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Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

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July 7th 2021: The Future of Wineries and Technology: The Move to Crowd-Sourced

The Buzz 1: “Virtual vintners have a say on grape varieties, barrels and bottling. Crowd-sourcing has become the Internet’s new favorite method of financing start-ups, authors and researchers. Now two wineries have adopted the idea to get their consumers involved in making wine.” (www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/crowd-sourced-wine-virtual-vintners-have-a-say-on-grape-varieties-barrels-and-bottling/2014/08/29/aac1bd8c-2e26-11e4-994d-202962a9150c_story.html) The Buzz 2: “Our Cabernet Sauvignon has been picked and crushed, and the yeast strain and fermentation tannins YOU selected have b

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Bill Newman
Bill Newman is a tech and manufacturing advisor by day and a wine enthusiast and beverage influencer by night. “Bill the Wine Guy” has lived, worked and traveled for over 30 years in some of the world's most famous wine regions. As a concierge for over 100 households, he educates introduces and promotes fine wines from California, Oregon and Washington state. Bill is a candidate for the WSET Level 3 in Wine, an Oregon Wine Expert from the Napa Valley Wine academy, and a diploma student for several European wine regions across France, Italy and Spain. A native of Southern California, Bill is now an accidental orange farmer and orangecello maker, having acquired a small orange farm and homesta
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Alexander Wong
Alexander Wong is currently a PhD student at Oregon State University in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Alex got his undergraduate degree in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. After Alex completed his undergraduate degree, Alex started a master's degree at Virginia Tech in plant pathology investigating using biological control to manage crown gall disease of wine grapes in Virginia. During his time at Virginia Tech, Alex developed a passion for plant pathology and wanted to continue his graduate student career as a Ph.D. student at Oregon State where he now works on integrated pest management and fungicide resistance of fungal di
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Neil Collins
Neil Collins is the winemaker at Tablas Creek Vineyard and his personal label Lone Madrone. Trained as a chef, he moved into winemaking with stints with John Munch at Adelaida Cellars and Ken Volk at Wild Horse. While working and learning at Château de Beaucastel in Chateaneuf du Pape, Neil was offered the winemaker position at Tablas Creek, and he has overseen both the organic vineyard and the winery since 1998. His philosophy is that great wines can only come from great grapes, and that the art of winemaking is founded on starting out with the very best grapes and bringing their juice through fermentation as naturally as possible. Neil was named San Luis Obispo County Winemaker of the Year
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Jim Bernau
Willamette Valley Vineyards was established in 1983, when Founder Jim Bernau replaced an overgrown pioneer plum orchard in the Salem Hills with Pinot Noir, watering his vines with a garden hose. Jim has been recognized for environmentally responsible wine growing by LIVE (Low Impact Viticulture and Enology) as well as receiving the Sustainable Standard-Setter award from the Rainforest Alliance for their use of FSC Certified cork. Jim believes among the healthiest forms of business are those owned by the community. Jim’s vision of organizing the support of wine enthusiasts to make world-class wines through shared ownership has resulted in more than 19,000 wine enthusiast owners (NASDAQ: WVVI
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1981/technology-revolution-the-future-of-now 25/04/2024 06:00 25/04/2024 07:00 Technology Revolution: The Future of Now https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1981/technology-revolution-the-future-of-now The Buzz 1: “Virtual vintners have a say on grape varieties, barrels and bottling. Crowd-sourcing has become the Internet’s new favorite method of financing start-ups, authors and researchers. Now two wineries have adopted the idea to get their consumers involved in making wine.” (www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/crowd-sourced-wine-virtual-vintners-have-a-say-on-grape-varieties-barrels-and-bottling/2014/08/29/aac1bd8c-2e26-11e4-994d-202962a9150c_story.html) The Buzz 2: “Our Cabernet Sauvignon has been picked and crushed, and the yeast strain and fermentation tannins YOU selected have been added.…They did not pick the yeast that I normally use,” winemaker Tom Johnson says. Silversmith’s 797 Facebook fans voted on winemaking decisions for the 2011 vintage. “I thought no one would be interested and no one would participate. Boy was I wrong.” (winefashionista.com/2011/11/04/turning-winemaking-over-to-facebook-fans) We’ll ask Bill Newman, Alexander Wong, Neil Collins, and Jim Bernau, for their take on The Future of Wineries and Technology: The Move to Crowd-Sourced and Crowd-Crushed. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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