My guest for Episode Twenty-Nine of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is winegrower, reader, observer, Dachshund enjoyer, and all-round thoughtful human being, Tamara Irish of Herrmann Wines, in Dunkeld, Victoria.

This is a meandering conversation covering all manner of subjects and topics that intersect and interrelate around the concept of wine. It's as close to a conversation one might have with someone, late at night - as bottles, plates, and trays are empties, while bellies, minds and glasses of wine are filled - except it was conducted online, as opposed to in meatspace. Shame. This is a conversation that went exactly as I expected it to, and yet ended far too soon. Nonetheless, I am grateful.

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In Episode Twenty-Nine of the Fermenting Place [podcast], Tamara and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Herrmann Wines - @herrmannwines 

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guests for this very special Episode Twenty-Eight of the Fermenting Place [podcast] are Mike and Claudia Weersing (formerly) of Pyramid Valley Vineyards, Waikari, New Zealand. This stellar couple established Pyramid Valley in 2000, and sold in 2018. Tragically, Mike passed away last year, in 2020. I found this recording of my conversation with Mike and Claudia while digging through old folders and files on my computer, just a few weeks ago. I listened to the interview in full, and it remains one of the most treasured interviews I've ever done. 

This interview was never intended for broadcast - so the audio isn't as sharp as usual (apologies). The interview was originally turned into a two-part feature on my former website, The Wine Idealist, as The Empyrean (Part One), and Transcendence (Part Two). These two stories were recently turned into a published article for Organic Winegrowers New Zealand 'Organic Matters' magazine (Autumn 2021). As you will hear, both Mike and Claudia are in fine form, articulating their thoughts and ideas around wine and wine-growing. I thought it was important to let the world hear it. 

In Episode Twenty-Eight, Mike, Claudia, and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guest for Episode Twenty-Seven of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is Shane Casey, head distiller at Brix Distillers, Sydney. Hailing from the Hawkesbury, with a background in engineering, Shane moved to the city back in 2014 to pursue a career in distilling. He now heads up a small team of urban distillers located amongst the steep streets of Surry Hills, in the heart of the city.

In Episode Twenty-Seven, Shane and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Shane Casey - @brixdistillers / www.brixdistillers.com

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guest for Episode Twenty-Six of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is Michael Glover - a candid observer and orator of wine, sage and winemaker at Mammoth Wines from Nelson, New Zealand.

Michael is one of the wine world's more impassioned defenders of the art of wine; the romance, the mystery, the history, and the culture that wine embodies. Fascinated, Michael's life in wine has been an endless quest to understand, capture, capture, express and articulate notions of quality as it relates to the place of wine; dismissing the static, embracing the dynamic; contributing to its eternal evolution.

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In Episode Twenty-Six, Michael and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Michael Glover - @mammoth_wine / www.mammothwines.com.au

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guest for Episode Twenty-Five of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is wine merchant, Andrew Guard - aka The Guardfather of fine European wine imports into Australia. Andrew is the man who helps bring the good wine to the good times, with so many sought-after labels, featuring names like Foillard, Métras, Overnoy, Ganevat, and more... The fineness of his portfolio matches the finesse of his palate. Amiable, astute, and articulate in equal measure, Andrew is the gentleman wine merchant, and it was such a pleasure to be able to sit down with him, again, in person, and talk about the many lives he has lead within the unique world of wine.

In Episode Twenty-Five, Andrew and I discus...

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Connect:

- Andrew Guard - @aguard / www.andrewguard.com.au

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guests for Episode Twenty-Four of the Fermenting Place [podcast] are mates, Lachlan McIntyre and Robert Sowter of Lantana Gin - a small-batch, boutique distillery based in Redridge, Queensland. They make seasonal gin from freshly cut sugar cane, and that most perniciously and prettiest of invasive plant species, Lantana.

In Episode Twenty-Four, Lachlan, Robert and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Lantana Gin - @lantanagin / www.lantanagin.com.au

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guests for Episode Twenty-Three of the Fermenting Place [podcast] are father and son winegrowers, Bruce and Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell's Wines, in the Hunter Valley. Their family are pioneers of wine-growing in Australia, they are custodians of some of the best vineyard sites in the Hunter Valley, and their last name appears of some of the greatest wines ever made.

In Episode Twenty-Three, Bruce, Chris and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Tyrrell's Wines - @tyrrellswines / www.tyrrells.com.au

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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My guest for episode Twenty-Two of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is Oregon winegrower and advocate for regenerative farming methods, Mimi Casteel. Mimi is the owner and vigneron at her family's vineyard and farm, Hopewell Wine and Vineyard in the Willamette Valley, as well as a spokesperson for the soil, for biology, for ecology, and for the environment more generally.

In Episode Twenty-Two, Mimi and I discuss...

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Connect:

- Hopewell Wine and Vineyard - @mimicasteel / www.hopewellwine.com

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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Mark, Charlie, and Innes of Wolfburn Whisky Distillery, Scotland, are my guests for Episode Twenty-One of the Fermenting Place [podcast]. 

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In Episode Twenty-One, we discuss...

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Connect:

- Wolfburn Whisky Distillery - @wolfburn_whisky / www.wolfburn.com

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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Maynard James Keenan is my guest for Episode Twenty of the Fermenting Place [podcast] - you know, the front man of two (well... three, actually) of the greatest bands ever to exist, ever, and - winegrower at Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards, Jerome, Arizona...

(Shout out to Ronnie Sanders from Vine Street Imports for helping make the connection!)

In Episode Twenty, Maynard and I discuss:

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Connect:

- Caduceus Cellars  - @caduceuscellars / caduceus.org

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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