Podcasts about ampelography

Lucie Morton is the World's most preeminent Ampelographer, if not the only one still living that practices this art in the wine industry. I know, you are asking yourself what is Ampelography? Well, Lucie will explain that in some detail in this episode. In fact, this interview was filled with so many insights that I have chosen to break it up into 2 parts. In Part 1 we touch on many areas of winegrowing with a focus on American Heritage grapes and their demise and rediscovering. One of which, the Cunningham Grape, another Virginia native grape Lucie is in the process of recovering, it is going through the quarantine requirements, and her nephew plans to plant it on their original family farm on the banks of the Potomac River in King George County, Virginia.Lucie is also in the process of producing a film called the Odessey of Forbidden Wines, Exile and return of American grapes. We will discuss that in detail in Part 2. I could go on about Lucie's many accomplishments, but I will let the Episode speak to it instead. Enjoy the listening. You will be as fascinated as I am every time I engage Lucie in a discussion about winegrowing.    Thanks for being a listener to the Fine Wine Confidential Podcast. For more information go to www.finewineconfidential.com

Come hang out with the superior Adam Mahler, the one-man show who is Ampelography, a wine sales and marketing company committed to supporting authentic wines from real people. Big-hearted, right-thinking, and gracious, in his work Adam focuses on education and the stories behind the wines, making him a powerful ally in the distribution chain. Recorded in the midst of the raucous TRWS Season 4 kick-off afterparty, please forgive the rowdy background noise. It's a triumph of technology that the discussion is clear and listenable! Enjoy!

Episode 708 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse's Ambassadors Corner. In this episode Jacopo Fanciulli interviews Gualberto Grati - These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick? Before telling you more about our great episode we want to give a shout out to our new Sponsor Vivino! the world's largest online wine marketplace - The Vivino app makes it easy to choose wine. Enjoy expert team support, door to door delivery and honest wine reviews to help you choose the perfect wine for every occassion. Vivino - Download the app on Apple or Android and discover an easier way to choose wine! Find out more about by visiting: https://www.vivino.com/IT/en/ or download the app: https://www.vivino.com/app About today's guest host: VIA Italian Wine Ambassador and coordinator of Vinitaly International Academy. He has a Master Degree in Oenology and Oenological Marketing, and as a consultant he has been working in the world of Oenology and Gastronomy, for years. He is a Sommelier and Official AIS Taster, WSET LEv.3 and candidate for Master of Wine. He is one of the authors of the Jumbo Shrimp Guide to Italian Wine and the Jumbo Shrimp Guide to International Grape Varieties in Italy. If you want to learn more about today's guest host, you can by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/jacopo.fanciulli About today's guest producer: Gualberto Grati is a wine and olive growing entrepreneur born in Florence with deep roots in Rufina, where the grandfather of his grandfather started to make wine and olive oil. He graduated with a Degree in Economic Histrory at Bocconi University with the thesis “Tuscan Wines in the 18th and 19th Centuries”. He got a Master's Degree in Wine Management at the University of Florence. He lived in Stratford-Upon-Avon in UK for one year when he was a student and in Hangzhou in China for 2 months during his Master, working for a wine importer. The passion for wine and History brought him to make a research about “Viticultural Germplasme of the territory of Chianti Rufina” with the Ampelographer Roberto Bandinelli from the University of Florence. He has published “History and Ampelography of the Chianti Rufina Region” and “The History, competitive advantage in the world of wine”. If you want to learn more about today's guest producer, you can by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/gualberto.grati More about the moderator Stevie Kim: Stevie hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods! To find out more about Stevie Kim visit: Facebook: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: https://vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine's site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! https://www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

One of the world's leading grape geneticists, Carole Meredith, Professor Emerita of UC Davis and owner of Lagier Meredith winery, has spent decades identifying and profiling grape varieties.  It was so interesting that the interview has been split into two episodes. Episode 55 covers the background of Ampelography and DNA profiling as well as the definitions of key terms such as variety, clone, and hybrid. In addition, this episode features the stories of how she uncovered the history of Zinfandel (aka - Primitivo, Crljenak Kaštelanski, and Tribidrag) with Croatian researchers and how wineries use DNA profiling in wine marketing. Detailed Show Notes: Discovering ZinfandelZinfandel has a long history in California. People assumed it was a native California grape, but it is a Vitis Vinifera, so it must come from EuropePeople suspected Croatia, but no evidenceIn the 1970's - people noticed that Primitivo in Italy's Puglia looked like Zinfandel, and it was confirmed they are the same grape varietyItalians said the grape is not Italian and came from Dalmatia (modern-day Croatia)CroatiaThey looked at Plavac Mali - a popular red grape in Croatia. It looks similar to Zinfandel, but is not the same, but relatedMike Grgich of Grgich Hills Winery made some introductions to Croatia, but those were dead ends1997 - Ivan Pejic of the University of Zagreb reached out and wanted to understand Croatian grapes betterAfter 3 years of gathering samples, they found it in a Croatian mixed vineyard (a grape named Crljenak Kaštelanski)2001 - At the Natural History Museum in Split, Croatia - found a specimen called Tribidrag that looked like ZinfandelTribidrag was an important grape as far back as the 1300s2011 - Croatian research group was able to extract DNA from dead leaves in the Split museum and confirm it was ZinfandelProves Zinfandel is an ancient grape with historical importanceTribidrag is not an approved varietal name for wine in the US. Lagier Meredith uses it as a fanciful name for their labelLagier Meredith sells mostly to their mailing list so that they can explain the history and the name to their customersRidge calls a wine Tribidrag, growing vines from Croatian cuttings, and wants to partner with Carole to get TTB to have Primitivo and Tribidrag as Zinfandel synonyms US TTB shows Zinfandel and Primitivo as separate varietiesCalifornia Zinfandel producers opposed having Primitivo be a synonym because they didn't want competition from lots of cheap Italian PrimitivoEU wine label regulations list Zinfandel and Primitivo as synonyms2004 - US & EU sign an agreement on wine labeling to respect each other's laws, so now Italians can label their wines Zinfandel and export them to the USDNA typing - business impactsIt has been a boost for Croatian producers, put them on the map, and now a wine tourism destination with people even visiting the vineyard where Zinfandel was discoveredMostly done out of research institutionsFoundation Plant Services at UC Davis has a commercial DNA typing service - costs ~$300 / sampleSome producers (e.g., Schrader) use clones on labels - used as a distinction, helps to tell the story for marketing

One of the world's leading grape geneticists, Carole Meredith, Professor Emerita of UC Davis, and owner of Lagier Meredith winery, has spent decades identifying and profiling grape varieties.  It was so interesting that the interview has been split into two episodes, this one about the background of Ampelography and DNA profiling as well as the definitions of key terms such as variety, clone, and hybrid.  The second episode features how she uncovered the history of Zinfandel and how wineries use DNA profiling in wine marketing. Detailed Show Notes: Carole's backgroundWorked part-time at a retail nursery, got into plant genetics, and wanted to be a flower breederChanged to doing a Ph.D. on tomato genetics at UC DavisWorked in biotech for a few years on cotton, corn, and soybeansShe went into grapes because a position opened up at UC DavisAmpelography - the study of grape identification before DNA testingGrape varieties identified by their leaves, which vary distinctly, not by their fruit, which look similarBefore DNA testing, outside experts in Ampelography would often disagree with each other on grape identificationThe upside of ampelography is that it's very fast. Today grapes are usually first identified by ampelography and then confirmed with DNA testingDNA testing for grapesStarted ~1991Looks at segments of DNA to look at specific markersNeed a minimum of 6 markers to identify a variety and more to establish variety parentageVitis Microsatellite Consortium - a group of academics that came together to develop DNA markers for grapesIn 1-2 years, developed 100s of markersGrape variety definition - used differently in trade or by scientistsTrade definition - grapes that make different wines (e.g., Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris) are different varietiesScientific definition - a cultivated variety that goes back to a single seedling, scientifically, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris are clonal variants of a single varietyClones - variations within a varietyClones are subtypes that have developed over timeUsually have something to do with the fruit (e.g., color variants like Traminer vs. Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir/Blanc/Gris)Clones arise through somatic mutations of the varietyOlder the variety (e.g., Pinot, Syrah) - more likely to have more clonesYoung varieties (e.g., Cabernet Sauvignon) have fewer clones (

Wine Road Episode 70 - Field Blending with Bill - In this episode Beth and Marcy have Bill Nachbaur in the studio talking about field blends and the history of ACORN Winery/Alegría Vineyards while sipping on the Wine of the Day an ACORN 2014 Russian River Valley Heritage Vine Zinfandel. Bill gives us the Word of the Day - Ampelography. Marcy and Bill discuss the Book of the Day Godforsaken Grapes by Jason Wilson and with the Item of the Day the discussion turns to Argon. Don’t forget to get your Winter WINEland tickets and visit Bill and Betsy at ACORN! Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay. Show Notes:   0:25  Special Guest - Bill Nachbaur of ACORN Winery/Alegría Vineyards   0:45 Wine the Day - ACORN 2014 Russian River Valley Heritage Vine Zinfandel   2:25 ACORN Winery History   3:48 Word of the Day - Ampelography   6:01 Field Blend 11:47 Career Path into the vines 16:20 Open by appointment only explained 19:17 Book of the Day - Godforsaken Grapes - A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Under appreciated Wine - by Jason Wilson 20:42 Item of the Day - ArT Wine Preserver with Argon 22:50 Winter WINEland TICKETS!!!  A field blend of grapes from Alegría Vineyards that will eventually become ACORN Winery’s Medley, one of their signature field-blend wines. Photo courtesy of ACORN Winery / Alegría Vineyards   Links: Bill Nachbaur  ACORN Winery/Alegría Vineyards  Wine of the Day - 2014 RRV Heritage Vines Zinfandel  Word of the Day - Ampelography Book of the Day - Godforsaken Grapes - A Slightly Tipsy Journey Through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Under appreciated Wine - by Jason Wilson Item of the Day - ArT Wine Preserver with Argon Winter WINEland Tickets  Barrel Tasting Tickets    Ryan Frederickson - Founder of ArT Wine Preserver   Credits: The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. 

Kostas Bakasietas is a viticultural researcher and the owner of a vine nursery in Nemea, Greece.