Manfred has been the winemaker at Querciabella since 2010. He comes to Italia via his home country of South Africa, to New Zealand, California and beyond. Based on his passion, he has clearly found a home in Chianti Classico.

Jessica and Manfred dig into the history of his winemaking path along with that of Querciabella and the new laws governing the new premium category of Gran Selezione. We can't wait to try the several Gran Selezione designated as Greve, Lamole, Radda, etc.

Links referenced in the episode:

https://www.chianticlassico.com/en/consortium/

https://querciabella.com/wine/querciabella-chianti-classico/

Chris Brundrett is co-founder and CEO of William Chris Wine Company and William Chris Vineyards. Chris and Jessica catch up on the state of the Texas industry and the origins of William Chris Vineyards.

https://www.williamchriswines.com/

This is Texas Wine Podcast with Shelly Wilfong: https://thisistexaswine.com/

The book that Mark forgot that Jessica wrote: https://www.jessicadupuy.com/shop/p/winessouthwestusa

On today's show, we have Patrick Olds, wine director of MML Hospitality based in Austin, TX. Patrick digs into the roll of a wine director as mentor and educator, as well as his passion of blind tasting. He feels that blind tasting is not just a parlor trick, but a way to understand the world of wine and the experience of the guest to a greater degree.

Links from the show:

MML Hospitality website: https://mmlhospitality.com/

Patrick on Instagram: here

Jessica's article on the Renaissance of Cava