In this episode, host Heidi Moore will guide us through the stories of two local winemakers. The first episode shows how one little phone call can open up the viticultural opportunity of a lifetime. And the second comes from a winery that describes their wines in 3 words: acid-driven, transparent, and adventurous.

Guestshttps://www.domaineroy.com/family (Jared Etzel), Winemaker, https://www.domaineroy.com/ (Domaine Roy)

https://learn.winecoolerdirect.com/hanson-vineyards/ (Jason Hanson), Winemaker, https://www.hansonwine.com/ (Hanson Vineyards)

Guest BiographiesJared Etzel

Jared grew up on the https://www.beauxfreres.com/ (Beaux Freres Vineyard) and was schooled in Enology and Viticulture at https://oregonstate.edu/ (Oregon State University). He worked vintages at https://www.cristomvineyards.com/ (Cristom) and https://brickhousewines.com/ (Brick House Vineyards) before traveling to Spain where he worked at https://artadi.com/en (Artadi) and https://www.europeancellars.com/wine/clos-erasmus/ (Clos Erasmus). Before developing https://www.domaineroy.com/ (Domaine Roy), Jared moved to California where he worked with http://www.fishervineyards.com/ (Fisher Vineyards), https://www.kapcsandywines.com/ (Kapcsandy), and https://www.blankiet.com/ (Blankiet). Jared’s inspiration comes from the many organic and biodynamic estate vineyards making soulful wines specific to their site and vintage.

Jason HansonJason did his undergraduate studies in upstate New York, and then obtained a Master’s in politics from https://www.gwu.edu/ (George Washington University). For a while he had his own company doing political research. He lived in D.C. for 14 years before finally deciding that he did not really enjoy being that closely involved with politics.

He had a true desire to get back to the Pacific Northwest. His father had retired from teaching and they started talking. While it took a few years to figure it all out, they then we got some grapes in the ground and in 2005 got their commercial winemaking license.

Eleven varieties are now in the ground on the fourth-generation family farm. Currently, about nine and a half acres of vines accounts for the majority of their grape production. Butte Creek has washed away much of the soil and left behind two distinct areas: sandy, rocky ground where you will find their Pommard, Dijon 115, Wadenswil, and Riesling blocks.

Host:

https://representatives.countryfinancial.com/heidi.moore/ (Heidi Moore), Wine Enthusiast

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