Indie Wine podcast

Indie Wine Podcast episode 19 - Sebastian Erggelet - Erggelet Brothers. Sebastian Erggelet along with his brother Julian, make up Erggelet Brothers.  They recently built a new winery in Brentwood, in the heart of Contra Costa County and are making really balanced, classically styled, lower intervention wines from Mataro, Carignane, Zinfandel and Malvasia.  Everything coming from within a few minutes of the winery.  They have also been planting a new vineyard at the farm the winery sits on, concentrating on grapes they feel will work well in the Contra Costa conditions.  As Sebastian mentions, there isn’t a historical precedent for certain white varieties in the area.  We discuss growing up in Germany, ending up in California and making wine in Contra Costa amongst other topics.  You’ll hear a little tour of their new vineyard before we go inside to sit down and a little bit more at the very end. 
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Indie Wine Podcast episode 15 - David Teixeira - Lusu Cellars. David brings his Portuguese heritage to the way he thinks about and makes wines. He makes California versions of traditional Portuguese styles like Vinho Verde or a Sercial like "Mad-Era" as well as California heritage styled Zins, Mouvedre and Carignane. Lusu Cellars is located on Camelia St. In Berkeley California, this winery location has been home to many important wineries over the years from Fretter Wine Cellars to Edmunds St. John to Ladd to Broc. David works mostly with fruit from El Dorado and Lodi making wines that go wonderful with food. You can find David's wines at www.lusucellars.com and follow his instagram https://www.instagram.com/lusucellars and follow the podcast https://www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast or email [email protected] with questions, comments or feedback. If you'd like to support the podcast further, please tell your wine friends about it and rate the podcast wherever you're listening if you like what you hear or donate on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/IndieWinePodcast or Spotify at - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-wood4/support

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Indie Wine Podcast episode 14 - Adam Saake - Perch Wine Company. Adam is a native of Sacramento who has worked harvests in Chile and New Zealand as well as Amador and El Dorado counties in the Sierra Foothills of California for wineries like Skinner and Turley. Perch is a relatively new winery, but already gaining a following for its wines. Syrah and Zin from Amador have been mainstays and Sauvignon Blanc, Cinsault and a white blend have been added to the lineup too. We discuss Adams travels in wine and life, what Sacramento means to him, how he got his start and how we can best support small independent wineries like Perch. You can find Adams wines at Perchwineco.com or instagram.com/perchwineco and follow the podcast https://www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast or email [email protected] with questions, comments or feedback. If you'd like to support the podcast further, please tell your wine friends about it if you like what you hear or donate on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/IndieWinePodcast or Spotify at - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-wood4/support

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Indie Wine Podcast episode 13 - Ann-Marie Koth, Brett Koth, Phil Silver. Mokelumne Glen Vineyards is located along the banks of the Mokelumne River in the Victor Triangle area of Lodi. Originally planted by Ann-Marie and Brett's parents - Bob and Mary Lou, it boasts one of the largest collections of Germanic varietals anywhere. Riesling, Dornfelder, Blaufränkisch, Kerner, Bacchus and many more grow in the sandy soil here. The grapes are going to amazing wineries like Markus Wine Co., Haarmeyer, Sabelli-Frisch and Trailmarker. Look out for wines from this vineyard next time you're at your local wine shop. You can follow them https://www.instagram.com/mokelumneglenvineyards/and the podcast https://www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast or [email protected] Please rate the podcast wherever you're listening and tell your wine friends about it if you enjoy listening.

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Indie Wine Podcast episode 12 - Contra Costa AVA with Becky Bloomfield and Patrick Shabram. There is a new proposed AVA in California, the Contra Costa AVA would be an addition to the Central Coast AVA , adding some of Northern and Eastern Contra Costa County land and expanding the AVA. I give a short history of the area and some of the vineyards and wineries before we hear from Patrick Shabram who is a geographer specializing in vineyards and AVA's discuss some of what merits the inclusion of this new AVA. Afterwards we hear from Becky Bloomfield whose family has been farming in this area since the 1940's, she runs Bloomfield vineyards and is also the president of the Contra Costa Winegrowers. She is able to provide us with more history and how and why this proposal came to be. You can follow what Bloomfield is up to at https://www.bloomfieldvineyards.com and the Contra Costa Winegrowers at https://ccwinegrowers.com also of assistance with this episode was https://sogoreate-landtrust.org who helped with history of Native American tribes in the area. Michael Parker kindly gave us an interview as well, he's a grape broker in the area and has sold grapes from many of the vineyards to both home winemakers and commercial wineries. His website is calwinebroker.com Please follow the podcast @indiewinepodcast or [email protected] and tell others too. Have a good one.

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Indie Wine Podcast episode 11 - Randy Caparoso - Wine Journalist, Photographer, Sommelier etc etc etc. Part 2. Randy discusses some of Lodi's vineyard history as well as white wines and white grapes in Lodi and the Lodi Rules farming practices amongst other topics. This is Part 2 of a 2 part episode. You can learn more about Randy or purchase his book at https://www.lodiwine.com/Blog or https://kitchencincopress.com and follow him https://www.instagram.com/randycaparoso.wineauthor and the podcast https://www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast or [email protected]

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Indie Wine Podcast episode 10 - Randy Caparoso - Wine Journalist, Photographer, Sommelier etc etc etc. Part 1. Randy has had a long and distinguished career in the wine industry and has touched many aspects of it from starting as a Sommelier to now writing about wine full time in The Somm Journal and for the Lodi Wine Commission. We discuss how he found his way to Lodi, terroir, old vines, changes in the wine industry, consumer preferences and Zinfandel, Carignane, Cinsault and the Lodi Native project. This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode. You can learn more about Randy or purchase his book at https://www.lodiwine.com/Blog or https://kitchencincopress.com and follow him https://www.instagram.com/randycaparoso.wineauthor and the podcast https://www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast or [email protected]

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