We are all Children of the Grape.
I like science fiction movies and books. Many of the stories involve science ensuring man’s survival after technology ran amok and nearly killed off mankind due to some mad scientist. Spaceships sent to the far reaches of space with the last of mankind, to repopulate a new world, a futuristic Noah’s Ark. Often in these […]
I love many things, wine and music being two of them. Both of these things have a way a transporting one to a different place. I will hear a song on the radio and it has the ability to transport me back to a time and place where I remember that song, and remember why that […]
“I was known on my Law School mock trial team as the person who always brought the best dish to our pot luck dinners,” Ryan Levy, winemaker for Nice Winery joked, “I’ve always loved to cook. While the other kids were outside playing, I was watching Wok with Yan… I loved that show and how […]
What is a winery? It is defined as an establishment where wine is made, and wine is defined as an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. So can you make wine without grapes? Yes, says Ava Winery, a San Francisco startup who is looking to make a synthetic wine by combining water, flavor compounds, […]
When asked why he chose to open an Urban Winery, Zane Mumford, Co-owner and Co-winemaker of Négociant Winery, said, “Growing sucks. Farming is hard, and I wanted the ability to create wine that could express itself, without carrying the risk of growing the grapes myself.” “When I was doing research for my business plan [on […]
“Go ahead, count the number of truly unique new world wine flavor profiles, I bet you can do it on two hands.” Eric Van Drunen, President and winemaker of Vinavanti Winery challenged me. It wasn’t really a challenge, as we were in the middle of a deep discussion that I think defined the why. Why […]
The first two parts of this story covered not only what Urban Wineries are, but also some of the trends and thoughts they share with other inventive winemakers around the world. In this final installment, I will share what I learned while talking to members of the San Diego Urban Wineries. “When I wrote my […]