Washington Syrah GOATs 🍷 Talk Terroir, Clone Wars & Winemaking Secrets! Thirsty Thursdays Part 2🎙️

14/08/2025 46 min
Washington Syrah GOATs 🍷 Talk Terroir, Clone Wars & Winemaking Secrets!  Thirsty Thursdays Part 2🎙️

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Send us a text🍇 Meet Washington Syrah winemaking legends as they debate terroir, clone selection, barrel vs. stave aging & NA wines! Winemaker gold right here 🎯  ⁨@ThirstyThursdaysat3PMEST⁩   #Syrah #winetalk 🎙️✨ In this epic winemaker roundtable, Jessie Ott sits down with Washington Syrah royalty including David Rodriguez, Trey Busch, Caleb Foster, Bob Betz, and Dichotomy Wines.🍷 The crew covers:🔬 Clone selection & vineyard elevation tricks🪵 Barrel aging vs. staves — winemaker hot takes!🌍 Terroir & the soul of Syrah🚫 Why NA wine still "misses the point"🍇 Whole cluster fermentation & stem inclusion🎧 Vinyl labels & vineyard storytelling🔥 Top Takeaways:The Rocks District Syrah is instantly recognizable 🪨Clone and site matter more than most drinkers realize 📍Winemakers are NOT sold on non-alcoholic wine 😬Rootstock vs. own-rooted vines: a passionate debate 🌱💬 "If you're using staves in stainless, you're just adding flavor—not transformation."This episode is a must-watch for wine lovers, sommeliers, and industry insiders. 🎯🍷 This is the Washington Syrah conversation you didn’t know you needed! Jessie Ott of @ThirstyThursdaysat3PMEST hosts a powerful LIVE roundtable with some of the GOATs of West Coast winemaking—David Rodriguez, Trey Busch, Bob Betz, Caleb Foster & Jarred & Rosie Signer-Jenner.From clone selection and vineyard elevation to stave vs. barrel aging, and even the impact of rootstock and whole-cluster fermentation, this is winemaking geekery at its finest! 🤓💥Plus: brutal honesty on non-alcoholic wines 😬, the secrets behind The Rocks District 🍇, and why Washington Syrah needs its own Sideways moment.Whether you're a sommelier, wine nerd, or casual drinker—this episode delivers 🔥 insight, laughs, and storytelling gold. 🎙️🍷Welcome to Thursday Thursdays at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time hosted by Jessie Ott where she talks about **beverage innovation**. She interviews pioneers from **agriculture** to glass and invites listeners to subscribe for new episodes. This podcast is all about the **drink** industry and explores subjects from **farming** to the finished product. Make sure to subscribe for more!#thirsty #thirstythursdays #fnbinnovation #WashingtonSyrah #SyrahInWashington #Winemaking2025 #WinePodcast #SyrahSecrets #TerroirExplained #AVADeepDive #WinemakerWisdom #WholeCluster #BarrelVsStave #PhelpsClone #OldVineSyrah #NextGenWinemakers #WineInnovation #WashingtonWine #WallaWallaSyrah #RattlesnakeHills #SnipesMountain #SyrahStory #WineAndClimate #GenZWine #WineEducation #PodcastWine #WineTrends #WineYouTube #WineTech #FoodAndBeverage #AVATales #WineInsights #SyrahRoundtable #Vinification #WineFuture #CraftWinemaking #ModernWine #WineDebate #WineryLife #WineCommunity #WineCulture #SyrahLovers #WineGeeks #WineMarketing #BeverageInnovation #GenZMarketing #WineCollaboration #LiquidOnTheLipsNOW ON YOUTUBE!!! Thank you for Listening! Join us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! Host Jessie Ott's Profile on LinkedIn

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