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Beyond Organic Wine
by Beyond Organic Wine
Organic Wine is the gateway to explore the entire wine industry - from soil to sommeliers - from a revolutionary perspective. Deep interviews discussing big ideas with some of the most important people on the cutting edge of the regenerative renaissance, about where wine comes from and where it is going. beyondorganicwine.substack.com
Episodes
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Regenerating a Century of Conventional Viticulture - Morgan Twain-Peterson, Bedrock Wine Co.
Beyond Organic Wine podcast is listener supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. My guest for this episode is Morgan Twain-Peterson, MW. Morgan is the owner and winemaker of Bedrock Wine Co. in Sonoma, CA, a winery dedicated to preserving...
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Magical Winemaking - The Cunning Farmer with Todd Elliott
For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, Happy Harvest, Merry Samhain, and a Celebratory Equinox to you all wherever you are. This episode is about Magic, the cunning arts that have been practiced for millennia in most cultures. Even if you have clear and strongly held thoughts about Magic, I...
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Albet i Noya - Spain’s First Organic Winery is Growing & Breeding New Resistant Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com In 2020, Spain experienced one of the worst downy mildew outbreaks in modern history. The conditions were perfect, or perfectly horrible, for downy mildew to spread rapidly. Some producers lost 100% of...
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Real Wine vs. Most Wine - Linda Johnson-Bell
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com What if the multi-year contraction in wine sales is a good thing? So much press and media attention has been given to the causes for the ongoing decline in wine sales, and are we at the bottom, and why...
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The World’s #1 Grape
A prejudice-free re-telling of the evolutionary history, as well as the redacted wine history, of the world’s most popular grape. This is a free episode, but Beyond Organic Wine can’t exist without your support. Please subscribe to support. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to...
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How To Grow Sales for Small, Organic Wine Producers - Vivan! Co-op, Europe
Katya, Domaine de Cassagnas - Vivan! Co-op founding member I’m incredibly inspired by this episode for multiple reasons. First, this is about a positive action, a proactive solution, to some of the wine’s biggest issues right now. Secondly, this solution embodies the values I want to promote,...
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The Soul of a Vineyard - Anika Willner, Coal Pit Wine
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode is first interview with a New Zealand winemaker, and I’m glad to finally be taking us all on a journey to one of the most beautiful and special wine areas on earth, Aotearoa New Zealand, and...
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The Porto Protocol
My guests for this episode are Marta and Cristina of the the Porto Protocol, which is both a resource hub and community promoting climate action for the global wine ecosystem. Because of the emphasis on community that Marta highlights in this conversation, I recorded a special introduction for…
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The Incredible Importance of Texas to Global Wine with Michael Cook
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this incredible episode is Michael Cook. Michael is the Viticulture Program Specialist for the 55 counties of North Texas with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. His primary function…
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Biochar in Vineyards - Eric Mayer of Napachar
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this episode is Eric Mayer of Napachar, and this episode is all about biochar. After Eric earned a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University he went looking for a more…
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Viticulture As Agroforestry with Pierre Muller
My guest for this episode is Pierre Muller. Pierre is an agroforestry consultant and owner of AGECO in Catalonia with a wide range of experience and projects in multiple contexts, and this episode digs into some of my favorite topics and the subjects that I’m personally exploring on the…
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Is Fine Wine Culturally Relevant Anymore? Pauline Vicard
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com I want to say a very special thank you to everyone who subscribes and supports Beyond Organic Wine. There has been a surge of support since I called for a boycott of wines grown with herbicide, and that…
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A Call for a Global Boycott on Wine Grown with Herbicides
On July 22, 2026, Adam L. Huss of the Beyond Organic Wine podcast and Substack, with the support and cooperation of dozens of other wineries, wine sales professionals, and wine educators around the world, has announced a global boycott of all wines produced from vineyards that use herbicides,...
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Gifts from the Sky - Collaborating with Owls and Songbirds in Vineyards
Matt Johnson Ph.D. is a wildlife ecologist, ornithologist, agroecologist, and a professor in the Department of Wildlife at Cal Poly Humboldt in Northern California. This episode looks at the amazing solutions and incredible benefits that winegrowers can incentivize by actively welcoming songbirds...
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PIWIs & Hybrids - The European Report
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com I’ve been trying to make some strong arguments on Beyond Organic Wine for why California needs hybrid grapes, really why everyone needs them, and this episode has given me another one. California wine is...
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How To Control Pierce's Disease Organically with Drew Herman
The objective of this episode is to get vital information out to winegrowers everywhere about Pierce’s Disease, or Xylella fastidiosa (and you’ll get a whole lot more as well). Pierce’s Disease/Xylella fastidiosa isn’t a new concern for many winegrowers, but it has recently hit the news in a way...
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Growing a Wine & Cider Culture - Autumn Stoscheck
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this episode it Autumn Stoscheck of Eve’s Cidery in beautiful Van Etten, New York. I drove over to the cidery to sit outside as evening descended and have a conversation with Autumn about…
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Foundations of Regenerative Organic Viticulture with Jordan Lonborg
“To care for what we know requires care for what we don’t, the world’s lives dark in the soil, dark in the dark…” “…Forbearance is the first care we give to what we do not know. We live by lives we don’t intend, lives that exceed our thoughts and needs, outlast our designs, staying by passing...
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Is Pierce's Disease the New Phylloxera?
What I want to say in this piece is urgent. It’s urgent because of the recent discovery of sharpshooters on grapevines at several Costco locations in Northern California, where most of California wine is grow. It’s also urgent because Pierce’s Disease is a very serious plant disease that affects...
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Farming Something More Than Grapes
My guest for this episode is Shannon Mayhew, Estate Sustainability Director for Brooks Winery in Oregon. Brooks is a B-corp, Demeter certified biodynamic, and regenerative winery with some of Oregon’s oldest own-rooted vinifera vines. This conversation focuses on how we might think about our wine...
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Sangiovese Vs. Marquette
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com Since there is very little knowledge about growing hybrid grapes in places where a majority of the wine on earth is grown, like California where I live, I want to provide really practical and useful...
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Wine Artistry
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com I’m thrilled to announce that my first book is officially available for pre-order! The book is called Wine Liberated: The Ecological Revolution and the Vintners Inspiring Change. The heroes of Wine...
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The Most Difficult Place To Grow Wine On Earth
A big thanks to our special sponsor for this episode: Shifting Gears Travel My guest for this episode is Tim Jordan, who is a co-founder of and winemaker and consultant for Common Wealth Crush. From overseeing winegrowing brands Star Party and Midland in Augusta County, to his winemaking and...
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Listen Twice, Speak Once - Villa Calicantus
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this episode is Daniele Delaini who owns and farms and makes wine for his family winery Villa Calicantus near Lake Garda in northeast Italy. He grows most of his grapes on cement pergola…
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The Quest for the Wild Vine – Patrick Pierquet
As a younger man, Patrick Pierquet found the wild grape that became the Frontenac grapes (noir, gris, and blanc). He tells about his experiences discovering the wild parents of several of the North America’s most popular, commercially used wine grapes, as well as the practical aspects of what it...
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The French Won The Judgement of Paris
This month we, in California especially, will be inundated with reminders that 50 years ago this May a few pioneering California winemakers beat the French at their own game in a blind tasting that came to be known as the Judgement of Paris. The rise of California wine on the global stage began...
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Lost Ranch - Temecula and the New Wave of California Wine
My guest for this episode is Joseph Wiens. With his wife, Jasmine, Joseph founded and makes wine for Lost Ranch Winery in Temecula Valley California. If you aren’t from Southern California, you might not have heard of Temecula. There are many reasons for this, some we discuss, some historical…
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Wine's Heritage Is Adaptation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this episode is Marc-André Selosse. He is a professor at the Musée national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris and at the universities of Gdansk (Poland) and Kunming (China), where he heads…
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Earth Day Special: Valentin Blattner
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com Happy Earth Day! If you don’t know the history of Earth Day it’s worth checking out at least the Wikipedia entry about it. We recently had what was considered to be the largest single-day protest in US...
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Buzzing With Life - Rebecca Sweet of Buzz Cover Crop Seeds
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com My guest for this episode is Rebecca Sweet, owner of Buzz Cover Crop Seeds in Oregon. Yes, the last few episodes have been focused on folks doing inspirational work in Oregon, because I’ll be going back...
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The Wine Bottle Re-Use Opportunity - Adam Rack of Revino
This episode features Adam Rack, the Co-founder of Revino, the company that is taking the lead in wine glass bottle re-use in the US. Based in Oregon, Revino has recently received funding to open a bottle re-use facility in California, and is helping to build re-use infrastructure and in both...
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Your Power As An Organic Farmer - Amy Wong
This episode features a conversation with Amy Wong, an attorney and the Policy & Program advocate with the Oregon Organic Coalition. As the former Executive Director for the Oregon Organic Coalition, Amy was instrumental to making the historic, first Oregon Organic Winegrowers Conference happen…
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Embracing Hybrid Grapes in California - Final Panel
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This is the last episode from Embracing Hybrid Grapes, so I’m inviting you to send me your hybrid grape related questions. Please email or message me. This podcast is called Beyond Organic Wine for a...
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Christopher Renfro, Adam Tolmach - Embracing Hybrid Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com Christopher Renfro – Adam Tolmach Hey welcome to Beyond Organic Wine, I’m Adam Huss, thank you so much for listening. This episode features audio from the Embracing Hybrid Grapes Conference that took…
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Built for Connection - Terah Bajjalieh, Terah Wine Co.
My guest for this episode is Terah Bajjalieh. Terah is a California winemaker, sommelier, and founder of Terah Wine Co., crafting intentional wines that champion underrepresented Mediterranean varietals and organic farming practices. With 14 harvests across five countries and a Master’s degree in...
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Winemaking with Hybrid Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features the Winemaking with Hybrid Grapes panel from the Embracing Hybrid Grapes conference at UC Davis in January of 2026. Panelists include: Karine Pednault, Ph.D., Associate Professor at...
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An Alternative to Sulfur in Viticulture
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features Ron Lane, who retired as Superintendent of Agriculture for the UC Davis Environmental Horticulture and Plant Sciences Departments to found Circadian Crop Sciences. During his…
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The Vineyard of Lost Time - Deirdre Heekin at Embracing Hybrid Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features Deirdre Heekin’s keynote speech at Embracing Hybrid Grapes. Deirdre’s winery is La Garagista in Vermont. We decided to title her keynote “The Vineyard of Lost Time” because Deirdre…
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The Genetics of Regenerative Viticulture
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features audio from the Embracing Hybrid Grapes Conference that took place at UC Davis on January 26th, 2026. It shouldn’t be controversial for me to say that the genetics of our wine crops...
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Growing With Hybrids - Embracing Hybrid Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features the audio from the first panel at the Embracing Hybrid Grapes Conference that took place at UC Davis on January 26th, 2026. This episode is available for paid subscribers to the…
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Growing Grapes For -45 Degrees Celsius
Johannes Pinchbeck is a Canadian grape breeder who lives north of Edmonton, Alberta and develops grapes that can take sub-arctic cold and still be productive. The extremity of his climate introduces aspects of grape growing that seem unbelievable, and that remind me of how mind-blowingly amazing...
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Elaine Chukan Brown - Embracing Hybrid Grapes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com Elaine Chukan Brown is a gifted writer, speaker, and global wine educator, as well as an outspoken advocate of diversity in our wine cultures… and everywhere. Elaine has won many awards and honors…
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Life Doesn't Stand Still - Will Bucklin, Bucklin Old Hill Ranch
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features Will Bucklin of Bucklin Old Hill Ranch. Will is the caretaker of one of California’s oldest vineyards, and he discusses some of the many things we can learn from a vineyard that is...
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Matt Niess at the Embracing Hybrid Grapes Conference
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com Hey, this is Beyond Organic Wine, and this episode features audio from the Embracing Hybrid Grapes conference that took place on International Hybrid Grape Day, January 26, 2026, at UC Davis in…
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What Do We Want From Wine?
“I want to thank you for what you said. I’ve felt excluded from wine, and I didn’t understand why. And what you said helped me to see why I felt that way, and now I feel like I can do something about it.” A young woman said this to me after my presentation on the panel titled “Beyond Vinifera,”…
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Wine's Greatest Sin - Zach Geballe of VinePair Podcast
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features Zach Geballe of the VinePair Podcast. Zach’s experience as a wine and drinks communicator for VinePair builds on years of experience as a sommelier and beverage director in...
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Welcome To Embracing Hybrid Grapes - Adam Huss
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com On January 26, 2026, I and Elodie Oliver produced a historic conference at UC Davis that was dedicated exclusively to the benefits of hybrid grapes for California wine. I will be releasing the audio from...
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Embracing Hybrid Grapes - What Happened & What Will Happen
Last Monday Elodie Oliver and I hosted a sell-out crowd (we had to add extra seats!) of winegrowers, winemakers, wine sellers, grape breeders, wine industry leaders, wine press, academics, and wine aficionados at the UC Davis Conference Center for a conference dedicated exclusively to the…
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Comparing Conventional & Organic Viticulture in Temperate Climate with Vinifera & Hybrids
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com This episode features Derrick Vogel, a grape grower in northern Michigan, and the co-owner of Folklor Wine & Cider with Izabela Babinska. Derrick introduces us this unique winegrowing region at the…
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Crazy Experimental Wines - Chris Boiling
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.com The full schedule for Embracing Hybrid Grapes in California on January 26th at UC Davis is now available. I hope to see you there! Crazy Experimental Wines! That’s what this episode is about, and it’s…
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Organic Wine is the gateway to explore the entire wine industry - from soil to sommeliers - from a revolutionary perspective. Deep interviews discussing big ideas with some of the most important people on the cutting edge of the regenerative renaissance, about where wine comes from and where it is going.
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