GrapeRadio Wins James Beard Award
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Here is our video that won the award: Stewards of the Land.
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When you think of the Russian River Valley, what comes to mind? Pinot Noir and Chardonnay? Well, right now, yes, but it wasn’t always that way.
Trappers and hunters predominated in the early 1800s, as Russian settlers moved into this area just north of San Francisco giving the river and the surrounding watershed its colorful name. By the 1870s, viticulture had been firmly established in the valley, only to be completely de-railed by prohibition in the 1920s. What followed, even after the repeal of prohibition in 1933, was a steady growth in normal agricultural crops and orchards for many years to come. It would take a 30-year incubation period for the re-birth of vineyards.
The true wine Renaissance finally arrived in the 1960s, when pioneers like Charles Bacigalupi and Joe Rochioli began planting Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. And later, when Chateau Montelena took the French by surprise at the 1976 Paris tasting (with a Chardonnay made from Bacigalupi fruit), and Williams Selyem began to win accolades for its Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs, the valley found its rightful place as a world-class (and world famous) wine growing region.
GrapeRadio is proud to present a brief look at the Russian River Valley, including interviews with Joe Rochioli, Howie Allen, Helen Bacigalupi, Burt Williams, John Haeger, James Laube, and many more. Join us for a close-up of this beautiful area, including highlights of its history, its agriculture, its foods, and most importantly, its people.
AWESOME!! It is a great piece of work. Well deserved. Congratulations to everyone at Grape Radio.
That is terrific! Congratulations!
There are only a few seminal events in one’s life - the day you turn 21, the day you graduate from college, the day you get married, the birth of your first child, the taste of your first great Burgundy. Winning a James Beard award is certainly one to add to the list.
Rusty, I do not understand the connection between the award and sex.
Jay
CONGRATULATIONS!
The program was a clear winner in my book - fantastic, PBS quality presentation
David Lee
Well done!
Richard
Attaboys and kudos to you and the gang, you’ve done a great job!
Don / Cathy
congrats guys! a job well done!
Congratulations guys! It was a great program, and well deserved!
Congratulations!! Absolutely my favourite piece!
Nice job. This is so much ore prestigious than any ward within the podcast community, and is another sign that what we’re all doing here is REAL MEDIA.
Congratulations! You definitely deserve it!
Thanks,
Brian Ibbott
An excellent piece! I enjoyed the ‘living history’ and the close involvement of the food of the area. Many congratulations on your well deserved award.