• Chambourcin and the Shawnee Hills AVA: Scott Albert

  • May 2 2024
  • Length: 38 mins
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Chambourcin and the Shawnee Hills AVA: Scott Albert

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  • Scott Albert, the winemaker at Kite Hill Vineyards and Holotype Wine Company joins the show to talk about Chambourcin and how the Shawnee Hills AVA in southern Illinois is unique.

    In this episode we discuss the diversity of wine styles that Chambourcin can be made into, ranging from a rosé to a barrel aged red. While we often associate Illinois with flat fertile row crop fields, but we discuss how the Shawnee Hills AVA sets itself apart from northern Illinois. If you are a winemaker, Anne and Scott get into plenty of winemaking details!

    In this episode

    • Introduction to Scott and the wineries he works at
    • 4:15- The versatility of the Chambourcin grape
    • 8:00- Anne and Scott geek out about pét-nat production
    • 10:40- What makes the Shawnee Hills AVA unique
    • 13:43- Chambourcin as a rosé wine
    • 17:10- Thiols in wine
    • 17:55- Chambourcin as a red wine
    • 22:06- Comparing Chambourcin to Norton
    • 25:15- Weather variability
    • 30:00- Important vineyard production practices to produce quality Chambourcin wine grapes
    • 32:05-Reasons to visit the Shawnee Hills AVA
    • 34:38- Hiking with wine: #hikewithwine
    • 36:00- Information about Kite Hill Vineyards and Holotype Wine Company
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