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003: Long Road Leads Back Home To Howell Mountain With Mike Dunn
FromInside Winemaking - the art and science of growing grapes and crafting wine
003: Long Road Leads Back Home To Howell Mountain With Mike Dunn
FromInside Winemaking - the art and science of growing grapes and crafting wine
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mike Dunn returned to his family's winery in 2000 and in this Podcast tells the story of his journey outside of winemaking and how it ultimately lead back to Dunn Vineyards up on Howell Mountain in Napa. Mike describes what Dunn looked like back when he was a teenager working for Randy. He then goes over how some basic equipment upgrades in the early 2000's have streamlined the winemaking, saving time and everyone's back health, yet kept the winemaking simple and respected the tradition of Dunn Vineyards - massive in fruit and tannins.
Having access to some gnarly old vine Petite Sirah, and the motivation to create something purely his own, Mike launched Retro Cellars in 2003. During our conversation Mike gives a cheat-sheet for working with Petite Sirah both in the vineyard and the cellar. He then ties Dunn and Retro in together and explains how time and patience are key to both of these very different wines.
Having access to some gnarly old vine Petite Sirah, and the motivation to create something purely his own, Mike launched Retro Cellars in 2003. During our conversation Mike gives a cheat-sheet for working with Petite Sirah both in the vineyard and the cellar. He then ties Dunn and Retro in together and explains how time and patience are key to both of these very different wines.
Released:
Aug 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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