![Episode Thirty-Six - Dr. Alex Maltman [Geologist, Aberystwyth University, Wales]](https://s3.castbox.fm/aa/9c/00/7f44d9c0db97ca6e841c1d05193c8d09e7_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Episode Thirty-Six - Dr. Alex Maltman [Geologist, Aberystwyth University, Wales]")
Episode Thirty-Six - Dr. Alex Maltman [Geologist, Aberystwyth University, Wales]
Description
My guest for Episode Thirty-Six of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is retired geologist, winegrower, and occasional writer of wine - as seen through an appropriate geological lens - Dr. Alex Maltman, Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University, Wales.
Dr. Maltman has caused a bit of defensible controversy over the last few years with his insight into how geology influences wine, especially around the nebulous concept of minerality.
In Episode Thirty-Six, Dr. Maltman and I discuss...
- Gavin and Stacey
- Welsh Winegrowing
- Geology Rocks and Soils
- The Myth of Minerality
- Why Beer Rocks Harder Than Wine
- And Much More, of course...
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Read:
- On Minerality, Gourmet Traveller WINE
- Minerality In Wine: Towards the Reality Behind the Myth
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Connect:
- Dr. Alex Maltman - ajm@aber.ac.uk
- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com
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