This episode is a replay which originally aired on July 2, 2020

Ren Harris is the  owner and operator of Paradigm Winery along with his wife Marilyn. He  and his family have a long and storied history in the Napa Valley,  starting long before the first vintage in 1991.

https://paradigmwinery.com/

https://paradigmwinery.com/collection/wine

We Talk About:

-His family and the long history in growing grapes in Napa Valley

-The first vintage of Paradigm in 1991 and winemaker Heidi Barrett

-What makes the Oakville AVA so special

-Some details on the Paradigm Cab Sav: 11 blocks; the rootstocks and clones vary to give complexity

-The grape you may be surprised to know was planted on the property in Oakville in 1976

-Story of how he held a contest to choose the name for the winery

-A sign off Hwy 29 that says: “No Wineries This Road”

-A horse that was named after the winery, which is still alive to this day

-The inside story on his "business card wine" produced with Jean Phillips in 1992 that's half Screaming Eagle and half Paradigm

-Why they extended the length of the cork