Podcasts about wineworks

Michael Shaps Wineworks is a Virgnia based custom crush facility, making some of the best wines on the east coast. Tom Simmons and Jason Davis joined Michal Heny of Michael Shaps Wineworks to talk about how HRP assisted with the wastewater issues that come from the wine making process. For the play hard section, Tom is joined by Shaun Malin and Tad Goetcheus to sample a few of Michael Shaps choice vintages.A reminder that our Play Hard segment is also available in video form! Watch that on our YouTube Channel.Make sure you subscribe, give us a review & check us out on social media!YouTubeLinkedInInstagramTwitterFacebookWebsite

Armenia is not the first country to spring to mind in terms of wine. But this is one of the most ancient winemaking cultures in the world. The broader Caucusus region - including Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, is where the winemaking vine is believed to have first been domesticated. By way of proof, a 6,000-year-old winery was unearthed in the Areni-1 cave complex in the Vayots-Dzor region of Armenia. And the country may have anything up to 1,000 different species of vitis vinifera winemaking vines - testament to its longevity in wine terms (the vine tends to mutate naturally over time). And yet...what do we know of Armenian wine? Relatively little, if you're anything like us. And that has to do with geopolitics as much as anything else - from the Armenian genocide to the Soviet occupation, the 20th century was hard on Armenia and its people. Its historic winemaking culture suffered, and it was shut off from the world. Now, however, a new generation of Armenians are daring to revitalise this somnolent wine history. We talk to two of them - Aimee Keushguerian of Keush, WineWorks and Zulal. Also Juliana del Aguila Eurnekian of Karas. They're brave because the region remains imperilled. The ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan has seen vineyards and farmers caught between warring factions. This is life or death stuff.But, from the little we've dipped our toes in these particular waters, it's clear to us that there is huge potential in Armenian wine. In wine terms, Armenia is most certainly one to watch.We hope you enjoy the programme! Do let us know your thoughts on Instagram or Twitter.As ever, all wine details, links, photos and more are on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S3 E22: Armenia's Ambition.Cheers!Wines featured in this episodeKeush Ultra Brut Nature 2017 Blanc de Noirs, 12.5%Zulal Voskehat Reserve 2018, Vayots Dzor, 13%Zulal Karmir Kot 2018 Reserve, Vayots Dzor, 15%Karas Family Wine Estates White Blend 2020, Ararat Valley, 13.5%Karas Orange Wine ‘Kraki Ktor' 2020, Ararat Valley, 12.5%Karas Areni 2019, Ararat Valley, 13.5%Karas Single Vineyard Areni 2020, Ararat Valley, 13.5%Do you want to change the world?Insight Out reveals transformational insights that can change your life and the world!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Imagine growing up on a vineyard in Tuscany, surrounded by a millennia-old tradition of winemaking. That's how Aimee Keushguerian spent 12 years of her life. She eventually moved to Armenia to be part of her family's growing wine business. Today, she is the Managing Director of Wineworks, a winery incubator offering winemaking and viticulture services as well as strategic winery and marketing management support.

Michael Heny graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Comparative Literature from University of Virginia in 1990.  Hardly, the typical training or studies that would lead to a successful career.  He was in need of a job just out of college when he answered and ad for a position as a cellar worker at Montdomaine Cellars where Shep Rouse was the winemaker.  He remembers Shep tasting wine one afternoon outside the cellar when Shep asked him to join him.  It was the first time he even was exposed to the Tasting of wine.  He  became enthralled with the process there but would end up traveling to Europe only to come back and work the harvest at Meredyth Vineyards under Archie Smith.  He then would move on to a position at Horton Vineyards working under the guidance of two more of the early pioneers in Virginia winegrowing, Alan Kinne and Dennis Horton.  Ultimately, he ended back at the Montdomaine Cellars facility in 2019 but, working as the winemaker at Michael Shaps Wineworks who had purchased the facility in 2007 when it became the home for Michael Shaps wine program.  There are some more twists and turns you will learn about when you listen to the interview.  HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE: a). describes being a young boy when he became so curious with a bottle of German wine his parents were given as a souvenir of a trip to Europe his Grand-parents made.  He couldn't resist and opened it and tasted. b). he always wanted to be a Poet, so how he ended up being a noted winemaker for over 30 years in Virginia is an intriguing story.c). He was fortunate to work with several of the early pioneers of Virginia winegrowing and had some truly good mentors.d). One of the odd twists in his career was him working at one of the leading Retail wine merchants in the Country at the time Calvert-Woodley in Washington DC.  It opened his eyes to the wide world of quality wine knew nothing about at the time.e).He makes what I believe is a brilliant statement/observation when I asked him about the future of Hybrid grapes in Va.Much, Much more.  Listen below or read the attached transcript.

Nestled in the crossroads of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, KC Wineworks is not your typical winery. Owner Lindsay Clausen takes advantage of the shop's unique Midwestern location and multifaceted wines in order to create a welcoming, friendly wine tasting experience for customers of all experience levels. In this episode, Yelp reviewer Kristina discusses the atmosphere and customer service that has made her a WineWorks regular.

Nestled in the crossroads of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, KC Wineworks is not your typical winery. Owner Lindsay Clausen takes advantage of the shop's unique Midwestern location and multifaceted wines in order to create a welcoming, friendly wine tasting experience for customers of all experience levels. In this episode, Yelp reviewer Kristina discusses the atmosphere and customer service that has made her a WineWorks regular.

Joy Ting fell for the wine bug after a trip visiting here boyfriend, now her husband, while he was stationed in Northern California during his stint in the Air Force.  They took a trip to Napa Valley and that experience intrigued the both of them.  When they settled in Charlottesville, Virginia because he got a position at University of Virginia in the medical department she realized quickly that her degree in Marine Biology wasn't going to lead to a budding career there.  After taking some teaching positions she start to take the accredited viticulture courses at Piedmont Valley Community College in Charlottesville and would then teach several course in the Science of Wine. She got her big break when Michael Shaps hired her in 2013 as his Lab Technician at Michael Shaps Wineworks.  Because of the contract winemaking that Michael was doing they could afford a full-time Lab person.  Eventually, she would move into the role of the production manager in 2015 and from 2016 to 2018 she took on the winemaking duties as Jake Busching who was there moved into the vineyard side of the business..The Winemakers Research Exchange which Joy is currently in charge of as the Coordinator began started when it received a grant from the Monticello Wine Trail in 2014.  In 2016 WRE was funded in total by the Virginia Wine Board and was extend its services to the entire state of Virginia and its winegrowers.Additionally, Joy still produces small amounts of wine under her own wine label, Joy Ting Wine.  Well worth a search if you can find any as they are terrific expressions of the specific vineyards and terroir she sources grapes fromHIGHLIGHTS:a).  She recounts her trip to Napa and how it has such an effect on both her and her husbanc.b).  Explains how she was fortunate to get in the wine business after having a degree in Marine Biology, Biology being her first love.c). Gives me some perspective on why working for Michael Shaps at his Wineworks was so instrumental in her knowledge and development in both research and winemaking, which she still enjoys today.d). Recants that when she took the position at Winemakers Research Exchange, (WRE) she wanted to still continue to make wine on her own and they not only agreed but believed she should continue as it would remind her daily of what the winemakers she would be working with at WRE were experiencing.  In essence to keep her in touch with the reality of winegrowing.e).  Shares stories from the early days of during the formation of what would become WRE when a small group of winemakers received a grant from the Monticello Wine Trail which would ultimately lead to the Virginia Wine Board taking over the funding at substantially higher levels allowing for her full-time positions as the Coordinator and extending it to the entire state of Virginia and its winemaking community.f). Joy shares her opinion about the future of winegrowing in Virginia and the role that hybrids will most likely play along with grape varietals that are being developed for the future.Much, Much more.  It is a terrific interview and you can download the full text transcript on my website.   Thanks for listening.

In the previous episode entitled Armenia: Stepping Back Through Time, the Wine Thieves introduced listeners to this fascinating country with 6100 years at least of winemaking history. Armenia is the site of the oldest known winemaking facility, the Areni-1 cave discovered in 2007 in the Armenian highlands in the region called Vayots Dzor. Despite that very long history, the modern Armenian wine industry is barely a decade old. But the country is moving at a rapid pace to re-establish its winemaking heritage and has attracted the interest of celebrity flying winemakers like Michel Rolland and Paul Hobbs. Today John and Sara welcome to the show two of the wine industry's leading protagonists of the rebirth of Armenian wine, Juliana del Aguilar Eurnekian, president of Karas Wines, and Vahe Keusgheurian, the man behind Wineworks in Yerevan, an important wine incubator, also a nurseryman dedicated to rediscovering Armenia's rich heritage of indigenous vines, and a producer of three wine brands himself.The Thieves start to examine the various wine-growing regions of Armenia, seven of them unofficially, in this country with shocking diversity within such a small geographic area. You'll hear from their guests about a handful of the most promising local grape varieties, such as Areni, Voskehat, Tozot, Kakheti and Sireni (aka khondogni) out of the 200+ known to exists, which have the greatest potential to firmly establish the country on the world wine map. There will be more on the wealth of indigenous varieties in an upcoming episode so stay tuned!This episode was produced in partnership with the Vine & Wine Foundation of Armenia.

Jake Busching got his start in Virginia winegrowing after he moved to Richmond Virginia and was a struggling musician working in the restaurant business to make a living.  Eventually he would move to Charlottesville and take a position at Jefferson Vineyards working for the Woodward family.  When Chris Hill, the consulting viticulturist at Jefferson Vineyards realized that Jake knew his way around a farm and could repair equipment he made a point of getting him into the vineyard side of the business and his career grew from there.  Michael Shaps we there at the time and he would along with Chris Hill be instrumental in Jake's early career. He would go on to work at Horton, Keswick Vineyards, Pollack and Grace Estate before joining forces with Michael Shaps, once again, as the head winemaker and GM for Michaels Contract winemaking piece of Shap's Wineworks.  It was there that Jake started to produce a small amount of wine under his own label and would continue making wine under Jake Bushing Wines.  During a stint of teaching viticulture at PVCC in Charlottesville he met  Aaron Hark who with his wife wanted to plant a vineyard and were taking classes at PVCC to learn about winegrowing. It was there that Jake and Aaron met and ultimately after Jake had started his own consulting business he would become the wine grower at Hark Vineyards in 2017 and manage their vineyard estate.  He remains there today.HIGHLIGHTS:a).  Jake explains how a Minnesota native who grew up on a cattle ranch would come to Virginia and eventually start a career in the wine industry.b).  He goes on to detail after going to work for Stanley Woodard at Jefferson Vineyards Chris Hill would bring him over the vineyard side of the operation and have a significant impact on his career path and future.c). He touches on his relationship with Michael Shaps at times in the interview and how that influenced his career and the understanding about the winemaking side of the business.d). Jake shares a great story of how he sub in for Chris Hill teaching viticulture classes at Piedmont Valley Community College and how that would eventually lead to the relationship with Aaron Hark and come to be his winegrower at Hark Vineyards to this day.e). Jake explains to me why he likes working with Cabernet Franc here in Virginia.f). He goes on to describe the difference between the fruit from Shenandoah Valley vs. the Monticello AVA.g). Jake was there right at the table when the Winemakers Research Exchange was birthed.  A complete result of when Bruce Zoecklein retired as the active Enologist at Va Tech.  Learn more and in greater detail when you listen to the Podcast Episode or read the text transcript below.

Amy Prosenjak, CEO of A to Z Wineworks in Oregon, joins Michael to explain the business of being an independent winery. This is our first episode, so would love your feedback! Email us: michael@ girdley .com

“Since 1995, Dos Cabezas WineWorks has been growing grapes and producing wines in Southern Arizona. The winery is supplied with distinctive, high-quality fruit from its two estate vineyards: Pronghorn Vineyard in Sonoita, and Cimarron Vineyard in the Kansas Settlement. Kelly … Continue reading → The post Show 408, January 16, 2021: Winemaker Todd Bostock, Dos Cabezas WineWorks, Sonoita, Arizona Part One appeared first on SoCal Restaurant Show.

“Since 1995, Dos Cabezas WineWorks has been growing grapes and producing wines in Southern Arizona. The winery is supplied with distinctive, high-quality fruit from its two estate vineyards: Pronghorn Vineyard in Sonoita, and Cimarron Vineyard in the Kansas Settlement. Kelly … Continue reading → The post Show 408, January 16, 2021: Winemaker Todd Bostock, Dos Cabezas WineWorks, Sonoita, Arizona Part Two appeared first on SoCal Restaurant Show.

Michael Shaps started making wine in Virginia when he succeeded Gabriele Rausse at Jefferson Vineyards in 1995. Michael became enamored early on with the wines of Burgundy, so it seemed the logical step for him to go to France and learn how to make wine. With no prior connections he left his job in Boston where he was the manager and wine buyer for a high-end restaurant and went to France in the early 1990's. After doing his research he learned about the Lycee Viticole de Beaune, the school of Enology and Viticulture in the heart of Beaune, France and managed to talk his way into admission despite the belief of the Professor Jean Pierre Charlot that he wouldn't make it because his French was not up to it. Michael proved him wrong and successfully gained his degree in Enology and viticulture. After working as an intern at the highly regarded Chartron & Trebuchet in Puligny Montrachet he returned to the U.S. and after working briefly at a start up winery in Massachusetts he took the winemaking position at Jefferson Vineyards.Here are some of the Highlights in the Podcast:a). He explains his motto; "It's all about the wine."b). He shares the story of how he went to France and gained admission in the Lyceec). Revels that he had always had his eye on Virginia and it's potential for wine quality.d). Chronicles helping David King start King Family Vineyards.e). Discusses the background on the contract winemaking he does and the crazy state laws governing it. f) answers my questions regarding how many winemakers have worked under him and have gone on to be successful on their own. g). Outlines what was the reasons behind his purchase of one of the first modern-day wineries in Virginia--Shenandoah Winery and his belief about the wine quality potential in the Shenandoah Valley.h). tells the background on the innovative wine packing he pioneered in Virginia with his Growler Program and Virginia Bag in the Box wine.Much, much more.

What wine do we drink with game? Here we talk to Conor McMillen who is Director of Wineworks based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland to get his thoughts and recommendations. He supplies local shoots with quality wines that will not break the bank!

Day Talks with Christopher Simpson, owner of Sail to Trail Wine works. Listen to this episode to hear Chris share his story and how they are pivoting since COVID-19. Sail to Trail is growing, understand how and why during this episode.

  Founder and CEO of WineWorks, Vahe Keushguerian speaks about the impact of COVID-19 on Armenia’s wine industry and how it revealed trends in the consumption of wine. 

Tony Cammarata, business owner of places like Landmark Americana, Terra Nova, Wineworks and Urban Village joined the #DailyTicket to reach out and let us know how businesses are holding up during these troubling times and how we can all help support the restaurant industry.

Michael Shaps is to Virginia wine what Michael Jordan was to basketball. In a word, dominant. Shaps not only owns and operates Wineworks, an award-winning vineyard in Charlottesville, he also consults and makes wine for 17 other Virginia wineries. Twenty-two of Shaps' wines recently earned gold medals at the Virginia Governor's Cup and five of his wines were included in the prestigious 12-wine Governor's case. In this episode of Eat It, Virginia!, Shaps shares the interesting story of how he got into the wine industry, what brought him to Virginia, and some of the secrets of his success. He's joined by Tayloe Dameron, owner of Upper Shirley Vineyard and one of Michael's wine partners. In addition to wine, Scott and Robey discuss last-minute Mother's Day gifts for food-loving moms, their experience at the Elbys, and some breaking news about the future of Ukrop's in Richmond. Subscribe to Eat It, Virginia! to ensure you never miss a podcast. Also, follow @EatItVirginia on social media to submit questions and provide feedback.

Michelle and Sarah sit down with James and Lindsay Lowery, the husband and wife team of the first full scale production winery to establish in the Kansas City Crossroads Arts District. We learn how winemaking runs in James’ family and what it takes to grow grapes native to Missouri. You’ll also hear why they ended up in Kansas City to start KC Wineworks and why it’s becoming a new destination for wine. Locations Mentioned KC Wineworks (https://kcwineworks.com/)

WBZ's Jordan Rich talks with Matt Robinson of matts-meals.com about a Vinitas Wineworks and Airbnb partnership.

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The fellas kickback with the wonderful Joe Divine!

"Every opportunity is on the other side of fear." In some businesses, you can see a fairly quick payoff of your efforts. In the wine industry its years in the making from the vine to bottle. James and Lindsay Lowery of KC Wineworks will tell you that every grape that comes off the vine is full of unrealized potential to be a great wine; you just have to figure out how not to screw it up. If it’s a raisin, it’s a tragedy. Being an entrepreneur takes vision and education. In the case of James and Lindsay, you can also add combined talents of a husband and wife team.  The passion came at an early age. The farmland the vineyard is on has been in the family since 1870's, and they bottled their wine long before growing production for other wineries since 2002. Launching KC Wineworks in 2014 was no small feat, and they're still learning lessons. No matter what your business is, you'll find value in this episode! #drinkMOwine 

The Importance of Choosing Your Words   Introducing Deb Hatcher and A to Z Wineworks and REX HILL The English language is a beautiful thing, full of flexibility and choice.  However, often we don't truly think about the words we choose in everyday conversation and the result can often send a message or convey a tone we didn't intend.  Many of our words have been turned into “double-speak” meaning language that disguises or distorts our true meanings.  A great example is the word “downsizing” instead of using a word like layoffs.  Then you consider militaristic, mechanical, or sporting terms that have been corrupted and put into regular language, including a B Corp favorite, “impact”. Deb has a beautiful worldview on the language of business and she suggests we should be more thoughtful with our choice of words.  Deb is the founder of A to Z Wineworks, the largest producer of high quality pinot noir in the Pacific Northwest.  Deb's sense of wonder and humor bring playfulness to A to Z but her expectation of excellence is most influential.  Deb is serious about the words used in business and how it can affect company culture and how we relate to one another. Check out this week's Boiling Point to see how you can enhance your communication and say what you truly mean.   In this episode Greg mentions his daughters love of hearts and promotes her YouTube channel. We hear about how Greg and Deb met at the B Corp Champions Retreat. Deb discusses the importance of choosing the right words for all of your interactions. We discuss how language is one of the best ways to change the world as an individual. Deb suggests that we have allowed militaristic language about power and winning to become the majority of metaphors we use in daily language. We discuss words like “feedback”, “downsizing”, and “impact”. We discuss how George Orwell's “double-speak” is happening in our real lives. Deb discusses the what, how, and why in business and why thinking of them is important. Dave sees the importance of choosing his words carefully and the power of language noting that athletes can be the worst for answers with no thought. Greg appreciates the challenge of using the correct language.   Links - Deb on Linked In - Deb on Twitter - A to Z Wineworks website - A to Z Wineworks on Linked In - A to Z Wineworks on Twitter - A to Z and REX HILL on Facebook - REX HILL on Twitter - Geoffery Nunberg's Going Nucular - Kaiya Hemming's "Heart Fun"     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike visits Sam Tannahill from Rex Hill and A to Z Wineworks in Willamette Valley for an in depth look at some of the best values in wine coming out of Oregon. If you haven't tried Oregon wines, you're missing out!