Whole Cluster Conversation

29/04/2022

Listen in this week as we talk about different pest that impact the vineyards with Josh Vlach from Oregon Department of Agriculture-

23/04/2022

Have you had a chance to listen to our latest episode about being a mom while also making wine full time?

14/04/2022

Wine event time! Tune in to listen to us chat about wine events with Emily from

15/03/2022

We got a great listener comment about the pronunciation of Vinho Verde from our episode about . Ashley and Hailey both studied Spanish and have no problem being corrected when it comes to pronunciations (or mispronunciations) so please!!! If you hear something on our podcast that is incorrect, please let us know. The listener let us know that the "nh" in Portugese is pronounced like the "ñ" in Spanish. !

If you want to learn some more about pronunciations in wine, check out this guide from Bright Cellars.

https://www.brightcellars.com/blog/wine-name-pronunciation-how-to-say-these-24-wine-words/

How's your wine name pronunciation? We're teaching you how to pronounce the most commonly mispronounced words and wine phrases.

08/03/2022

- If you haven't subscribed to get these in your favorite podcast platform... just head on over there and do that now. This week is a little different... Hailey is flying solo and talking about some of the wine conferences that she has attended and liked of heard of and thinks are worth seeking out. There are always many more, like she forgot to mention she's always wanted to go to Vinexpo but hasn't made it out there yet. If you have, what did you think?!

08/03/2022

Did you know you can use plants for erosion control?! Ashley and Hailey talked about it last week. Tune in and learn how to identify the areas that might need erosion control around your vineyard or outdoor space, what plants can help (spoiler alert any is better than none), and how to plant to keep them from washing or blowing away. But if you want to learn more, here is a great blog post/article by West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District.

https://wmswcd.org/preventing-soil-erosion/

How to Help Prevent Soil Erosion This SpringBy Rural Conservationist Scott Gall “A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.”  Franklin Roosevelt wrote those words in a letter to all State Governors in support of […]

21/02/2022

The team over at Wine Folly did some heavy lifting and compiled some of the more famous wines and wine drinkers over at the . It's a nice breather to take a look at on this .

Cheers to all the staffers who (hopefully) got to get a quick sip of some of the more rare examples on this list!

https://winefolly.com/lifestyle/unofficial-white-house-wine-list/

What wines have been served in the White House? Take a look at The White House wine list, so that you too can drink like the Head of State.

19/02/2022

This week we chat about pruning.

17/02/2022

: Are your shears sharpened and cleaned? Are your boots brushed and oiled? Do you have a bucket or bibs full of other stuff you might need? That's right. It's .

Join us this week to hear a about pruning in the vineyard. Tips, tricks, musts, and basic ideas about this important time in the prep-season.

14/02/2022

We love made with lots of different grape varietals. But we also know we are completely partial to the OG region of sparkling bliss, . So imagine our surprise when we learned they are saying, go for it!, and accepting plantings of a new variety of grape called and at lower planting density to boot!

Read the full article that we did over at BKWine Magazine: https://www.bkwine.com/news/new-grape-variety-lower-planting-density-champagne/

The Growers’ Association (Syndicat Général des Vignerons, SGV) in Champagne decided on July 29 to allow vineyards with lower planting density from 2023. Today it is mandatory to have at most 1.50 meters between the rows. Most vineyards have around 8000 plants per hectare. The new rules will allo...

10/02/2022

New episode alert! Check out your platform and listen in to Ashley and Hailey discussing and pairings. Is that really a thing? Tune in and listen to the .

And did you notice? It's just in time for you to experiment for . Because wine is what your sweetheart really wants. ;)

Hailey's go to pairing (an accidental discovery post bedtime stories one night) was some 73% dark chocolate with a 2016 from Pecos Flavors Winery in New Mexico.