Wines and Vines!

Just a quick note: If you’ve previously subscribed to our podcast, you will need to do so again (after our move to Substack). You can find it anywhere good podcasts are made. * Apple* Spotify* RSS FeedThanks for reading Wines & Vines! This post is public so feel free to share it.Well, it’s been a busy last couple of months!Addison and I return for our second edition of “The Terroir Report” where we share some of what we’ve been up to, what we’re seeing with clients and colleagues at this time, and interesting research we’ve come across. (By the way, how do you like the name Terroir Report?)We talk vineyard establishment, bulldozer’s disease, falling wine demand, rootstocks, and share our perspectives on wine and health. You know, as our role as doctors. And a lot more. Let us know if you’re enjoying this, or perhaps which speaker you find so dreadfully boring? "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

I’m excited we’re finally getting back to our podcasting with a more regular plan. In this monthly series, we’ll be looking back at what work we’ve been doing as a precision viticulture company, sharing what we’re seeing in vineyards, and (where allowed) work we’ve been doing with clients. As well, we’ll each share one interesting piece of research or knowledge we’ve learned that will be of interest to the audience. Very interested in feedback here, both positive and constructive, so hit us up! Let us know what you liked, didn’t like, and what you would like to here about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

Ben-Min Chang, research scientist at the Summerland Research Center, and Andy Nadler, agricultural meteorologist from Peak Hydromet, discuss and share data from the January 2024 winter freeze. We talk bud hardiness, climate projections, bud dissections, and what cold numbers we really hit. And a lot more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

John Skinner of Painted Rock Winery joins us to talk building the international rep of Canadian and BC wine, why it all starts in the vineyard (and the price they pay to keep it that way), the benefits of working with Alain Sutre, and the pursuit of elegant wine. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

This episode we’re joined by Karnail Sidhu, owner and operator of Kalala Organic Estate Winery in Kelowna BC. Karnail’s original background is an electrical engineer and his role as an outsider to the wine industry - as an engineer, immigrant, and Sikh - is one of both frustration and triumph. Karnail is dedicated to organic practices and draws on his Punjabi farming heritage to spend time listening to the land first. He also strongly empowers his staff and shares the successes and defeats of doing so - and why he won't stop. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

In this episode Severine Pinte, a managing partner at Enotecca Winery and Resorts where she oversees Le Vieux Pin and LaStella wineries, shares her early wine education in France, why she moved to BC, and the critical role education plays in becoming a better winemaker and viticulturalist. Sev's dedication to bringing up the next generation, both educationally and environmentally, is an absolute highlight. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com

Today’s guest is John Clerides. He is the owner of the incredibly successful Marquis Wine store, the premier wine shop in BC, as well as a number of other ventures and businesses. You’ll hear from John how he modeled his store after Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route, why John thinks biodynamic practices lead to better wines, why generational wine making matters, what BC and Canadian wine need to start doing, and a helluva lot more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesandvines.substack.com