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071: Rudy Zuidema - Winemaker and Flash Detente Provider

071: Rudy Zuidema - Winemaker and Flash Detente Provider

FromInside Winemaking - the art and science of growing grapes and crafting wine


071: Rudy Zuidema - Winemaker and Flash Detente Provider

FromInside Winemaking - the art and science of growing grapes and crafting wine

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Mar 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode features Rudy Zuidema, who is the winemaker at Shadybrook Estate in Napa, where we met to record this episode.  Rudy also makes wine for other clients and is known for his experience with organic and biodynamic farming.  Under his own brand, Zuidema Wine Co., Rudy produces a single vineyard Grenache from the McGah Vineyard in Rutherford.  The second half of this podcast is focused on the winemaking technology known as flash detente process.  Rudy founded and operates Flash Wine Technologies, which provides flash detente services to wineries with grape lots as small as ten tons.  His flash detente operation is based out of Kunde Family Winery in Sonoma.   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Shadybrook Estate, Napa Zuidema Wine Co., Napa Flash Wine Technologies, Sonoma Ehlers Estate, Napa Crimson clover for under-vine weed suppression Stella Natura, Biodynamic calendar Allora Vineyards, Napa Red Cap Vineyards, Howell Mountain Kent Price Wines, Napa Encanto Vineyards, Napa Kunde Family Winery, Sonoma Questions?  Comments?  Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com if you learn something from the collection of podcasts at Inside Winemaking, please considering donating to support the show.  Paypal, Bitcoin, and Ethereum links at the bottom of the Inside Winemaking homepage.  Every small donation is helpful.   The Inside Winemaking Podcast on iTunes And Stitcher Radio Too
Released:
Mar 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Inside Winemaking was created to provide direct access to the people in charge of creating world-class wines. Napa Valley winemaker, Jim Duane, hosts interviews with some of the top winemakers in California and beyond. Each week the Podcast features a winemaker, grape-grower, or technical wine pro and dives deep into their background and expertise. Wine newbies and expert enophiles will be entertained by winemaking stories and learn more about the greatest job on Earth!