This week Ilona had the opportunity to speak with Steven Kent Mirassou of Steven Kent Winery.
This week Ilona had the opportunity to speak with Steven Kent Mirassou of Steven Kent Winery.
This week Ilona had the opportunity to speak with Steven Kent Mirassou of Steven Kent Winery.
This week we sat down with the guys at Loch & Union to talk about their progress and the world...
Lisa Strid, a Wyoming native who fell in love with wine while working alongside her uncle on his small vineyard and winery in the wilds of western Washington. After a year of pruning, netting, crushing, and fermenting Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, she realized she wanted to make a career of the work, and entered Oregon State University to study enology and viticulture.
Steve Tonella was born in Napa Valley and grew up living in Sonoma & Rutherford. From an early age he worked in the vineyards with his father & grandfather.
Steve Matthiasson dreamt of farming his entire life. He became an obsessed gardener and cook while studying philosophy in college. In 1994, while back in grad school for horticulture after three years as a bike messenger/wannabe farmer, he found a job in vineyards and orchards working for a small sustainable agriculture consulting firm. In 1999 he co-authored the California manual on sustainable vineyard practices. In 2002 he started consulting on vineyard practices in Napa. He still loves the challenge of solving vineyard problems for others, but since 2003 the primary focus has been on his own family farming and winemaking. Steve is a life-long student of the craft of viticulture.
David Tate, Proprietor and Winemaker of TATE, explains how he became a winemaker, what makes wine balanced, his winemaking hero, and more.
Chris Russi of Comstock Wines talks about leaking tanks at Geyser Peak Winery, his favorite saying, and his prized BMW motorcycle.
I don’t know Texas very well. Having only visited three cities, I feel that I have barely scratched the surface. However, I can say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I love Texas.
6th-generation winemaker Steven Mirassu of Lineage Wine and Steven Kent Winery shares his story of becoming a winemaker, his strengths and weaknesses, and more.
