winemaking
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Do You Care About Wine Yeasts? (Crowd-Sourcing Wine Learning)
Last week, I wondered aloud (on twitter) whether or not anyone out there cares if a winery uses cultured yeasts instead of wild yeasts. The feedback from the twitterati is included below after the jump (if you chimed in already via twitter, your response may…
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1WineDude TV Episode 10: Go Forth, And Blend! (An Interview with Franciscan’s Janet Myers)
Most 1WineDude.com readers will already be aware that my fellowship to last week’s 2010 Professional Wine Writers Symposium was underwritten by Franciscan. As part of the fellowship award, Franciscan invited me to a private tasting and interview with Janet Myers, the wine director who also…
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Wineries and Social Media: A Totally Unscientific Case Study (Franciscan)
A funny thing happened on my way to the 2010 Pro Wine Writers Symposium. I did some research, and found what I was looking for, just not where I expected to find it. Since my Symposium fellowship was underwritten by Franciscan, I’m planning on a…
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Sub-terroir Rhônesick Blues = Awesome
The video embedded below, featuring Bonny Doon’s irrepressible Randall Grahm, is just… well, it’s just awesome. Fans of Grahm’s style of humor and his approach to wine-making will no doubt find much to appreciate in this satirical homage to Dylan. Those of you among our…
