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Fine 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 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 # 34 JENNI McCLOUD/CHRYSALIS VINEYARDS AT THE AG DISTRICTJennifer McCloud's journey and pursuit to reclaim Norton as Virginia's native grape began in the mid-1990's when she found herself in Charlottesville, Virginia at the Eastern conference of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture, (A.S.E.V.) where Dennis Horton and his winemaking consultant at the time Alan Kinne were speaking about Viognier and Norton, two grape varietals that Dennis had been producing wine from. She was intrigued and when she had her first taste of Norton it just spoke to her. She would later engage Alan Kinne to consult for her when she wanted to...2022-03-0737 min