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Beyond Organic WineThe Night Is Also A Sun - Alejandro Fargosonini of Chateauneuf du FargosoniniPlease Note: Beyond Organic Wine is moving to Substack!
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"What do you think, you higher men? Am I a prophet? A dreamer? A drunkard? An interpreter of dreams? A midnight bell? A drop of dew? An odour and scent of eternity? Do you not hear it? Do you not smell it? My world has just become perfect, midnight is also noonday, pain is also joy, a curse is also a blessing, the night is also a sun..."
That’s Friedrich Nietzsche as quoted on the label of a bottle of wi...
2025-08-041h 28
Beyond Organic WineThe Night Is Also A Sun"What do you think, you higher men? Am I a prophet? A dreamer? A drunkard? An interpreter of dreams? A midnight bell? A drop of dew? An odour and scent of eternity? Do you not hear it? Do you not smell it? My world has just become perfect, midnight is also noonday, pain is also joy, a curse is also a blessing, the night is also a sun..."That’s Friedrich Nietzsche as quoted on the label of a bottle of wine made by my guest for this episode. My guest for this episode is Alejandro Fargosonini. Wi...
2025-08-041h 28
Indie Wine podcastIWP Ep84 The Dionysian Manifesto of Châteauneuf du Fargosonini - (Work in Progress)The Dionysian Manifesto of Châteauneuf du Fargosonini - (Work in Progress) - Alejandro has been reading excerpts of Châteauneuf du Fargosonini's Dionysian manifesto at tastings around California. We originally recorded it at the wonderful Studio Aurora in San Francisco where he was followed by Sophia Lemaire, wine buyer at Studio Aurora performing a Gregorian chant. We unfortunately had some sound issues on Alejandro's manifesto but we re-recorded it the next day at my house where Alejandro added some context to certain sections, his reading will be followed by Sophia’s performance and some music. I left this as a mo...
2025-07-1839 minIndie Wine podcastIWP Ep77 Alejandro Fargosonini- Châteauneuf du FargosoniniIWP Ep77 Alejandro Fargosonini- Châteauneuf du Fargosonini. Today were hearing from Alejandro of Châteauneuf du Fargosonini. We discuss his really exciting and cool new project focussed on wines from the vineyard he lives on as well upcycling other fruits that would otherwise go to waste. Alejandro was working his way around the Bay Area to taste different shops on the wines when he stopped by. I think you’ll get a good idea of the wines and project and thought process behind both. Some wines are made from Grenache but also plum, citrus, apricot and other fruits. Others a...
2025-04-1151 min