives
Part #4 of our wine additive conversation is here! Today we dive into an actual catalogue and company that supplies some of these "goodies" and what they can do for the wine industry.
Laffort Website …
July Q&A
- 02:58.00 - During a blending session if something isn't working or if you are not happy with a wine what can you do?
- 11:01.00 - When shopping for wine how can you tell a wine is a "quality" product an…
Blending Session Trouble
Tough winemaking years (ie 2022, 2020, 2011 and so on) can create all kinds of challenges that ripple through the winemaking process. Even as we finalize wines from 2022 even the most talented winema…
BIG TIME win for the craft wine scene
There is a long way to go but when it comes to figuring out exactly what is going into your wines we've seen an improvement! Hopefully it is the first of many dominos to fall.
SOURCES:
- Napa Valley Vi…
The Blending Episode
Have you ever wanted to listen in on a winemaker as the put together a wine for bottling? Now you can! Check out the full video on YouTube to not just hear but see the action: https://www.youtube.com…
Talkin' bout TANNIN
Wine phenolics and YOU. Let's dive into one of the major structural components of wine, where it comes from and how it is manipulated through harvest, fermentation and aging processes.
June Q&A
- 2:00.00 - Based on the travel episode what are your recommendations for those traveling to Napa?
- 15:15.00 - How do you think the 2024 growing season is going?
- 19:10.00 - Is there any incentive for wi…
The Vacation Hangover
MILAN
- Trivé time - spritz Milan food & beverage corner bar
- Osteria Serafina - dinner
- Mercato Centrale
- Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle
- Terrazza Aperol
- Castello Sforzesco Duomo -
- Milan Cathedral
- CiaoPizza
- …
May Q&A
3:54.00 - Is the napa wine industry really in trouble?
11:46.00 - How can you tell what is actually going into a wine during the winemaking process?
15:47.00 - How do you find good wines in your loca…
Solving a Generational Divide
A topic that comes up every, dare I say... generation? Same story, same issues same questions being asked yet no one is any closer to solving the problem at hand. Let's see if we can take a stab at i…
Did we miss the wine revolution?
I think not. But the jury appears to be out on this issue.
Article - https://punchdrink.com/articles/new-california-wine/
Short Term Gain? Or Long Term Success?
Apparently there are wineries out there picking their own poison (almost literally) when it comes to destroying their brand image. Let's get into how that happens, how wineries manifest that mentalit…
April Q&A
4:20.00 - How is success on the road measured for wineries?
13:12.00- With a slower start to 2024 in terms of visitors to Napa how are wineries impacted? What are they doing to adapt?
18:18.00 - After …
Why don't wineries share?
I really wish more would. After a riveting conversation in the cellar it is time to dive back into the world of wine additives, what is really involved in modern winemaking and why so many feel the n…
March Q&A
2:30.00 - What are the causes of Napa being "slower," as you've mentioned, in recent shows?
11:07.00 - Are you seeing any generational differences in wine consumers that are having and effect on the w…
Consultants are ruining the wine industry?
Are they? This topic has surfaced once again after recent social media remarks after Premiere Napa Valley and online articles. The verdict still seems to be out but let's not kid ourselves... the adv…
Where the wine industry is headed
If you have a reliable crystal ball we would love to use it! There has been a plethora, nay a cornucopia, of INTENSE futuristic conversations over the last two weeks. What is the verdict you ask? Wel…