Go Your Own Way: Diane Carpenter on Somms, Streaming, and Clonal Selection

MJ’s guest today is owner of Ross Knoll Vineyard, Co-founder and Board Member for SommTV, and executive producer for SOMM Films, Diane Carpenter. In 2017 Diane and her husband David of 34 years cultivated their own vineyard in Sonoma County, California and planted 3000 Calera Clone Pinot Noir vines. Two years later, Diane and her colleagues created SommTV, where Diane has been an Executive Producer on Somm: Into the Bottle and SOMM 3. Diane is also Co-Founder and Board Member of Forgotten Man Films, where they produce the ongoing SOMM series.  In this episode, MJ and Diane discuss her upbringing in England, meeting her husband, and moving to America. Diane details her journey through wine, from the glass that sparked her passion to getting her hands dirty in wine country for the first time to starting SommTV. She shares how she has balanced raising a family and pursuing a career.A huge thank you to Diane Carpenter! Check out her website and join her mailing list: www.dianecarpenter.orgFollow her on IG at @yourwinestylistThis episode’s in studio wine:2020 Ross Knoll Rose Cuvee Chelsea ___________________________________________________________For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show sign up at Blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguy Thank you to our sponsor: Taub Family Selections. Taub Family Selections is a dynamic fourth generation, family-owned wine import company with a truly enviable portfolio of fine wines from 11 countries. They are proud to represent an exceptional portfolio of high quality, terroir centric and historic producers from around the world, including Italy and France - where they have an exciting roster of burgeoning vignerons from Burgundy coming your way soon. Learn more at www.taubfamilyselections.comThank you to our sponsor: Independence Wine and Spirits - or IWS. IWS is one of the hot up and coming distributors of fine wines and spirits headquartered in New York City. Like Taub Family Selections, IWS is owned by the Taub family, who have re-entered the NY wholesale market, bringing the family back to its roots in distribution where they held court from 1951 – 2004. To learn more about IWS go to: https://independencewine.com  Thank you to our sponsor: Ross Knoll Vineyard Wines is a female owned company which produces handcrafted wines with winemaker, Justin Seidenfeld, made from Pinot Noir grapes sourced from exceptional vineyards in the Russian River Valley. Go to rossknollvineyard.com and join their waitlist for the 2021 vintage Pinot Noir which will be released early 2022.Thank you to our sponsor: SOMM TV. SOMM TV is a streaming network focused on the world of wine, food, and travel. Many call it the "Netflix" of wine & food!Use code MJ60 at checkout and get your first year of SOMM TV at 60% off! That's only $20 for the whole year!Checkout Link: http://watch.sommtv.com/checkout?code=mj60&plan=yearly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.