Grape to Glass: Deconstructing Romance of Winemaking

By Joe Sperry and Kolby Childers

This is a podcast dedicated to telling what really happens in the modern winery. We're here for the everyday garage winemaker, to those who have just graduated to the seasoned veteran. We start with the basics and move in to some of the more detailed in depth enology subjects. We always strive to be as factual as possible, but sometimes we'll miss something. We also will tell our story and our journey, and from time to time we'll have others on to tell their journey in the wine world.

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I Dream of a Vineyard

Grape to Glass: Deconstructing Romance of WinemakingJul 06, 2022

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01:02:10

I Dream of a Vineyard

Welcome to our next episode in our deconstruction of viticulture series. This week we are going through the process of planting your vineyard. Everything from row length and placement to tractors and harvesters. We include what, and how to setup you trellising system and blocks in order to produce the best possible wine grape for your possible winemaking clients and for personal winemaking. Thanks for sticking with us and please subscribe, rate and review the podcast, if you have any questions feel free to reach out at Grapetoglesspod@gmail.com or on Instagram and twitter @grapetoglasspod

Jul 06, 202201:02:10

How Do Your Grapes Grow?

Welcome to our episode on viticulture and grape growing. With every good winery there is a great vineyard behind it. This episode we deconstruct Growth Stages and the life cycle of a vine, topography, and irrigation. We discuss how and when winemakers need to be in contact with the vineyards as well as needing to know as much about the vine as they do the fermentation. We attempt to answer the quest on why a vineyard might be planted where and how it is, as well as some locations that you might not want to plant a vineyard. I hope you enjoy it . Please rate and review the podcast, you can email us at grapetoglasspod@gmail.com or on Twitter and Instagram @grapetoglasspod

Here's some links feel free to dig around:

https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/veraison-when-grapes-turn-red/

https://demystifyingthevine.com/terroir/terroir-topography/

http://mowse.blogspot.com/2012/05/science-of-viticulture-topography-and.html

https://www.wine-grape-growing.com/wine_grape_growing/grapevine_growth/grapevine_structure_function.htm

https://wine.wsu.edu/extension/weather/growing-degree-days/

https://www.evineyardapp.com/blog/2017/03/01/why-the-need-to-calculate-growing-degree-days-in-vineyard/

May 30, 202248:25

Terroir What is it Good For?

Hello and welcome to Episode 6 of the Grape to Glass podcast, and this week we are deconstructing Terroir. That mysterious word that is used by Sommeliers, wine magazines, to tasting room personnel. We also dive in to American Viticultural Areas and how to use terroir to create them. Spring is here so this is just the start of our Deconstructing Viticulture series. We thank you for being here and please leave us a review on whatever app you are listening to us on. Also check us out on Instagram @grapetoglasspod and join in the conversation. Below are some of our sources that we used, and links to continue your investigation of terroir.

Sources:

Managing Wine Quality: Terroir: the effect of the physical environment on vine growth, grape ripening and wine sensory attributes C. van Leeuwen, ENITA – Université de Bordeaux, France

https://www.regulations.gov/document/TTB-2014-0003-0001

https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/introduction-soil-types-wine/

https://wineinstitute.org/our-industry/avas/

https://www.ttb.gov/wine/american-viticultural-area-ava

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-9

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5f09b7fb61c740ac97686be5e8c3c160

https://sommelierschoiceawards.com/en/blog/insights-1/soil-types-that-matter-for-grape-growing-164.htm

May 11, 202240:23

Wine and Viticulture Stuff

Welcome to Episode 5. This is a wrap-up of answering all of those weird wine terms and questions that might arise before we start diving in to the nitty gritty of everything wine. Some of the subjects we dive in to are Sommeliers vs winemakers, viticulture, port & icewine ect. I know that this one is interesting and fun. if you have any comments ort questions find us at grapetoglass on instagram and twitter, or shoot us an email grapetoglasspod@gmail.com. Please give us a rating and review on whatever listening app you're using.

Apr 11, 202256:23

Sensations

Hello and welcome to episode 4 Sensations. This episode we take a journey through what your senses do during a wine tasting, as well as what winemakers try to look for in a wine tasting. We also discuss the little adjustments that winemakers can make to make sure your experience is the best that it can be. We greatly enjoy you listening along and being a part of this with us. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email us at grapetoglasspod@gmail.com, and if you could rate and review our podcast it would help more people hear us and maybe enjoy the nitty gritty of wine.

Mar 28, 202201:07:18

Titles to hold Part 2

Hello Everyone!! This episode we are still talking about titles you can hold in a winery. We also are going to dive in to how those positions may change over harvest. I apologize in advance for some of the audio issues, but I did my best to minimize those. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing the podcast on whatever app you use, that helps us get heard by more people. Feel free to email us at grapetoglasspod@gmail.com and I will answer those, I would love to hear from you. On a scheduling note we are going to go twice a month for the foreseeable future because there's just 2 of us, and we also have jobs and families. We are so grateful for everyone.

Mar 14, 202201:14:48

Titles to Hold

We made it to Episode two!!! Thank you for you patience on the elongated release time, we are learning all of the editing and publishing stuff as we go. So hopefully you all can see the difference. This episode we are going to dive in to the first part of the jobs and job titles that someone can hold at a winery, as well as the roles and responsibilities that those jobs might have. As always feel free to email us and give us your input at grapetoglasspod@gmail.com

Feb 28, 202259:41

Who We Are

Hello and welcome to our first episode ever!! In this episode we introduce who we are, where we came from, and what our aim for the podcast is. We hope to be able to share our passion and love for making wine with everyone. If you have any questions, comments, our want to lend us a hand with any of the editing, and art, please email us at grapetoglasspod@gmail.com. In the coming weeks we will continue working on setting up our social media accounts so stay tuned to that.

Feb 10, 202219:42