All in Wine Education
Wine educators are asked to remember an excess of wine regulations, fermentation science, and agriculture practices but for all wine professionals tasked with staying ahead of ever shortening attention spans it can be very rewarding to remember the stories we share with guests can extend beyond clusters of grapes.
The promise and potential of this grape is too good to be left studying in books over being poured into wine glasses. To uncover the mystery of Meunier I sought out the producers who have never forgotten their affection and continue to bottle love letters to the grape under cork.
Inside the Santa Ynez Valley is a variety of climates, grapes and quality to be found. This diversity is what influences local winemaker and industry leader Wes Hagen to describe the Santa Ynez Valley as, “…the Loire Valley of California.”
