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Welcome to Inside Winemaking, your go-to resource for all things winemaking, designed for those already immersed in the wine industry and anyone with a passion for the art and science of crafting the perfect bottle.

Inside Winemaking was created to provide direct access to the people in charge of creating world-class wines and for listeners looking for a non-traditional, informative, and entertaining take on winemaking.

Our mission is to be a comprehensive resource hub for winemaking, providing valuable content to enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. Your host Jim Duane (Napa Valley winemaker) interviews some of the top winemakers in California and beyond.

Each episode features a winemaker, grape-grower, or technical wine pro and dives deep into their background and expertise. Wine newbies and expert enophiles will be entertained by winemaking stories and learn more about growing grapes and making wine.

Join us on Inside Winemaking as we uncork the secrets of winemaking, share valuable insights, and create a vibrant community of wine enthusiasts and industry professionals. Subscribe now and elevate your winemaking journey!

Latest Episodes:

092: Dr. David Montgomery - Professor and Author Apr 25, 2019

Show notes

This episode features Dr. David R Montgomery, professor from the University of Washington and author of three books that shine a light on the often-overlooked role of biology underground and the connections and influence these microbia have with plants. David is a professor of geomorphology at the UW and together with his wife, Anne Bicklé, has ventured beyond the inorganic confines of soil science in authoring books and speaking to a wide range of agricultural industries regarding the value of conservation agriculture. i heard David speak at a Napa Valley Grapegrowers seminar earlier this year and wanted to share his research and experience with the Inside Winemaking listeners.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Dig2Grow.com David Montgomery and Anne Bicklé's website
Microbial Terrior for Winegrapes journal article from Gilbert et. al.
From Tree to Shining Tree podcast from RadioLab

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091: Brett Weis - Eleven Eleven Wines Apr 10, 2019

Show notes

This episode features Brett Weis, who is the Associate Winemaker for ElevenEleven Wines in Napa. Beyond making the full portfolio of wine for ElevenEleven Brett is managing the custom crush clients that have their wines produced at ElevenEleven. Our conversation covers his background, the ElevenEleven vineyards and wines, the ar throughout the winery, tips for working in as a custom crush client, and the aromatherapy room at ElevenEleven.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Eleven Eleven Wines, Napa Valley
Antica Napa Valley
Groth Vineyards and Winery, Napa Valley
Mountain Tides Wine
Innovint cloud based winemaking software

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090: Tim Milos - Consultant Winemaking Mar 15, 2019

Show notes

The guest for this episode is one of the most industrious and deep-thinking winemakers for whom I've had the opportunity to sit down and explore their winemaking brain. Tim Milos is a winemaking consultant and through his various projects is all over California, Oregon, and has experience with more varietals than anyone on the podcast to date. Our conversation gets into the weeds on technical aspects of extended maceration, ideal varietals for natural winemaking, the merits of racking, Tim's organizational strategy, and problem-fermentation management.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Tank Garage Winery, Calistoga, CA
Immortal Estate, Sonoma, CA
Bounty Hunter Rare Wine and Spirits
T-Vine Winery, Napa, CA
Esther Mobley's mentioned article from The San Francisco Chronicle

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089: Jenny Heinzen - Vineyard and Winery Real Estate Mar 10, 2019

Show notes

The guest for this episode is Jenny Heinzen, who runs a real estate business in Paso Robles, California, focused on vineyard and winery sales. Jenny's real estate services span both residential and commercial properties. I wanted to talk with Jenny about issues buyers and sellers should be prepared for when buying or selling vineyards and/or wineries. Jenny works with her husband, Randy Heinzen from Ep. 86, to help clients maneuver through the technical aspects of vineyard due diligence. Randy makes a cameo in this episode when we wade into those technical land and viticultural issues.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Jenny Heinzen Real Estate
One of Jenny's listings - 320 acres with 74 acres of planted grapes in Paso
Vineyard Professional Services, Paso Robles, California

Questions? Comments? Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com

if you learn something from the collection of podcasts at Inside Winemaking, please considering donating to support the show. Paypal links at the bottom of the Inside Winemaking homepage. Every small donation is helpful.

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088: Matt Iaconis - Brick and Mortar Wines Feb 23, 2019

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This episode features Matt Iaconis of the husband and wife team that is Brick and Mortar Wines. Our conversation covers the development of Brick and Mortar, the winemaking decisions that accompany its stylistics goals, and then focuses on the process and equipment involved in packaging wine into aluminum cans. Matt is also a winemaker with Naked Wines. His description of working with Naked Wines is a great accompaniment to my earlier podcast with the folks from Naked (Ep. 65). Matt and his wife, Alexis, are currently developing Delta Wines, which is a brand dedicated to supporting the environmental organizations they care about. Each purchased bottle of Delta Wines will have $1 donated to those environmental organizations.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Brick and Mortar Wines
Matt's Instagram video of canning Brick and Mortar Wines
Antica Napa Valley
Joullian Vineyards and Winery - Carmel, California
The Restaurant at Meadowood - Napa, CA
Cape Mentelle, Margaret River, Australia
Ball Corporation Food Technical Services - For canning
Delta Wines - website forthcoming
Naked Wines - Link includes $100 off upon sign up

Questions? Comments? Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com

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087: Winemaking Q&A with Jim Duane February, 2019 Feb 12, 2019

Show notes

This podcast is the third installment where I answer winemaking and vineyard questions that have been submitted by email. If you would like to submit a question, please send them to jim@insidewinemaking.com.

Sign-ups for Deep Winemaking are now open. If you are interested in coming to Napa to learn technical winemaking for three days in August, please check out further details here. These events are a lot of fun for beginners and competent winemakers alike.

This podcast is brought you by TheOakLab.com, a new division of Scott Laboratories dedicated to oak infusion products. The Oak Lab™ was founded with the vision of changing the perspective of the oak infusion market by developing and embracing new technologies, and re-imagining the process of product trials, selection, and application. Their line of premium quality oak infusion products is paired with a revolutionary process for bench trials and the ability to create unique, customized blends based on your wines.

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086: Randy Heinzen - Vineyard Professional Services Jan 29, 2019

Show notes

This episode features Randy Heinzen, who is the owner and president of Vineyard Professional Services (VPS), which is a vineyard farming and consulting company based in Paso Robles, California. VPS currently manages over 2,400 acres in Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties and has designed and developed over fifty properties in the last twenty years. I met Randy years ago when we working working with a shared vineyard in Napa. Our conversation covers Randy's full professional background, including his time managing To Kalon, Dr Crane and the other northern Napa properties for Beckstoffer Vineyards. We also spent time discussing compost tea brewing and use in grapegrowing and Randy's experience in sourcing the healthiest possible grapevines from commercial nurseries.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Vineyard Professional Services, Paso Robles
Beckstoffer Vineyards
Saintsbury, Napa Valley

085: Doug Shafer - Shafer Vineyards and "The Taste with Doug Shafer" Podcast Jan 11, 2019

Show notes

Every day I drive by Shafer Vineyards (twice) and never fail to slow down in order peer into that special sloping set of vineyards within the Stags Leap District where the hillsides graduate from difficult-to-grow-grapes to upright cliffs. In 2018 Doug and his team at Shafer began producing "The Taste with Doug Shafer" podcast and that presented the opportunity for me to connect with him and explore this small part of Napa Valley. In preparing for this podcast I found and read Doug's book, A Vineyard in Napa, which was published in 2012 and captures the first forty years of Shafer Vineyards' History. Our conversation weaves through Doug's experiences in making wine, running Shafer Vineyards, writing his book, hosting his podcast, and includes very helpful advice for winemakers on marketing trips.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
The Taste with Doug Shafer Podcast … iTunes linked here
A Vineyard in Napa book by Doug Shafer with Andy Demsky published 2012
From the Ground Up; Shafer Vineyards' First 25 Years book by John Shafer published 2004

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084: Molly Williams Hodgins - Napa Valley College Nov 14, 2018

Show notes

Molly is a good friend and has a tremendous wealth of viticultural knowledge from her years in commercial grape-growing both in California and Oregon. Now as the Vineyard Coordinator and Instructor, Molly is teaching the viticulture courses at Napa Valley College. This podcast covers the two topics I most wanted to discuss the with Molly. First: how to farm grapes in cooler, wetter climate that is Willamette Valley, and second: the V&E courses and degree programs that are available from Napa Valley College. Consider this the second episode in the viticulture and enology education series, following Ep. 82 with Dr David Block from UCDavis.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Viticulture and Winery Technology, Napa Valley College
Chehalem Winery, Williamette Valley, OR
Flora Springs Winery, Napa Valley

This podcast is brought you by Scott Laboratories -- For over eighty years, Scott Laboratories has been the leader in providing the North American specialty beverage industry with innovative solutions and products including fermentation goods, filtration media, equipment, packaging products and laboratory services. Scott Labs is introducing their new website, which features online ordering, order history, and a technical library. They can be reached at 707 765-6666.

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083: Working a First Harvest - Ben Matthews and Cameron Laurent Nov 12, 2018

Show notes

Near the end of the 2018 harvest I recorded this episode with Ben and Cameron after they had a chance to work with me at Seavey. I have known both of these guys since they came on the Deep Winemaking trip in 2017. Making the leap from a comfortable career to starting from the beginning as a winery intern requires significant sacrifice. Working a harvest is what I recommend to anyone who finds themselves pondering the first steps in winemaking. Ben and Cameron share their individual paths into wine and we have a frank conversation about the specifics of working in a winery for the first time.

Sign ups are still open for the Rosé Winemaking Masterclass - Saturday Feb 9th, 2019

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

FEL Wines
Savoy Vineyard, Anderson Valley
VENJobs The UCDavis Bulletin Board for Winery Jobs
Deep Winemaking

This podcast is brought you by HomeBrewIt.com -- Providing winemaking supplies for the hobbyist and small to mid size wineries

Everything from small amounts of wine chemicals and shrink caps, to stainless steel tanks, presses, and commercial bottle fillers
Largest selection of Winexpert Wine Kits on the web
Real pricing, meaning we don't hide our shipping costs in the price of an item!
Family owned and operated for over 20 years
Customer service driven
Use the code INSIDEWINEMAKING2018 at HomeBrewIt.com/inside-winemaking and get 10% off purchases of winemaking equipment

Questions? Comments? Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com

if you learn something from the collection of podcasts at Inside Winemaking, please considering donating to support the show. Paypal links at the bottom of the Inside Winemaking homepage. Every small donation is helpful.

The Inside Winemaking Podcast on iTunes

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