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Frederick Ammons

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Josh Jacobsen

Matt Iaconis

Tegan Passalacqua

John Caldwell

David Montgomery

Eric Renaud

David Bos

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This episode features Frederick Ammons, Winegrower for Rudd Estate in the Napa Valley. Our conversation covers Frederick’s education in Bordeaux, his early jobs in California, his stint at Seavey Vineyard, the building of The Napa Valley Reserve where he made wine for nine years, and his current position at Rudd Wines. We spend the majority of our time discussing philosophical and practical viticulture touching upon organic and biodynamic practices. The central role of robust ecology and biological diversity both in vineyard soils and wine fermentation is a core theme that weaves throughout all of Frederick’s work in the vineyard and in the winery. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Rudd Estate, Napa Valley   Dry Creek Vineyard, Sonoma Valley   Seavey Vineyard, Napa Valley   The Napa Valley Reserve   Plumpjack Winery, Napa Valley   Kelli White’s, Guild Somm article on biodynamic farming. Photo of the weed crimping roller used at Hanzell Vineyard   Wine yeast DNA Fingerprinting analysis from ETS Labs   Article - Soil Fertility and Biodiversity in Organic Farming - Mader, et. al.   Book’s mentioned   Le sol, la terre, et les champs, pour retrouver une agriculture saine by Claude and Lydia Bourguignone   Vinification et Fermentation : Les Méthodes biologiques appliquées à la vinification et à l'oenologie by Max Leglise   La vigne et le vin entre Ciel et Terre by Max Leglise     This podcast is brought you by Scott Laboratories -- For over eighty years, Scott Laboratories has been the leader in providing the North American specialty beverage industry with innovative solutions and products including fermentation goods, filtration media, equipment, packaging products and laboratory services. Scott Labs is introducing their new website, which features online ordering, order history, and a technical library. They can be reached at 707 765-6666.   Scott Laboratories new website   Managing Diacetyl from their technical library    Questions?  Comments?  Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com if you learn something from the collection of podcasts at Inside Winemaking, please considering donating to support the show.  Paypal links at the bottom of the Inside Winemaking homepage.  Every small donation is helpful.   The Inside Winemaking Podcast on iTunes And Stitcher Radio Too

This episode features Frederick Ammons, Winegrower for Rudd Estate in the Napa Valley. Our conversation covers Frederick’s education in Bordeaux, his early jobs in California, his stint at Seavey Vineyard, the building of The Napa Valley Reserve where he made wine for nine years, and his current position at Rudd Wines. We spend the majority of our time discussing philosophical and practical viticulture touching upon organic and biodynamic practices. The central role of robust ecology and biological diversity both in vineyard soils and wine fermentation is a core theme that weaves throughout all of Frederick’s work in the vineyard and in the winery. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.ruddwines.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rudd Estate</a>, Napa Valley </li> <li> <a href="https://www.drycreekvineyard.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dry Creek Vineyard</a>, Sonoma Valley </li> <li> <a href="https://www.seaveyvineyard.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seavey Vineyard</a>, Napa Valley </li> <li> <a href="http://www.thenapavalleyreserve.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Napa Valley Reserve</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://plumpjackwinery.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Plumpjack Winery</a>, Napa Valley </li> <li> <a href="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/kelli-white/posts/contemporary-biodynamics" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kelli White’s, Guild Somm article on biodynamic farming. Photo of the weed crimping roller used at Hanzell Vineyard</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.etslabs.com/analyses/JMYVNTR" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wine yeast DNA Fingerprinting</a> analysis from ETS Labs </li> <li> Article - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12040197" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Soil Fertility and Biodiversity in Organic Farming - Mader, et. al.</a> </li> <li> Book’s mentioned <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/sol-terre-champs-retrouver-agriculture/dp/2869853262/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Le%20sol%2C%20la%20terre%20et%20les%20champs%20-%20Pour%20retrouver%20une%20agriculture%20saine&amp;qid=1575844968&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Le sol, la terre, et les champs, pour retrouver une agriculture saine</a> by Claude and Lydia Bourguignone </li> <li> <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/2702902944/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_8217842112?%2AVersion%2A=1&amp;%2Aentries%2A=0&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;ie=UTF8" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vinification et Fermentation : Les Méthodes biologiques appliquées à la vinification et à l'oenologie</a> by Max Leglise </li> <li> <a href="http://arnodietrich.free.fr/dotclear/index.php?2008%2F02%2F04%2F159-la-vigne-et-le-vin-entre-ciel-et-terre" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">La vigne et le vin entre Ciel et Terre</a> by Max Leglise </li> </ul> </li> </ul> This podcast is brought you by <a href="https://scottlab.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Laboratories</a> -- For over eighty years, Scott Laboratories has been the leader in providing the North American specialty beverage industry with innovative solutions and products including fermentation goods, filtration media, equipment, packaging products and laboratory services. Scott Labs is introducing their new website, which features online ordering, order history, and a technical library. They can be reached at 707 765-6666. <ul> <li> <a href="https://scottlab.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Laboratories new website</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://scottlab.com/manage-diacetyl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Managing Diacetyl</a> from their technical library  </li> </ul> Questions?  Comments?  Let me know what you think: jim@insidewinemaking.com if you learn something from the collection of podcasts at Inside Winemaking, please considering donating to support the show.  Paypal links at the bottom of the <a href="https://www.insidewinemaking.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Inside Winemaking homepage</a>.  Every small donation is helpful.   <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-winemaking-podcast/id906249753?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Inside Winemaking Podcast on iTunes</a> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/inside-winemaking-with-jim-duane" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">And Stitcher Radio Too</a>

Ep. 100: Frederick Ammons - Rudd Estate