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FLC#9 - Veronica Ortega
For FLC#9, we were joined by leading Spanish light Veronica Ortega. Hailing from Cadiz in sherry country, Veronica has previously worked at some of the greatest wineries in the world – Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Comtes Armand, Clos Erasmus, Burn Cottage, Domaine Combier, Raul Perez, and Rafael Palacios. This is possibly one of the world’s greatest wine resumes. She now farms several plots... -
FLC#7 - Leandro & Mauricio Boullade / Bocanada & Vinilo Wines
We were joined by father and son Boullade to discuss the history of Argentinian wine and what makes Gualtallary and the Uco Valley special. Video transcript: Ronan Farrell - WineLab: Hello Mauricio & Leandro There could be some new people here tonight who haven't been on a first look club meetup before. So the idea behind these is to keep things very simple. My... -
FLC#6 - Rajat Parr / Sandhi Wines
For our December First Look Club we were joined by Rajat Parr of Sandhi Wines. We talk abour Raj's evolution from sommelier to winemaker to farmer, the unique aspects of producing wine in California, and what marks great wines aside from the crowd. Video transcript: Rajat 0.1 New place, then it's hard to speak a place because if you haven't had the benchmark, then you... -
FLC#5 / Arnold Holzer
For our fifth First Look Club meetup we talked with Arnold Holzer and tasted his Roter Veltliner 'das Geholz'. Video transcript: Ronan. [00:00:00]How are things in Australia at the moment? Arnold Holzer. [00:00:00]Yeah, it's an exciting time. You know, we had this Terrorist attack on Monday. People are taking it OK. Except in Vienna, of course. People in the first district and the centre are... -
Jancis Robinson Sustainable Producer Series - Matthiasson
The theme of Jancis Robinson's 20th Anniversary celebrations is sustainability, and her excellent site has posted a series of articles and videos on this subject. Steve Matthiasson is featured as one of Napa's most important viticulturists.
