Remi Cohen, Director of Winegrowing at Napa's Cliff Lede Vineyards, talks about the 2014 vintage, the rhythms of harvest in the vineyard as well as those coming from the tunes in the cellar via SommChat on Twitter.
A Renaissance woman:
@keepercoll #wine combines many of my interests- biology, chemistru, agriculture, art, food & wine, social, and always dynamic #SommChat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Vintage prognosis:
@keepercoll 2014 is looking to be another great vintage- third one in a row, 2014 is very early and very condensed #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Cellar tunes:
.@cecchiwinery @keepercoll Cliff's a classic rock enthusiast but there's always fun music in cellar too #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Wearing multiple hats:
@keepercoll I oversee winegrowing, the winemaking team led by winemaker Chris Tynan, and the wholesale distribution of the wines #SommChat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
24 Hour Harvest People:
@keepercoll crazy but its what we love! vineyard crew works 9p-6am picking grapes and winery from pre-dawn to 8 or 9pm! #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Secrets to a distinctive Sauvignon Blanc?
.@AndyOnFarmWine @keepercoll we use semillon, old vine muscadelle (bordeaux blanc style), ferment in tank, concrete egg and barrel #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
So close! I curse my 1972 birth year.
@noblewines @keepercoll no i wish. i just had his 1973 Sterling and it blew me away! #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Subscribe!
@keepercoll I geek out on various #wine industry topics like skin contact in white wine, avoiding heat stress in a #vineyard, etc #SommChat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
Drinking globally:
@keepercoll champagne, Austrian Gruner, Alsatian whites, Mosel Riesling, italian reds, anything frm Cliff's Bordeaux cellar #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
In conclusion:
.@cecchiwinery @keepercoll it's all about the vineyard, lucky we have such a great site, its difficult to not make great wine #sommchat
— Cliff Lede Vineyards (@CliffLedeWine) September 24, 2014
