Joe Nielsen is the winemaker at Rams Gate Winery.

We Talk About:

-His background, graduated from Michigan State with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. 

-Reading books on French viticulture and planted his first vineyard in his family's backyard using French hybrid grapes.

-Moving to California for internship at Merryvale Vineyards, and later became assistant winemaker at Donelan in 2008.

-Earned his Executive Wine MBA from Sonoma State University.

-The site: perched upon the rolling hills that define the landscape of the Carneros AVA, where the San Francisco Bay meets the edges of Napa and Sonoma counties, lies Ram’s Gate Winery. As it nears the end of its first decade, Ram’s Gate is entering a heightened era of wine making excellence.

-How he views vineyard management and work in the cellar

-We talk through the 2018 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uew7M4RE28U

https://ramsgatewinery.com/