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Garden Basics with Farmer Fred401 Home Landscaping Tips for Fire SafetyWe examine the growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas across the United States. We get insights from Kevin Marini, a UC Defensible Space Advisor. He highlights the importance of maintaining clear spaces around homes and managing vegetation in three defensive zones. Originally aired in Episode 361. Pictured: Aftermath of the Altadena (CA) Wildfire, January 2025.Links: Subscribe to the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com Other links mentioned in today’s podcast:The Dance of Defensible Space, by Kevin Marini UCANR Fire Network: Creating a Defens...2025-07-181h 01
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- Charley Pride, Heartaches by the Number - Cover Story TBR 06/20 - 2025
- Midland, Glass Half Empty - S - 2025
- Bryce Leatherwood ft Walker Montgomery, In Lieu Of Flowers - Bryce Leatherwood - 2025
- Jenna Paulette, 3 Kings - Horseback - 2024
- Pat Green, Corey Kent, Two Hands - S - 2025
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- Sunny Sweeney, Please Be San Antone - Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame - 2006
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Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #21 PART 2 LUCIE MORTON ON NORTON VS CYNTHIANAHere is Part 2 of my in-depth interview with Lucie Morton where we continue to discuss the differences between Norton and Cynthiana grapes. We also cover her attempt to reclaim another Virginia native grape, Cunningham which one of her familial ancestors is connected to here in Virginia. Finally, Lucie will describe her proverbial Ah Ha moment when she decided that she would produce her upcoming documentary film titled "Odessey of Forbidden wines, exile and return of American grapes." This interview is packed with many more ins...2025-04-1042 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #21 PART 1 LUCIE MORTON ON NORTON & CYNTHIANALucie Morton is the World's most preeminent Ampelographer, if not the only one still living that practices this art in the wine industry. I know, you are asking yourself what is Ampelography? Well, Lucie will explain that in some detail in this episode. In fact, this interview was filled with so many insights that I have chosen to break it up into 2 parts. In Part 1 we touch on many areas of winegrowing with a focus on American Heritage grapes and their demise and rediscovering. One of which, the Cunningham Grape, another Virginia native grape L...2025-03-1236 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 20 THE WINERY AT BULL RUN/KENDELL ANDERSON WINEMAKERIt is safe to say that Kendell Anderson the featured winemaker in this Episode #20 started his career in the Wine Industry in a most unconventional way. He graduated from William & Mary with a degree in Kinesiology and Health Science, not the traditional degree you might associate a winemaker with.It was a girl friend of his that got him interested in wine when she began to take him to wineries mostly in Loudon County in the Northern section of Virginia. He would eventually land a job with a large California company, Saxco that sold bottles, labels and o...2025-02-2640 min
Unstoppable MindsetUnstoppable Servant Leader with Fred DummarI want to introduce you to our guest this time, Fred Dummar. I met Fred through Susy Flory who helped me write Thunder Dog. Fred is taking a class from Susy on writing and is well along with his first book. I look forward to hearing about its publishing sometime in 2025.
Fred hails from a VERY small town in Central Nevada. After high school Fred went to the University of Nevada in Reno. While at University, Fred joined the Nevada National Guard which helped him pay his way through school and which also set him on a path of d...2025-02-071h 13Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #19 TOM PAYETTETom Payette is one of the veterans making wine here in Virginia. The upcoming 2025 harvest will mark Tom's 40th. While most of Tom's career has been in Virginia he has been involved some years ago on the west coast in California as a result of his position at Prince Michel. The then owner Jean Leducq owned a vineyard on Elhers Lane in Napa Valley.Tom has been recognized by numerous wine publications for his work including being named in 1999 as Winemaker of the Year by Vineyard & Winery management and more recently he was named by Wine Business...2025-02-0449 min
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred374 Success with Pepper Seeds and Seedlings. Fire-Wise Landscaping.Tips for starting pepper seeds. How to care for pepper seedlings. With Debbie Flower. Protecting your yard and home from wildfire. With Kevin Marini, University of California Defensible Space advisor.Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and accurate, human-reviewed transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout.Pictured: Pepper Seed PacketsLinks:“Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter Smart Pots https://smartpots.com/fred/ Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home...2025-01-101h 36Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #18 NOKESVILLE WINERY/DUSTIN MINERDustin Minor and Nokesville Winery are a relatively new addition to the Norton scene in Virginia. His first full fledge vintage was 2021 when he made wine in the basement of his house after getting his winery license. Today he only produces a little over 1,000 cases of wine but from what I have tasted the quality is high and the future is bright for this new upcoming Vintner.Dustin started by planting several vines in his backyard in Nokesville because he thought they would look cool. That was over 12 years ago and eventually would lead to him...2024-12-3137 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #17 LEXINGTON VALLEY VINEYARD/RYAN HALE WINEMAKER,OWNERLexington Valley Vineyard is a hidden gem in the Virginia lineup of wineries. I virtually got lost the first time I went to check it out. I had to keep checking my Navigation app to be sure I was headed in the correct direction. However, once I found it, I was impressed with the wines I purchased that day back in August of 2022, especially their Marchel Foch along with their Norton.This is a small family run operation that Ryan Hale the current winemaker father Cal planted the vineyard in 1999 but passed aways in 2021. Ryan and his...2024-11-2739 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #16 SHEP ROUSE/ROCKBRIDGE VINEYARDI always enjoy sitting down with Shep Rouse and getting his viewpoint on winegrowing in Virginia and wine in general. He has been making wine for close to 45 years. First in California in the early '80s and then in Virginia first in 1986 at the old Montdomaine winery and then founding his own winery Rockbridge in 1992.Although Shep doesn't produce a Norton every vintage, mostly because he doesn't grow it in his vineyard the Norton wine, I have had from him in the past is a great expression of the grape and what it can be once...2024-11-0131 min
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred361 Defensible Space Landscaping TipsWe examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening your landscape from the Ember Ignition Zone with insights from Kevin Marini, a UC Defensible Space Advisor. He highlights the importance of maintaining clear spaces around homes and managing vegetation in three defensive zones.Today, it’s Episode 361, Defensible Space Landscaping Tips. It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. Let’s go!Pictur...2024-10-111h 05Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 15 BURNLEY VINEYARD/LEE REEDER OWNER & WINEMAKERBurnley Vineyard was first planted in 1977 making them one of the early winegrowing pioneers during the formative years when Virginia wine was just beginning to re-emerge after a long slumber from the years of Prohibition and its repeal. C. J. Reeder, Lee Reeder's father purchased the land in 1977 and Gabriele Rausse who had just begun to plant Barboursville Vineyard down the road from this property entire into a handshake deal with C. J. The arrangement was Burnley would buy Barboursville vines, (they had begun a nursery at that time) and Barboursville would buy their grapes. Ultimately that w...2024-10-0932 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #14 ANNA WANT/CASANEL VINEYARDS & WINERYThis is a fascinating interview because Anna Want, the General Manager and daughter of the founders openly embraces the idea that Casanel has both Norton and Cynthiana vines planted in their vineyard. There is beginning to be a more robust open debate about whether the Cynthiana grape vine is Norton under a different name, or a completely different species of grape vine. I personally, lean toward it is a different species based on the many bottles of Norton I have tasted and enjoyed that have Cynthiana vines listed as the varietal from the nursery they purchased these vines from.2024-09-1033 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 13 ROB COX, PARADISE SPRINGS DIRECTOR OF WINEMAKINGRob Cox had a dream of being a professional baseball player early in his life and when that didn't pan out, he found himself in the business of Golf. Not the usual way in which a person becomes a winemaker, which eventually he did. Now almost twenty years later he guides the winemaking at both Paradise Springs Virginia winery and their wine making operation in Santa Barbara, California. Additionally, somehow, he also has a consulting practice in Virginia. A very busy man for sure juggling all of these aspects of his wine career.Paradise Springs i...2024-08-2732 min
Dans ma bulle avec aVoir aLireL'interview des mangakas français Reno et Romain Lemaire ! Dans ma bulle #421En 2023 le festival Quai des Bulles proposait pour la première fois un pavillon manga qui accueillait plusieurs éditeurs et mangakas français.L'occasion pour Dans ma bulle de partir à la rencontre des cousins Lemaire : Reno et Romain, auteurs de Everdark et Dreamland, chez Pika.Au micro de Fred Michel, ils nous expliquent leurs méthodes de travail et leurs rapports aux lecteurs-trices et aux festivals de bandes dessinées. On abordera Remaster (une nouvelle édition de Dreamland complètement revue graphiquement et narrativement) et le futur anime de Dreamland produit par La Chouette, qui sortira...2024-08-2139 min
Taking a Stand with Pastor Phil McKay027 Navigating Trust in the Vaccine Industry: Which Vaccines Are Right for Your Children? Dr. Fred Simon, MD, continues his discussion on the vaccine industry, exploring its implications for individuals and parents as they navigate decisions about what to trust and what to question. Pastor Phil provides his Biblical worldview on these contemporary choices. 2024-08-0523 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 12 TODD KLIMAN/AUTHOR OF THE WILD VINETodd Kliman, is a James Beard Award winning writer. After reading The Wild Vine you will know why. He has an incredible ability to bring to life the story of the Norton Grape and have you feel as if you just entered another world, you didn't even know existed. All the time going back into time and then bringing you back to the moment. He started out with the idea that he would write a column about Norton. But after meeting Jenni McCloud at Chrysalis Vineyards and spending time understanding her story and why she planted the l...2024-08-0236 minTaking a Stand with Pastor Phil McKay026 The History of Vaccines and Big Pharma’s Involvement Dr. Fred Simon, MD, delves into the history of vaccines in America, examining how Big Pharma gained control over the medical delivery system and its impact on current events. Pastor Phil offers a Biblical worldview on fear, trust, and the enduring nature of the Bible in contrast to the ever-changing perspectives of humanity. 2024-07-2919 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 11 MATTHEW MEYERMatthew began his winemaker career on the West Coast in California. His final stop on that journey was several years at the venerable Heitz Cellars in Napa Valley where he says he learned some good winemaking skills and lesson that have served him well the rest of his career.He would then move to Virginia in 2002 to take the position as winemaker at Williamsburg Winery established by Patrick Duffeler Sr. in 1985. Matthew has since moved on from Williamsburg Winery and is working with Gauthier Winery a small vineyard and winery who only has Norton planed a...2024-07-1636 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 10 BARREL OAK/Jeremy Ligon Winemaker & Vineyard managerJeremy Ligon was brought on just in time for the 2021 harvest. Barrel Oak was purchased from its' previous owners and the new ownership wanted to up the quality of the wines from their Vineyard. In my opinion, Jeremy was a significant step up and his wines reflect that. In 2014 Jeremy was recognized as one of the new upcoming winemakers in Virginia as someone to keep an eye on. He has lived up to that from what I have tasted of his new wines from Barrel Oak.There is an intriguing story he relays as to w...2024-06-2734 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 9 HORTON CELLARS SHARON & SHANNON HORTONIf it were not for Dennis & Sharon Horton Virginia may have never come to know and enjoy it's native grape Norton once again. Let me quote a passage from Todd Kilman book The Wild Vine to set the stage for this Episode.Dennis Horton rang up Jon Held at Stone Hill Winery in the fall of 1988 and requested a shipment of vines, (Norton), laying the foundation for his new vineyard in Orange, Virginia. He buried the borrowed roots in the soil that spring, eight acres' worth of Norton--the first planting of the grape in Virginia since Repeal.2024-05-1235 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #8 RAPPAHANNOCK CELLARS/JOHN DELMARE, TOM KELLY, STEVE MONSONRappahannock Cellars was established when John Delmare and his wife Marialisa made the decision to sell their vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountain area of California and move their family to Virginia back in 1998. They soon purchased the historic Glenway farm in Rappahannock County which would become their new home and vineyard. It is truly a family affair as three of their twelve siblings have returned to the farm after college graduation and work actively in important segments of the family business at Rapahannock Cellars. The 85-acre farm is now planted to 30 acres, and they gr...2024-04-1736 min
Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #7 ARTERRA WINERY/JASON MURRAYArterra Winery owned by Founder & winegrower Jason Murray believes in producing wine that is reflective of the grape from which it is grown. Thus, he uses only native yeasts, neutral barrels, and screw caps for bottle enclosure. He feels that when you have a bottle of Arterra you will taste exactly what the grape gave him that vintage and nothing else. After 20 years of growing grapes in Fauquier County in Northern Virginia he is guided by the philosophy that if you plant the grape vine in the best site in the vineyard and give the grape the attention and...2024-03-3144 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #6 DR. BRUCE ZOECKLEIN/EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENOLOGY VA TECHDr. Bruce Zoecklein is nothing short of an Icon here in Virginia. When he was recruited by VA Tech in 1985 to head up their Enology Program the Virginia Wine Industry was just beginning to take shape and form. Bruce brought a level of knowledge about winemaking that would prove invaluable to the growth of Modern-Day Virginia winegrowing. His credentials are incredible and include authoring over 100 hundred papers and publications about winemaking and wine growing. Topped off by his book on Winery Planning and Design.While Bruce is now Professor Emeritus at VA TECH, he is still very...2024-03-1745 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 5 MICHAEL HENY, "ALL ABOUT VIRGINIA NORTON"Michael Heny spent close to 20 years in winemaking at Horton Cellars before taking the position as winemaker at Michael Shaps Wineworks in 2019. As a result of his many years working with Dennis Horton, who was the person responsible for re-introducing Norton back to Virginia, he has a great deal of knowledge regarding the challenges that Norton can pose both in the vineyard and the cellar.Michael addresses those and brings a different perspective to the dialogue about Norton wines. He also spent the early part of his wine career working with Archie Smith at Meredyth Vineyards. Archie...2024-03-0430 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 4 DuCard Vineyards/Scott Elliff & Julien Durantie "All About Virginia Norton"In this Episode I interview my friend Scott Elliff the Founder & Owner of DuCard Vineyard along with his winemaker Julien Durantie. It is an in-depth look at how one small Virginia Estate tackles the challenges of growing and producing world-quality wine from the Norton grape. For my part I say, "and they do produce world-quality wine". DuCard happens to be the first winery I ever tasted a bottle of Norton from in my now 45 years of wine industry experience. It opened my eyes to a world of wine I had never encountered which would start me on m...2024-02-0630 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 3 FIFTY-THIRD WINERY & VINEYARD ALL ABOUT VIRGINIA NORTONEpisode # 3 found me in my studio interviewing the owner of Fifty-Third Winery & Vineyard Dave Drillock and his winemaker Chelsey Blevins who is quickly being recognized as a young rising star in the Virginia wine industry. Fifty-Third Winery & Vineyard produces an outstanding Norton along with a wide range of wines from both vinifera and hybrid grapes. They are my favorite what I call off the radar winery here in the Old Dominion. But that is changing rapidly as a result of the steady leadership Dave Drillock provides and the high-quality wines that Chelsey crafts.Fifty-Third is on...2024-01-3036 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #2 ALL ABOUT NORTON/JENNIFER McCLOUD FOUNDER CHRYSALIS VINEYARDSEpisode # 2 features Jennifer McCloud the Founder & Owner of Chrysalis Vineyards at the Ag District in Middleburg, Virginia. Along with producing some of the finest Viognier and Albarino in the country she is the proud owner of the largest single vineyard planting of Norton in the world. It makes up over 40 acres of the 70 acres of vineyard land she farms. Chrysalis was founded in 1998. and in addition to producing estate wines, she also has 10 Dairy Cows at the property from which they produce top-quality cheeses to compliment her wines and the food that is available for sale and e...2024-01-1532 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF NORTONThis Episode kicks off my new series of Podcasts focusing on wines produced from the Norton grape here in Virginia. In Episode #1 I recorded a conversation between the judges at the Homestead Norton Cup Challenge the weekend of November 3rd & 4th, 2023. It was during the lunch break before the judges finished judging the Final Four Norton wines that had made it into the final round that morning. It is an interesting insight into their thoughts.I especially enjoyed the conversation at the end between Dr. Bruce Zoecklein Professor Emeritus of Enology at Virginia Tech and Todd Kliman...2023-12-3131 min
Comic Book Movie OblivionMarshal of Reno (1944), Stagecoach to Denver (1947), & Ride Ryder Ride (1949)In the left corner... "Red Ryder" the comic strip (1938-1965) by Fred Harman! And in the right corner... the movies "Marshal of Reno" (1944), "Stagecoach to Denver" (1947), & "Ride Ryder Ride" (1949) starring Bill Elliott, Allan Lane, Jim Bannon, Robert Blake, and Peggy Stewart! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed...2023-12-231h 17
SagebrushersS2 Ep. 16: Senior Editor for News & Features John TrentUniversity of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval visits with Senior Editor for News & Features John Trent. Trent is a two-time graduate of the
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism, earning his bachelor's degree in 1987 and his master's degree in 2000. He has a long history of telling the University’s stories and of writing award-winning articles and high-profile speeches in Northern Nevada. Trent is currently under contract with the University of Nevada Press for a 150-year history book of the University, which is scheduled for release sometime in 2024.
During the episode, Sandoval and Trent discuss Trent’s pers...2023-11-2925 min
On Democracy with FPWellmanShan Wu Breaks Down The MAGA Legal ChaosAmerica is embroiled in total legal chaos from Trump's multiple trials, the impeachment sham in the House, the Supreme Court's ethics being investigated, and more. Fred and CNN Legal Analyst and defense lawyer Shanlon Wu break down the multiple moving parts and Project 2025 too. Shan Wu is a regular CNN and NPR legal analyst and former federal prosecutor who served in the Clinton Administration as Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno and is now a nationally known criminal defense & college student defense lawyer. He appears regularly on multiple media outlets and writes for the Daily Beast among many other...2023-11-1041 min
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John Ross Bowie...2023-07-2428 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 6 JAY YOUMANS MASTER OF WINEThanks for being a listener to the Fine Wine Confidential Podcast. For more information go to www.finewineconfidential.com 2023-07-0637 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #1 INTRODUCTION TO THE FINE WINE CONFIDENTIAL PODCASTThanks for being a listener to the Fine Wine Confidential Podcast. For more information go to www.finewineconfidential.com 2023-07-0518 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 44 DENNIS HORTON MONTAGE EPILOGUEThis Epilogue to my Montage about Dennis Horton and his contribution to the Virginia wine industry you get the opportunity to hear directly from 3 generations of women in the Horton family. It was my intent to give them the last word on Dennis Horton. The interview was at Horton Cellars where I sat with Sharon Horton, his wife and partner, Shannon Horton their daughter and Caitlin Horton Shannon's daughter and the current winemaker at Horton Cellars. If was a fascinating experience to capture in their words what he meant to each of them. I know yo...2023-04-2731 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 44 PART 2/DENNIS HORTON MONTAGEPart 2 of Episode #44 Montage about Dennis Horton features my interviews with Jenni McCloud, Owner and Founder of Chrysalis Vineyards who was inspired by Dennis Horton and planted the largest vineyard of Norton currently in the World. Followed by one of the most respected individual in the Virginia Wine Industry, Luca Paschina General Manager & Winemaker at Barboursville Vineyards. And last, but certainly not least Lucie Morton one of the foremost Ampelographers and Viticulturist in the world shares her thoughts about Dennis Horton. This is an action-packed Episode with plenty of stories and insights into what Dennis Horton meant to...2023-03-2952 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #44 DENNIS HORTON MONTAGE Part 1Because I never had the opportunity to meet of know Dennis Horton before he passed away, I wanted to include his story and contribution to the Virginia Wine Industry in some fashion. I was given an idea by Bruce Zoecklein Professor Emeritus of Enology at VA Tech. He suggested that I interview a handful of folks in the Virginia wine community and have them share with me their thoughts on Dennis and 1 or 2 of their favorite stories. I thought it was a terrific idea. So, for Episode # 44 I have undertaken that challenge. In Part 1 of a 2-part Episode I inte...2023-02-0736 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 43 JASON MURRAY/ARTERRA WINERYArterra Winery was founded by Jason Murray in 2013. Jason is a veteran of winegrowing in Northern Virginia for over 20 years. Arterra, which means "Art of the Land" represents Jason's quest to grow wine in a fashion unseen by most of us in the wine business. His Marketing moniker is " Clean Wine." When I first heard that I didn't really understand if it was yet another take on "Natural Wine". I learned in my interview that it is much more than that.Essentially, as Jason describes it simply, he tends his vineyard with the least amount of intervention po...2022-12-1551 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 42 COMMON WEALTH CRUSH COMPANY/BEN JORDAN, TIM JORDAN, PATT EAGANCommon Wealth Crush Company is a new exciting development in the Virginia Wine Industry. Ben Jordan along with his brother Tim and Jordan and Patt Eagan have opened what I term a winemaker Studio in the historic district of downtown Waynesboro, Virginia. Conceptually, it will allow small wine brands to have access to a winemaking facility without having to shell out the up-front costs of building their own winery. Common Wealth Crush hopes to be an incubator for future Virginia wine brands and as they grow they will move on being replaced by other new start up wine brands.2022-11-2545 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 41 CHRIS PEARMUND/PEARMUND CELLARSChris Pearmund has been in the Virginia wine industry for over 30 years. He started his career in 1990 when he managed to snag an entry level position at Naked Mountain. He would then purchase Meriweather vineyard in 1996 which has the oldest Chardonnay vines in Virginia today, planted in 1976. The numerous ventures and positions Chris has held in the Virginia Wine Industry is very impressive. He started Pearmund Cellars in 2002 and today manages that operation along with several others: Vint Hill Winery and Effingham Winery. The later was established as recently as 2015.As you can imagine Chris is q...2022-10-3044 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 40 LEE HARTMAN BLUESTONE VINEYARD WINEMAKERBluestone Vineyard started out as a small family vineyard when Curt and Jackie Hartman were, encouraged by their friends Phil and Lois Kreider, to help them expand their own availability of grapes for the purpose to produce wine for their own personal use in 2003. In 2007 the decision was made to turn it into a commercial venture and in 2008 they began to plant more vines at their already existing property on the hill alongside of their house. In 2009 they had their first production of just 500 cases.In 2010 a winery was built when Lee Hartman, their son joined them an...2022-09-0842 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #39 CHELSEY BLEVINS/WINEMAKER FIFTY-THIRD WINERYChelsey Blevins would tell you that winemaking found her. It was in 2010 that she visited Horton Vineyards and was given a full tour of the cellars. It was after the tour that Mike Heny, who was the winemaker at that time asked her if she wanted to work the harvest. She said, why not. Thus, her entry into the wine business. Next, she got a position at Barboursville Vineyards working in their library tasting cellar. She caught the wine bug and decided to enroll in the wine program at Piedmont Virginia Community College. It was there that she met...2022-07-0136 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 38 DAMIEN BLANCHON:AFTON MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS WINEMAKER & VINEYARD MANAGERDamien Blanchon was born and raised in the South of France where his family had roots in the Beaujolais Village region of Burgundy. He grew up with wine in his family and when he was 8 years-old he already knew this what he wanted to do--drive a tractor in the vines and be a winegrower. He would go to school to learn the craft of winemaking and recalls a teacher tell him when he was finishing to gain his degree in Viticulture & Enology that he English would be the most important language he could learn and so he pursued an in...2022-06-1245 min