We’ve launched a new Kickstarter campaign. We didn’t make our goal last fall, but that didn’t deter us. Since that time we’ve filmed dozens of interviews in three states, and we’d like to expand the reach farther. You can help us by pledging to our campaign by July 4th. If we make our goal, you [...]
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When it comes to independent coverage of the world’s most captivating beverage, nobody has been doing it better, longer, and with as much enthusiasm as the guys from Grape Radio. They’ve been podcasting since it first came out, recording interviews and videos with sommeliers, wine writers, vignerons from around the world and just about every rockstar [...]
The right way to make wine for Scott Paul Wright is through the gentle handling of Pinot Noir grapes and minimalist intervention. This includes avoiding some of the modern techniques like killing the wild yeast and using lab cultures, extended maceration, cold soaks and additions and subtractions of acids and enzymes. You’d think that this [...]
Here’s a different cut of our experiences on our recent foray into Northern California wine country. We visited Sonoma and interviewed folks at three different wineries. We decided to each edit our own take on the trip. Kegan rolled his behind the scenes piece out a couple weeks ago. Here’s another version. The sound is [...]
Through the help of a friend we created French subtitles for our first teaser. Through our social networks we’ve already received a inquiries and interest from folks in France and Spain, and we hope to build as wide an audience as possible for a project in which we try to capture what’s unique about the [...]
We drove nearly 1,500 miles in 4 days to acquaint ourselves with Sonoma wine country and interview our first group of winemakers in California. Despite starting off rough (late start, hail, snow, standstill traffic, rain) conditions improved so that by Sunday afternoon the sun came out and we were able to enjoy fascinating stories, hospitality [...]
When Michael Amigoni of Amignoi Urban Winery told folks he was growing French varietals like Chardonnay, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot on the Missouri plains, many didn’t believe him. He was advised by the “experts” time and time again against planting these European varietals, urged instead to plant the hybrid varieties that are more [...]
Vino Veritas: An American Wine Movie is our current feature documentary project. We’ve been filming in Washington and Oregon, and we have plans to start moving to the Midwest, Southwest and California as we capture stories of winemakers and their passionate pursuit of sunlight in bottle form.
While working on our feature doc, Vino Veritas, we had the chance to meet Mary Olson, owner of of Airlie Winery. Mary treats her guests like family, and nothing shows this better than the annual Starry Starry Nights campout where she invites her favorite customers for a night of music, wine and community. Kegan Sims [...]