Jirka Jireh introduces us to The Two Eighty Project, a non-profit educational initiative based in San Francisco. Founded in 2019 by Christopher Renfro, The Two Eighty Project’s goal is to empower inner-city individuals (specifically, underrepresented communities) to learn horticulture and viticulture. This past spring Chris began collaborating with Steve Matthiasson and UC Davis to create an apprenticeship program in viticulture. It is a program they wish to replicate for years to come.

Our Pre-Labor Day Sale kicks of this Thursday, Sept. 2nd at 10am PST with a portion of the proceeds going to The Two Eighty Project's Apprenticeship program.

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Redefining the Vigneron: The Two Eighty Project feat. Steve Matthiason

Redefining the Vigneron: The Two Eighty Project feat. Christopher Renfro

In the inaugural episode of the Viticole Wine Podcast, founder Brian McClintic, MS is joined by long-time friend Rajat Parr of Sandhi Wines in Santa Barbara County. Listen in as Brian and Raj talk about what makes Sta. Rita Hills a world-class location for Chardonnay and Raj's many adventures in food & wine.

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VWC #1 - Rajat Parr of Sandhi Wine

Part I of a two-part podcast with Spanish producer Envínate explores the world of Galicia, a winemaking revolution, and Viticole's May 1st wine club shipment 2015 Lousas Mencía from Ribeira Sacra.  Check out the full blog post on: https://viticolewine.com

VWC #2 - Envínate Part I: Ribeira Sacra

Part II of a two-part podcast with Spanish producer Envínate explores the world of Canarias Libre, and Viticole's June 1st wine club shipment 2016 Envínate Migan ‘La Habanera’ Listan Negro. Check out the full blog post on: viticolewine.com

VWC #3 - Envínate Part 2: Canary Islands

In this edition of the Viticole Wine Podcast, Brian is joined by prolific winemaker and Co-Proprietor of Evening Land Vineyards, Sashi Moorman. Listen and drink along to Pt. 1 of their conversation as Brian and Sashi talk about how Sashi came to be in the wine industry, his partnership with Rajat Parr, and France's influence on their winemaking from Santa Barbara to Oregon with the Evening Land label.

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VWC #4: Sashi Moorman of Evening Land Vineyards - Pt. I

In this edition of the Viticole Wine Podcast, Brian is joined by prolific winemaker and Co-Proprietor of Evening Land Vineyards, Sashi Moorman. Listen and drink along to Pt. 2 of their conversation as Brian and Sashi go deep into winemaking, the Gamay grape, and Sashi's projects at Evening Land Vineyards in Oregon. Enjoy.

VWC #5: Sashi Moorman of Evening Land Vineyards - Pt. II

Brian meets up with NASA climate scientist Dr. Ben Cook to separate the fact and fiction of climate change for the layman.

TTGL #1: NASA Climate Scientist Dr. Ben Cook (pt 1)

Brian's continued interview with NASA Climate Scientist Benjamin Cook - here Brian and Ben dig deeper into the effects of Climate change on some of our favorite growing regions...

TTGL #2: NASA Climate Scientist Dr. Ben Cook (Wine & Climate Change)

Brian is joined by Elizabeth Wolkovich, Ehren Jordan, and Steve Matthiasson for a round table discussion on Climate Change, addressing the information presented by NASA climate scientist Benjamin Cook in our previous TTGL podcasts...

TTGL #3: Climate Change Round Table Part 1 (Wine & Climate Change)

TTGL#4 Brian Interviews natural farming advocate and disciple of master farmer Masanobu Fukuoka, Larry Korn, in Larry's home in Southern Oregon.  Masanobu Fukuoka wrote One Straw Revolution, a treatise on natural farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge - Larry translated it and continues to spread the word of his sensei to this day.

TTGL #4: Brian Interviews Larry Korn

Brian sits down with Nate Ready of Hiyu Wine Farm to discuss two custom bottlings made by Hiyu and Viticole.

VWC #7 - Nate Ready of Hiyu Wine Farm

Brian sits down with Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Winery to discuss a special Viticole Cuvee of Chardonnay from the 2018 vintage and much, much more!

VWC #6 - Ken Pahlow Of Walter Scott

In this episode Brian digs deeper into Nate Ready's process and philosophy for running his regenerative farm in Hood River Oregon.

TTGL #5 Brian Interviews Nate Ready of Hiyu Wine Farm

Podcast of Brian McClintic.  Wine and Environmental issues...

* TTGL stands for The Thin Green Line.  These episodes explore environmental issues, mostly within the wine industry (but sometimes not).

* VWC stands for Viticole Wine Club.  These episodes deal exclusively with the featured winemakers in Brian's wine club

* The rest of the episodes cover the wider world of wine

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