http://www.cellarrat.org Follow Alan Baker, the Cellar Rat, as learns the ropes of grape-growing and winemaking, converses with trailblazing winemakers, and figures out what it takes to make it in the sometimes odd (but always interesting) world of wine. 2006 Alan Baker NPR/RSS Generator 2.0 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:13:08 EDT en Follow Alan Baker, the Cellar Rat, as learns the ropes of grape-growing and winemaking, converses with trailblazing winemakers, and figures out what it takes to make it in the sometimes odd (but always interesting) world of wine. A view from the bottom of the beverage chain. The Cellar Rat no Wine,Podcast,Alan,Baker,Cellar,Rat,cellarrat,wine,blog,Food,beverages,wine,events,winemaker,winery,profiles,ratcast,podcast,wine,zinfandel,cabernet,chardonnay,sauvignon,blanc,pinot,noir,alt NPR,National Public Radio,Cellar Rat, http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/icon_510058.jpg http://www.cellarrat.org abaker@visi.com The Rat catches up with Michael Evens. CEO of Vines of Mendoza, a company that will do everything from direct ship wines from Argentina, to plant and manage a vineyard for you in Mendoza Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:11:14 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6504579/ALTNPRCELLAR_6504579.mp3 The Rat catches up with Michael Evens. CEO of Vines of Mendoza, a company that will do everything from direct ship wines from Argentina, to plant and manage a vineyard for you in Mendoza 0:23:30 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 60 Mass Customization For Gentleman Farmers, Is winemaking an art, or is it a science? I take a trip to the lab at Crushpad to figure out what we need to know about the Pinot 2.0 must as it begins fermentation. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:06:08 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6489658/ALTNPRCELLAR_6489658.mp3 Is winemaking an art, or is it a science? I take a trip to the lab at Crushpad to figure out what we need to know about the Pinot 2.0 must as it begins fermentation. 0:08:34 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 59 Pinot 2 0 Art or Science, The Rat Pack get the grapes back to San Francisco and then help crush and manage the must as we extract color during the cold soak Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:08:44 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6459880/ALTNPRCELLAR_6459880.mp3 The Rat Pack get the grapes back to San Francisco and then help crush and manage the must as we extract color during the cold soak 0:09:31 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 58 Pinot 2 0 Crush and Cold Soak, It's Harvest Day for the Pinot Noir that will go into the Pinot 2.0 project's wine Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:45:29 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6364690/ALTNPRCELLAR_6364690.mp3 It's Harvest Day for the Pinot Noir that will go into the Pinot 2.0 project's wine 0:11:02 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 57 Pinot 2 0 Harvest Day, The Cellar Rat catches up with David Dain, of Dain wines, to figure out how he's launching California wines from Missouri. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:42:43 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6288131/ALTNPRCELLAR_6288131.mp3 The Cellar Rat catches up with David Dain, of Dain wines, to figure out how he's launching California wines from Missouri. 0:09:28 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 56 Winemaker David Dain, I discuss the growing season in Mendocino, and specifically Anderson Valley, with Casey Hartlip, the vineyard manager and winemaker for Eagle Point Ranch. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:25:33 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6171327/ALTNPRCELLAR_6171327.mp3 I discuss the growing season in Mendocino, and specifically Anderson Valley, with Casey Hartlip, the vineyard manager and winemaker for Eagle Point Ranch. 0:20:10 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 55 2006 Anderson Valley Mendocino Season Overview, The Rat takes off into Northern California to seek expert assistance on how to create a winemaking plan for the Pinot 2.0 project. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:13:43 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6128671/ALTNPRCELLAR_6128671.mp3 The Rat takes off into Northern California to seek expert assistance on how to create a winemaking plan for the Pinot 2.0 project. 0:15:36 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 54 Making a Wine Plan, Looking back, and forward, at the life of a rat. Let's just call it a Ratrospective. Ratrospectacle? Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:43:34 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/6086164/ALTNPRCELLAR_6086164.mp3 Looking back, and forward, at the life of a rat. Let's just call it a Ratrospective. Ratrospectacle? 0:21:34 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 53 The Road to Wineville, The 2006 wine grape harvest has begun in California! The Rat gets the lowdown from all over the state on how things are looking as the grapes start coming into the winery. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:58:59 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/5752234/ALTNPRCELLAR_5752234.mp3 The 2006 wine grape harvest has begun in California! The Rat gets the lowdown from all over the state on how things are looking as the grapes start coming into the winery. 0:18:56 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 52 2006 California Wine Grape Harvest Begins , Hangin' at the Family Winemakers tasting with Gary and Jeff Pisoni Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:52:51 EDT http://www.cellarrat.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/960/510058/5707585/ALTNPRCELLAR_5707585.mp3 Hangin' at the Family Winemakers tasting with Gary and Jeff Pisoni 0:16:14 no alt NPR,National Public Radio,Ratcast 51 We re a Happy Family Winemakers,