Start Over Date 2020

1. Fine Wine Confidential: Chris Hill (40:39)

Date:
2020-12-30
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Hill, Chris
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Chris Hill, a noted and accomplished Viticulturalist in Virginia. Some of the notable vineyards Chris Hill has partnered with are Michael Shaps Winery, Pollack Vineyards, Barren Ridge Vineyards, Veritas Vineyard and Winery, King Family Vineyards, Keswick Vineyards, Lovingston Winery, and Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards.

2. Fine Wine Confidential: Gabriele Rausse Part 1 (23:03)

Date:
2020-11-24
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Rausse, Gabriele
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Gabriele Rausse, who the New York Times calls the father of the modern-day Virginia wine industry. Rausse describes the early beginnings of what is a 44-year journey in wine making and propagating plants. He recounts how he came to Virginia to help the Zonin family establish Barboursville Vineyards and make a significant contribution to the growth and quality of Virginia wine production.

3. Fine Wine Confidential: Gabriele Rausse Part 2 (26:20)

Date:
2020-11-29
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Rausse, Gabriele
Summary:
In this second and final segment of Fred Reno’s interview with Gabriele, they dig deeper into the reasons why Rausse left Jefferson Vineyard in 1995 and took the position of Director of the Grounds and Gardens at Monticello.

4. Fine Wine Confidential: Introduction (18:21)

Date:
2020-11-03
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Shaps, Michael, Neptune, Peter, Rausse, Gabriele, Paschina, Luca
Summary:
Fred Reno and several guests from the wine-making industry introduce his podcast, Fine Wine Confidential.

5. Fine Wine Confidential: Luca Paschina, Barboursville Vineyards (41:17)

Date:
2020-12-06
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Paschina, Luca
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Luca Paschina, general manager and winemaker for Barboursville Vineyards. They cover his youth in Italy, his professional beginnings in the Napa Valley and Upstate New York, as well as Southern and Northern Italy, and his move to working with Barboursville Vineyards in Virginia, where he has been for the past 30 years.

6. Fine Wine Confidential: Michael Shaps, Shaps Wineworks (33:07)

Date:
2020-12-16
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Shaps, Michael
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Michael Shaps, the founder and owner of Shaps Wineworks. They discuss his prior work at Jefferson Vineyards, his interest in the wines of Burgundy, his education at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune in France, and the Virginia wine industry.

7. Oral History Interview with Charles Vasaly (1:03:52)

Date:
2020-02-10
Main contributors:
Vasaly, Charles
Summary:
Oral history interview with Charles “Chuck” Vasaly, class of 1970, in Arlington, Virginia. Vasaly discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation as a legal marshal.

8. Oral History Interview with Daniel Sullivan (1:00:31)

Date:
2020-02-19
Main contributors:
Sullivan, Daniel
Summary:
Oral history interview with Dan Sullivan, class of 1970. Sullivan discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation in the events as a legal marshal.

9. Oral History Interview with David Levy (49:39)

Date:
2020-03-04
Main contributors:
Levy, David
Summary:
Oral history interview with David Levy, class of 1970, in Fairfax, VA. Levy discusses his experiences in law school at UVA and his involvement as a legal marshal in the student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War.

10. Oral History interview with Edwin Finch and Francis McDermott (1:04:00)

Date:
2020-03-19
Main contributors:
Finch, Edwin, McDermott, Francis
Summary:
Oral history interview with Edwin Finch, class of 1970, and Frank McDermott, class of 1970. Finch and McDermott discuss the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War and their participation in the events as legal marshals.