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#11 - 2021 Rendezvous, RDV Vineyards with Joshua Grainer MW
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Joshua Grainer MW is MD and winemaker for RdV Vineyards in Virginia. He makes wines of critical acclaim, overcoming numerous challenges to do so. Josh provided a very useful overview of the history and current state of the Virginia wine production. He explained the environmental challenges, including combatting downy mildew. The Virginia climate and soils tends to give grapes with high pHs and Josh unpacks his expertise with high pH winemaking. The 2021 RdV "Rendezvous" is a superb Bordeaux blend that expresses what Virginia wine can do.
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Virginia (00:00:23)
3. Environmental Challenges (00:06:57)
4. pH and Potassium balance (00:13:51)
5. Outro (00:22:08)
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