Unexpected Pleasures
Dennis Murphy · Two Cats Imports
Japanese wine, seen from the outside. Dennis Murphy joins us to explore importing Japanese wine to the US, unfamiliar grape varieties, and the pleasures of discovering something unexpected.
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A Working Holiday in Canada
Saori Wakiyama · Spearhead Winery
Saori Wakiyama shares her experience of living in Kelowna and working at Spearhead Winery: the people, the challenges, and the lessons of finding a place in Canadian wine country.
The Stories We Tell
Scott McGregor & Rob Power
Scott McGregor and Rob Power reflect on three decades of Niagara wine. A conversation about changing regions, different approaches to winemaking, and how our assumptions shape what we taste.
A Family History in Wine
Michiko Murata · Chichibu Wine
At Chichibu Wine, Michiko Murata shares the story of a family whose winemaking roots reach back before 1940, and the care behind the estate-grown KARASAWA Merlot.
The Art of Curation
Anzu Kojima & Alex Kellerhals · 3Grapes
Around the table at 3Grapes, Anzu Kojima and Alex Kellerhals discuss introducing Japanese wine to new audiences. We open Hinoe Winery’s skin-contact Koshu and ask where discovery begins.
Specificity of Place
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
Can one bottle speak for an entire wine region? We explore the differences between vineyards and subregions through a single-vineyard Pinot Noir from Bachelder Niagara.
The Process
Vittorio De Stefano · On Seven Estate Winery
Vittorio De Stefano takes us inside On Seven Estate Winery: a small Niagara estate, a long-term vision, and the decisions behind The Devotion Chardonnay.
Harvest in Japan
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
Adam brings us into harvest in Tomi, Nagano. We discuss picking, sorting, the contribution of volunteers, and the hands-on work behind small-scale Japanese winemaking.
Assemblage
Dean Stoyka · Stratus Vineyards
With Dean Stoyka of Stratus Vineyards, we explore assemblage and the choices that bring different components together into a wine with its own identity.
Creating Vintage Integrity
Doug Mackenzie · Rosewood Estates Winery
Doug Mackenzie shares Rosewood’s approach to expressing a vintage. We talk wine, the estate’s connection to beekeeping, and the character of Neptune Riesling.
Expressing Terroir
Keith Tyers & Braydon Scully · Closson Chase
A Japanese-language edition of our conversation with the Closson Chase team about vineyard character, winemaking choices, and Pinot Noir in Prince Edward County.
Expressing Terroir
Keith Tyers & Braydon Scully · Closson Chase
Keith Tyers and Braydon Scully introduce the vineyards of Closson Chase and the decisions that allow their corner of Prince Edward County to speak through Pinot Noir.
Prince Edward County with Norman Hardie
Norman Hardie
The Japanese-language edition of our conversation with Norman Hardie, exploring Prince Edward County and the story of Calcaire.
Prince Edward County with Norman Hardie
Norman Hardie
Norman Hardie joins us to talk about Prince Edward County and the connection between place, people, and the wine in the glass.
Nagano: Aperture Farm and Winery
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
Our Japanese-language exploration of Nagano wine through Aperture Farm and Winery’s Soil.
Nagano: Aperture Farm and Winery
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
A bottle of Soil from Aperture Farm and Winery opens a conversation about Nagano and the discovery of Japanese wine.
Origins
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
The Japanese-language edition of our first conversation: how we got into wine and why we started The Viticulture Edge.
Origins
Adam Toda & Jamie Paquin
How did you get into wine? Over a bottle from Meyer Family Vineyards, Adam and Jamie share their beginnings and the idea behind this Japan–Canada winecast.
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