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1. Fine Wine Confidential: Aileen Sevier, Early Mountain Vineyards (32:38)

Date:
2021-05-22
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Sevier, Aileen
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Aileen Sevier, the Vice President of Strategy & Marketing for Early Mountain Vineyards. They discuss how her career pivoted into the wine industry, her approach to Wine Clubs, the process of sitting for the Master of Wine diploma, and more.

3. Fine Wine Confidential: Ben Jordan, Early Mountain Vineyards (43:22)

Date:
2021-06-02
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Jordan, Ben
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Ben Jordan, the winemaker for Early Mountain Vineyards. They discuss how his wine career moved from California to Virginia, his thoughts on hybrid grapes, Early Mountain Vineyard’s Petit Manseng, and more.

4. Fine Wine Confidential: Bruce Zoecklein (42:04)

Date:
2021-10-21
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Zoecklein, Bruce
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Bruce Zoecklein, Professor Emeritus of Enology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. They discuss his early career and his move from teaching in California to teaching in Virginia. They also discuss his thoughts on hybrid grapes, the differences between wine growing on the west and east coast, and more.

5. Fine Wine Confidential: Claude Thibaut, Thibaut-Janisson (43:25)

Date:
2021-03-28
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Thibaut, Claude
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Claude Thibaut, the founder and winemaker of Thibaut-Janisson. They discuss his connections to Champagne and his insights into the Virginia wine-growing industry during the early 2000s, and more.

6. Fine Wine Confidential: Corry Craighill, Septenary Winery & Ashleigh White, Glen Manor Vineyards (42:02)

Date:
2021-11-06
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Craighill, Corry, White, Ashleigh
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Cory Craighill, of Septenary Winery, and Ashleigh White, of Glen Manor Vineyards. They discuss the beginnings of their careers in the wine industry, in addition to their opinions on the present and future of Virginia wines, while providing a perspective on the industry from the younger generation.

8. Fine Wine Confidential: Jay Youmans (37:47)

Date:
2021-01-10
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, Youmans, Jay
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Jay Youmans, owner of the Capital Wine School in Washington, DC and overseer of the Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition.

9. Fine Wine Confidential: Jeff White, Glen Manor Vineyards (39:51)

Date:
2021-08-02
Main contributors:
Reno, Fred, White, Jeff
Summary:
Fred Reno interviews Jeff White, the winemaker and founder of Glen Manor Vineyards. They discuss his work with Professor Tony Wolf and Jim Law, the importance of elevation for vineyard sites in Virginia, working with his niece, and more.