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This episode features a conversation with George Staikos, the Founder and Educator of The Educated Grape, as well as a guest appearance from the 2024 Sommlympics "Star du Spectacle" award recipient, Marvella Castaneda. George serves as the Head of Education for the US Bureau for the Comité Champagne (CIVC), and they recently sponsored one of the Grand Prizes for the 2024 Sommlympics competition in Atlanta, GA, so we talk about what the trip to Champagne will entail for Sommlympian. George is a 35-year veteran of the wine and hospitality industry known for sharing his passion for wine appreciation. His company specializes in interactive education programs, events, and trips as well as sales consulting for 9 small, family-owned luxury wineries. Prior to his current roles, George held national sales positions for Napa and Sonoma wineries including Jordan Vineyard & Winery, Quintessa, and Ramey Wine Cellars. His national hospitality experience also encompasses food and beverage positions, such as sommelier and food and beverage director, from California, Miami, Washington DC, and New York, operating three AAA Five Diamond rated hotels. He serves as the national officer of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, a worldwide food and wine organization, serving as Grand Echanson (Wine Director) where he organizes the annual regional and national Jeunes Sommelier Competition for qualifying sommeliers under 30 years of age. Staikos is a graduate of Florida International University in Miami with a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. He is married with three children and three granddaughters and resides in Erwinna, PA, an hour outside of Philadelphia. You can follow @educatedgrape on social media and visit www.theeducatedgrape.com to learn more about George's company, and you can visit www.champagne.fr/en to learn more about the CIVC. Recorded January 8, 2025

What a treat to once again taste some of my favorite wines in the world. More about Ramey here: https://www.rameywine.com. Thanks to Plaza Cellars for the space to conduct over 20 interviews in the span of 2 days at their Fine Wine Celebration 2024. Thanks for listening, commenting, and following us. #wine #napa #whitewine #redwine #sonoma #learn

In this episode I celebrate this year's Sonoma County Barrel Auction. The theme for the weekend is Never Before, Never Again wines. On May 2nd I was invited to the Tasting Preview event attended by trade, media guests, partners, and participating vintners. This year's auction was the 10th anniversary of the Barrel Auction. Over $400,000 was raised during the auction at MacMurray Ranch the following day. Congratulations to Sonoma County Vintners! In addition to having the chance to taste some of the 63 wine lots - that is, only a fraction of the 63 - I snagged five wine producers to talk about their Never Before, Never Again wines. We'll discuss the special varieties and blends they created for the auction that contributed to the event's success.  My guests included Justin Hirigoyen from Twomey, Alan Ramey of Ramey Wine Cellars, David Hejl of Domaine Della, and Shauna Rosenblum and Trestor Goetting of Ridge Vineyards. Join us in the courtyard of Bacchus Landing in Healdsburg, CA for the conversations.  Find other interviews, wine trivia, and news at OnTheWineRoad.us On The Wine Road Podcast is brought to you by Sonoma Clean Power. The closing theme is "Course Grind," written and performed by Marscott Additional music is sourced from APM Music

Ramey Wine Cellars, all in the family, hanging in Healdsburg, Chardonnay, hermit philosopher and interview with David & Claire Ramey, Ramey Wine Cellars, P2. ON THE ROAD with MR CA WINE is about California's cool, aspirational lifestyle and awesome wines hosted by Chuck Cramer, a California native, living in London and is the Director of European sales & marketing, Terlato Wines. This is a wine journey covering the hottest topics in CA wine, chatting along the way with the experts who make it all happen. This week's episode includes an interview with David & Claire Ramey, Ramey Cellars. P2

Father & daughter episode, Ramey Wine Cellars, world class Chardonnay, Westside Farms, working for the kids, interview with David & Claire Ramey, Ramey Wine Cellars. ON THE ROAD with MR CA WINE is about California's cool, aspirational lifestyle and awesome wines hosted by Chuck Cramer, a California native, living in London and is the Director of European sales & marketing, Terlato Wines. This is a wine journey covering the hottest topics in CA wine, chatting along the way with the experts who make it all happen. This week's episode includes an interview with David & Claire Ramey, Ramey Cellars. P1

Ramey Wine Cellars Napa Valley Claret In this episode, Rob and Scott celebrate the holidays by reviewing the "value" red blend offering by the esteemed Ramey Wine Cellars in Napa Valley.  So come join us, on The Wine Vault.

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature David Ramey, Founder, Ramey Wine Cellars, Healdsburg, Sonoma, defining the term “Fresh”.  Learn more by visiting www.rameywine.com

I’ve been lucky to interview David Ramey of Ramey Wine Cellars a few times over the years and each time has been an entertaining education. Humor and wine flow together when talking with David and I always walk away with a huge smile on my face. Honored by the industry, respected by fellow winemakers and [...]

We close out the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of James Hall of Patz & Hall Winery Episode intro James Hall origin Story The Golden Age of California Chardonnay Wine pricing Keys to long-term success Future growth and exploration of new sites Patz & Hall Tasting Room If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/500 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks!

We continue the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of Justin Seidenfeld of Rodney Strong Vineyards​ Episode intro Justin Seidenfeld origin Story Rodney Strong deep dive Understanding their consumers Changes in packaging Geographical location in Sonoma County Sustainability deep dive Offsetting climate change  Winemaking Vintage variation Rodney Strong Co-ordinates If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/499 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks!

We continue the Sonoma County Winemaker series today in the company of Kim Stare Wallace of Dry Creek Vineyard Kim Stare Wallace Origin Story Sonoma County Wine Industry Pioneers and Regional Growth Visual tour of Dry Creek Valley Enotourism and Hospitality Attracting Younger Drinkers Sustainable Viticultural Practices Deep Dive Winemaking Philosophy Dry Creek Vineyard Co-ordinates If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/498 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks!

I'm Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Sonoma County Winemaker Special Series. Across these 4 episodes recorded in January 2023 we'll be exploring the modern Sonoma County Winemaker scene in the company of 4 respected producers. Giving you the most up-to-date exploration of the region available in podcast format. Make sure you're subscribed to be alerted when new episodes go live. We kick things off in the company of David Ramey of Ramey Wine Cellars (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:13) David Ramey origin Story (00:14:15) Terroir virtual tour (00:24:47) Viticulture (00:27:15) Woolsey Road vineyard planting (00:36:44) Changes in winemaking style in the last 30 years (00:39:15) Appeal to Interpreting Wine listeners If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/497 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks!

David Ramey revolutionized modern-day winemaking and helped to elevate California to the forefront of the international wine community. Hailed as “Professor Chardonnay” by Wine Spectator, David's groundbreaking work with indigenous yeasts, whole-cluster pressing, sur lies aging and malolactic and barrel fermentation yielded a new California Chardonnay style that was richer and more complex. A stint working for the Moueix family at the renowned Château Pétrus in Bordeaux introduced David to the time-honored methods of winemaking in France. He brought these lessons back to California where he helped establish a number of wineries that would soon become household names such as Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus Estate and Rudd Estate. In 1996, David and his wife Carla founded Ramey Wine Cellars in Healdsburg, California. They live just outside Healdsburg, not far from the winery. Their two children are now actively involved in the business, continuing the tradition of crafting some of the most sought-after wines in California. Please drink in this master class in winemaking with the Legend himself, David Ramey.

My guest for this episode is Diana Snowden Seysses. Diana studied Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis, and went on to work in both California and French cellars with Robert Mondavi Winery, Mumm Napa, the Araujo Estate, Château La Fleur de Boüard, Domaine Leflaive and Ramey Wine Cellars. And also for the last 20 years, Diana has been an enologist and part of the family at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, and consultant at Domaine de Triennes in Provence; and she is also winemaker at Snowden Vineyards in Napa. In addition to this enviable resume of incredible winemaking experience, Diana is one of the leading experts on carbon capture and reuse in the wine industry, and strategies for reducing the massive carbon impact of glass wine bottles. So, while I would have loved to spend this hour asking her about making wine in Burgundy, those questions took a back seat to discussing the urgent story she discovered there. Because it was Diana's experience of working with the natural world and tracking data in Burgundy that led her to the inescapable reality of the urgency and severity of climate change and altered the direction of what she is doing with wine. It should come across rather quickly that Diana is a brilliant mind and bright spirit. So it makes the things that she says about the reality we're facing all the more forceful, and, frankly, sobering. We talk very openly about the challenges of maintaining mental health and keeping courage in the face of what we know. When I started this podcast I said I wanted it to bring hope. In a very real way, this interview with Diana is about moving beyond hope that things will get better, and yet finding the strength to continue to do the work that our planet needs us to do anyway. I personally find the inspiration for this strength in the natural world itself, in everyone I get to interview for this podcast, and in every one of you who listens. I'm extremely grateful for you, and please don't underestimate the influence you can have on each other's spirits and lives. I recently came across this quote by Howard Zinn: "The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory." I hope you find Diana's defiance as inspiring as I did. http://www.dujac.com/en/the-domain https://www.snowdenvineyards.com/ https://www.portoprotocol.com/ sponsor: https://www.centralaswine.com/

Chris and Morgan sit down with Claire Ramey, Co-President of Ramey Wine Cellars, and David Ramey, Owner/Winemaker of Ramey Wine Cellars.

Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about climate change and what we can do to help? Or despair, or denial? Today, we talk to Diana Snowden Seysses about how we in the wine business (as well as those not in our business) can do our part. Diana was born and raised in the Napa Valley. She graduated from the viticulture and enology program at UC Davis in 2001, and has worked in both California and French cellars with Robert Mondavi Winery, the Araujo Estate, Domaine Leflaive, and Ramey Wine Cellars. In 2003, Diana became the enologist at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, and consultant at Domaine de Triennes in Provence. In 2005, she became winemaker at her family's winery, Snowden Vineyards, in Napa Valley.. She is a recognized authority on climate change as it relates to wine and holds a seat on Porto Protoco'sl global steering committee. We also discuss Diana's own emotional journey about the climate change issue, and how she has coped with those various stages. We also hear about the very innovative ways in which winemakers are dealing with the issue, and what gives her hope in a moment that seems, well, quite hopeless at times. Sponsored Promotions: Check out Hootananny Wines for delicious organic and biodynamic wines Interested in sponsoring us? Visit our Patreon page to see the levels of sponsorship or donate here. Show Notes: Diana's Article in Sevenfifty on Carbon Capture During Fermentation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/finelinepodcast/support

When we first sat down with David Ramey in October of 2018 we spent time talking about his start in the wine business and the winemaking techniques that he pioneered of which many winemakers use today. This time we are joined by his children Claire and Alan as David takes Read more... The post The Wine Makers – Ramey Wine Cellars appeared first on Radio Misfits.

Diana Snowden Seysses is a Napa Valley native and the eldest of the four, third-generation of Snowdens active in the family's vineyard and wine enterprise. She's currently the winemaker at Snowden, oenologist at Domain Dujac in Burgundy, and consulting winemaker at Ashes & Diamonds. In the past, worked at various properties including Robert Mondavi Winery, Mumm Napa, the Araujo Estate, Château La Fleur de Boüard, Domaine Leflaive and Ramey Wine Cellars. She graduated from the Viticulture and Enology program at UC Davis in 2001. https://www.winespectator.com/articles/snowden-napa-cabernet-with-a-burgundy-mindset http://www.triennes.com/en/about/ http://www.dujac.com/en https://www.snowdenvineyards.com/Our-Wines-and-Winemaking https://ashesdiamonds.com/community/people/diana-snowden-seysses https://ashesdiamonds.com/shop/grand-vin-2016-3-oak-knoll-district https://ashesdiamonds.com/shop/cabernet-sauvignon-2016-2-oakville-No2 We Talk About: Working as a sampler at Robert Mondavi and school at UC Davis Advancing her way through the business at Mumm, Ramey, Araujo, and more How to think about terroir, picking, organic farming, and more The emotional state of people in the vineyards How cheesemaking is like winemaking The Brother's Vineyard Snowden Cab Sav wine an the label art Her husband, Domaine Dujac, and her "commute" from France to the U.S. How she came to work on Ashes & Diamonds wines Climate change and what can be done to slow it down

Ramey Wine Cellars was founded in 1996 by David Ramey and his wife Carla. After sixteen years making wine in Sonoma County, and firmly establishing Matanzas Creek and Chalk Hill wineries in the marketplace, David crossed the Mayacamas to spend six years in the Napa Valley–first as winemaker for Dominus Estate and project manager for the construction of their new winery; then helping Leslie Rudd reshape the Girard Winery into Rudd Oakville. David's groundbreaking work with indigenous yeasts, sur lies aging and malolactic and barrel fermentation yielded a new California style that was richer, more lush and silky smooth than previously known. As a result, he created a benchmark style now emulated by many. David earned a graduate degree from the University of California at Davis, where his 1979 thesis on volatile ester hydrolysis (translation: how aromas evolve in wine) is still used today to understand how wine ages. https://www.rameywine.com/story/david-ramey/ https://www.sidebarcellars.com/ https://twitter.com/ramey_david We Talk About: A random trip to Los Angeles with a future well-known winemaker from Santa Cruz His involvement in many brands and projects including Simi, Dominus, Rudd, Matanzas Creek, and more. How Ramey Wine Cellars started: 260 cases of Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay in 1996 Robert Parker Jr., IPOB, and how to look at "balance" in wine His thoughts on the "natural wine" movement and sulphur dioxide The Ramey Cab Sav from Oakville AVA that you'll want to taste! One varietal that ripens late; could it be part of Napa's future? Story behind the Sidebar brand: the Kerner grape, Lodi Zin, and more

A wonderful chat with a wonderful man, David Ramey. David is the owner/winemaker of Ramey Wine Cellars and known to many as the Professor of Chardonnay. Ramey shares his past, his present and his future along with a few laughs on this episode of the Cork & Taylor Podcast.

Zach speaks with longtime California winemaker David Ramey, owner and winemaker at Ramey Wine Cellars, about the ways in which his experiences in previous economic downturns are helping him chart a course for his winery moving forward. Please send any requests or suggestions for future Next Round conversations to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In college Dave Ramey initially pursued an interest in literature before realizing his passion for wine. He earned a degree in enology in the late 1970s and sought out jobs in France and Australia. Back in the U.S. he worked at Simi, then Matanzas Creek, and later at Dominus before creating his own brand, Ramey Wine Cellars., one of California’s most respected wineries. Enjoy! For more visit: RameyWine.com

Ramey Wine Cellars was founded in 1996 by David Ramey and his wife Carla. After sixteen years making wine in Sonoma County, and firmly establishing Matanzas Creek and Chalk Hill wineries in the marketplace, David crossed the Mayacamas to spend six years in the Napa Valley--first as VP-Winemaker for Dominus Estate and project manager for the construction of their new winery; then helping Leslie Rudd reshape the Girard Winery into Rudd Oakville.In 2014, David & Carla founded Sidebar Cellars, which adheres to the same quality winemaking at Ramey Wine Cellars while producing wines that are of different varietals (Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, etc.). These wines are also meant to be consumed when they are young and fresh.To make great wines, David takes chances, often harvesting his grapes at the last possible moment. The resulting wines are praised among colleagues, consumers and the media alike. Most importantly, they are the wines David dreams of brought to graceful, delicious life.Visit Ramey Wine Cellar profile at https://www.winesoundtrack.com/cantine/ramey-wine-cellars-david-ramey

Ramey Wine Cellars was founded in 1996 by David Ramey and his wife Carla. After sixteen years making wine in Sonoma County, and firmly establishing Matanzas Creek and Chalk Hill wineries in the marketplace, David crossed the Mayacamas to spend six years in the Napa Valley--first as VP-Winemaker for Dominus Estate and project manager for the construction of their new winery; then helping Leslie Rudd reshape the Girard Winery into Rudd Oakville.In 2014, David & Carla founded Sidebar Cellars, which adheres to the same quality winemaking at Ramey Wine Cellars while producing wines that are of different varietals (Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, etc.). These wines are also meant to be consumed when they are young and fresh.

David Ramey is the founder and co-owner of Ramey Wine Cellars and Sidebar Cellars, both based in Sonoma County, California. David shares his career path in California wineries from Simi, to Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus Estate, Rudd Estate, and starting wine labels of his own. While discussing those various work experiences, David also shares what he learned at each point, and how this would evolve into his winemaking approach today. He goes grape variety by variety, explaining key aspects he has learned about each. David also gives his thoughts on winemaking topics such as whole cluster, malolactic conversion, reduction, oxidation, tannin management, infusion vs. extraction, barrel aging, and more. This episode gives a clear picture of how California winemaking has changed over the decades, and breaks down some key winemaking concepts. Take the demographic survey. This episode is sponsored by: NY Drinks NY Trip to the Finger Lakes Wine Region

Tom Simoneau has brought David Ramey and the Ramey family in to join Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger today on California Wine Country. Barry Herbst is back from a trip to France where he visited all of the Boisset family properties. Boisset wines were mentioned on Tom Simoneau's 2018 Wines of the Year show last December.) David's wife Carla, their elder daughter Claire, who has worked in the family business for six years and her brother Alan who also works at the winery. David Ramey got a MS in Oenology from UC Davis in 1979 and then worked at Pomerol in France, then he worked in Australia. The had his first harvest job in Sonoma County in 1978. In Spring 1980 he became assistant winemaker to Zelma Long at Simi Winery. A lot of his fellow students got winemaking jobs straight out of college but David was happy to learn as an assistant from a great master. His career continued through several great wineries. They stated their own winery when he went to Dominus to run everything. He started making Chardonnay in 1996. He got some grapes from Larry Hyde, and he still makes Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay. David remembers being chosen as Tom Simoneau's Wine of the Year several years ago when his daughter was a young child. David was also on California Wine Country on this show from  February 28, 2018. They taste a 2016 Russian River Chardonnay. It is the largest production wine that they make. This is a blend, they also make single-vineyard productions, which they will also taste. This comes from several great vineyards in Sonoma County. David Ramey explains that the story of his wine is native yeast, native bacteria from malolactic fermentation and no filtering. They do not own a filter.  There are two types of acid in grape juice, tartaric acid and malic acid. After alcoholic fermentation, there is a class of bacteria that is similar to the ones in yoghurt look for the malic acid which they turn into lactic acid, hence the name "malolactic fermentation" or ML for short. All wines would undergo this unless the winemaker intervenes. This is what he calls Neo-Traditional or Neo-Burgundian. This is the way wine has been made in Burgundy for hundreds of years. They usually don't bottle one year until after the harvest of the next year. They spend a year on the lees, which are the spent yeast cells. When you short-circuit the time on the lees, you lose the texture and delicacy that otherwise it might have. Dan says that David makes wines that have unbelievable acidity and good terroir characteristics and they deserve time in the bottle. Dan goes on to say that Chardonnay is like red wine without color and Pinot Noir is like white wine but with color, because of its feeble phenolic constitution, with weak tannins. Ramey Wine Cellars makes seven different Chardonnays. Tom SImoneau notes that all of their Chardonnay wines have unique character. Barry Herbst says that Bottle Barn has lots of Ramey Wine Cellars wines and that they are easy to sell. David Ramey says that Bottle Barn is one of the best places to buy wine in the whole country. David Ramey talks about their plans for a new winery in the heart of Sonoma County Pinot Noir country. He hopes will be ready for the 2021 harvest. There are two now historic hop kilns and a bailing barn on the property. They currently have two long-term leased buildings in Healdsburg by appointment at 10 am or 2pm. The Pinot Noir is smooth and elegant, says Tom Simoneau. Dan Berger says it's perfectly balanced and the acidity is perfectly balanced with the fruit flavors. As they pour a taste of a Syrah, Dan Berger makes a prediction that in 100 years, David will be more famous for Syrah than for anything else.

I often need to remind myself that well known winemakers here in Northern California may not be familiar to those of you outside the area. David Ramey, of Ramey Wine Cellars, could be one of those. As you’ll hear in this podcast, David is well known by most in the biz. His name came up three times in the last few months while talking with other winemakers. A lot of wineries have tapped into his knowledge by hiring him as a consultant. I’ve also heard he doesn’t hold back his opinions. Those spring forth concerning a bit of a controversy he’s in the midst of here in Sonoma County. Meet the winemaker who utilizes old world methods with modern innovations…when necessary. Here’s David Ramey…

As a wine lover and fan of podcasts I took the opportunity to record a bonus episode with Jim Duane, who produces the Inside Winemaking podcast. Our conversation ranges from my background, my goals in building a wine podcast, and what I've have learned from the wine professionals that have shared their experience during my interviews.   We also speak about how I recently moved to Healdsburg, California to work the 2017 harvest and am beginning a new position as a sommelier and assistant wine buyer at the esteemed restaurant and resort that is Cavallo Point, The Lodge at the Golden Gate.     LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE •Cru Podcast •Recommended Cru Podcast Episodes      ◦David Ramey - Ramey Wine Cellars      ◦Marissa Ross      ◦Andre Hueston Mack - Mouton Noir Wines     ◦Brian McClintic - Master Sommelier •Mila Family Vineyards - Sonoma •Cavallo Point - Lodge at the Golden Gate •Chef's Table - available on Netflix     Listen to Jim's podcast, Inside Winemaking, at InsideWinemaking.com

David Ramey is the owner and winemakers of Ramey Wine Cellars based in my new home of Healdsburg, California. You may have heard of Ramey, or even purchased a few bottles, as it is distributed in almost every market. David has been making wine for 40 odd years in France, Napa, Sonoma, most notably at Chateau Petrus, you’ve probably never heard of that though, Chalk Hill, Matanzas Creek, Rudd Estate, and Dominus in Napa and Sonoma. Learn more about David with the Show Notes here In this episode we chat geeky winemaking stuff like total S02 (sulfur dioxide) in wine and native fermentations then we get into how David has grown a family run wine business for decades with production at 40,000 cases from a side project making chardonnay to a multi-million dollar company. We get into the numbers of running a boutique winery, how you should sell your wines, whether direct to consumer or distribution, and what he hopes his legacy looks like. With that, there are two organizations I want to introduce you to, that are working to support, rebuild, and make thrive wine country in the wake of the devastating fires that destroyed the lives of many recently in Northern California. The first is Rebuild Wine Country, founded by the team behind Senses Wines, Rebuild Wine Country is a group of volunteer wine industry professionals working with Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County to raise $5 million to rebuild owned and rented homes lost in the Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Mendocino, and Lake County wildfires. 100% of your donations go to rebuilding homes and rentals damaged or destroyed by the North Bay wildfires. You can donate by going to RebuildWineCountry.org The second organization is Winemakers and Sommeliers for California Wildfire Relief set up by Patrick Capiello, Pax Mahle, and Sara Morgenstern to rally wine professionals and wine lovers everywhere to support those affected by these terrible fires. They are raising funds through events at amazing venues such as Corkbuzz NYC and Bluxome St. Winery with food and wine from incredible local producers while rare and cellar-worthy bottles donated by sommeliers and collectors from across the country will be available for purchase. 100% of all proceeds will benefit wildfire victims in partnership with CA Wine Strong, Redwood Credit Union North Bay Fire Relief, and Napa Valley Community Foundation. You can donate and learn more about events at WSCWR.com  -  

GuildSomm interviews winemakers David Ramey from Ramey Wine Cellars, Lynda Hanson from Hanzell Vineyards, and scientist Dr. Torey Arvic of SonomaCeuticals on the complex topic of yeast in wine-making.