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First Aired - 02/14/2010 03:30PM
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Author Amy Stewart is the guest on a special Valentine's Day themed episode of We Dig Plants
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Valentine's Day (15:21)
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We Dig Plants, Whole Foods Market, Groundworks Inc., Heritage Radio Network, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, www.groundworksgarden.com, Valentine's Day, florists, panic and desperation in gift giving, roses, Amy Stewart, Flower Confidential: The Good The Bad & The Beautiful, Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities, Organic Gardening, San Francisco Chronicle, Valentine's day is the busiest day a flower shop will face all year, holiday flower sales, one third of all American adults will buy flowers or a plant on Valentine's Day, half of these buyers want red roses, Latin America sources many flowers, Ecuador, Columbia, 80% of imports go through Miami, some passanger aircrafts hold flowers, some grocery stores buy flowers directly,Plants & Flowers on Valentine's Day (15:34)
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the grower gets 1/10th of what the customer pays for the flower, flower prices, $1 a stem, how can we get flowers cheaply, rose plants are pruned, smaller flowers on shorter stems, economics, greenhouses, potted plants on valentines day, they are very much a local business, you cannot ship soil across our border because of the possibility of disease, the Dutch own the flower industry worldwide, flower auction, the European market is thought to be more sophisticated, is the world ready for a blue rose, cocaine,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/15/2009 04:00PM
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This week, John Bookwalter of Bookwalter Winery calls in from Columbia Valley to talk about Washington state wines. For more information check out www.bookwalterwines.com
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Week In Wine Recap (4:49)
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At The Root Of It, Erin Fitzpatrick, Week In Wine Recap, Tekserve, Jack Inslee, Heritage Radio Network, solar winery, state incentives, the practice has been less common on the West Coast, rising electricity cost, solar energy, minimize utility bills, grape press, Chateau regulation protest, Pomerol AC, Hong Kong has overtaken London for second biggest auction market after New York, wine auctions, wine tax removal in Hong Kong, Raylen Vineyards, Mocksville North Carolina,John Bookwalter of Bookwalter Winery (16:42)
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Tekserve, John Bookwalter, Bookwalter Winery, The Protaganist, Merlot based wine, Foreshadow, upper tier, all the wines have literary terms on them, Chapter One, top end wine, the mailing list is called The Book Club, Germany, tied to farming and the soil, there are 700 wineries in Washington, Columbia valley, Richland, older vines, controlling water, less than 6 inches of rain per year, rain shadow, terroir, Columbia Gorge, timing, Napa, $50 range, The Wine Advocate, The Wine Spectator, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Oregon, Switzerland,The Washington Wine Commission & Trends In Domestic Wines (12:19)
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The Washington Wine Commission, litre tax, creating positive awareness of Washington wines, growers, blends, there is a tight policy regarding blending wines from other states, Asia, China, domestic wines, quality over the last decade has increased, Midwest, sales, one of the best times in the last 50 years for wine consumption, economic climate, Why We Cook is next at 6:30PM!, Chapter 3, Conflict, Washington wine, Washington wines, www.bookwalterwines.com, Adam Lippes, vinification, varietals,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/24/2009 04:00PM
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On a very special At The Root of It, Erin Fitzpatrick is joined by Thomas Duroux of Chateau Palmer. Thomas tells us why the 09 Bordeaux vintage is going to blow people away, and what the French region has in common with Bulgari.
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Thomas Duroux of Chateau Palmer (10:00)
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Chateau Palmer, Thomas Duroux, Bordeaux, the current harvest might be one of the best, 09 has been very unique, some have said it's the strongest vintage in 20 to 30 years, there was almost no rain in September, dry wine, the more alcohol you have the more you extract from the skin and seeds, respectful of the teroir, France, prices, vinification is the best moment of the year for a wine maker, incredible conditions for super fruit, the alcohol levels might need to be watched, high sugar concentration,Bordeaux & Bulgari (12:25)
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we are growing into a larger wine market, pricing, Asia, Hong Kong, there is a growing worldwide demand for Bordeaux, 8,000 to 10,000 cases is average, the auction market is growing in China, supply & demand, Tuscany, Bulgari, teroir, volcanic mountains, climate is different than Bordeaux, Mediterranean, the common point is the water, balanced climate, acidity is a very important component, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, Super Tuscan, the Chateua vineyard is old,The Three Levels of Maturity (9:31)
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Tekserve, Lorenzo Ragioneri, Jean-Louis Carbonnier, difference in maturity, there are three levels of ripeness, phenolic ripeness, aromatic maturity, tannins, family business, traditions, the link between product and passion is evident, technological ripeness, brand evaluation,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
