A Day on the Pad

Dusk in Burgundy

This is the view from our porch in the AirBnB we rented in a little town called Leynes outside of Macon, France. Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the evening song of birds and insects. Both Beth and I love wines from the Gamay grape and thought a couple of days living in and exploring Beaujolais in advance of our club member river cruise would set us mentally straight. This night-time magic is slowly seeping in. Wine Saves Lives! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe [https://winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

A Day on the Pad

Steven and Beth talk about the craziness of putting together large (relatively) blends of Cab Franc. Sara Mirassou adds her own twist on things. Great night! Wine Saves Lives! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe [https://winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Focus Feels Good!

A soliloquy about the turning of a tide, a vision of the future; making great wine and championing Cab Franc. Wine Saves Lives! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe [https://winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Livermore Celebrates TASTE! and Talks about Its Cab Franc Future

Give a listen to me and Beth talking about the past week’s craziness, Livermore Valley’s celebration of TASTE! and how Cab Franc is the future. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe [https://winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Miscellany from the Crushpad

It has been a crazy week! We thought we had all of our fruit in on one day, but then added 20% more of the total harvest with 10 tons of Cabernet Franc from a new vineyard in the Valley a day later. As the video above notes, we are close to being dry on our newest Cabernet Franc Blanc just as we are presenting the few cases we squirreled away from last year for a series of TASTE! events that we stupidly committed to way before harvest began. you know it’s non-winemakers who are the ones who schedule events smack dab in the middle of the busiest time of our year! So, morning, noon, and night punchdowns everyday, inoculating new 15 fermenters over the last three days, and pressing off Cab Franc and Merlot; and four pouringevents/seminars over the last four days makes for a dull boy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe [https://winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]