As Karoline Walch and I walked the vineyards, the important concept of sustainability came up.

“My family has been here for five generations and I hope the vineyards go on for the next five generations in the same family hands. So it's obvious that what we do today is really also about thinking of the next generation. What we take out today is something we really have to give back also.” - Karoline Walch of Elena Walch

• See Elena Walch: the History in the Cellars for an overview of the history and a tour of winery with Owner/Winemaker Karoline Walch.

• Visit Vigna Kastelaz: Elena Walch’s Iconic Gewurztraminer Vineyard with Owner/Winemaker Karoline Walch

I hope you enjoy this brief 2 minute video.

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  • Karoline Walch of Elena Walch

  • Steve Noel http://childrenofthegrape.com

THIS IS EPISODE #92 OF UNDERSTANDING WINE WITH AUSTIN BEEMAN

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Kastelaz has the prestigious additional denomination of VIGNA. It is an additional mention of a smaller geographical origin and designs the smallest historical / geographical unit of a vineyard. Every single Vigna must be officially admitted and registered within the regional government. It expresses the ultimate thought of terroir philosophy with the idea of a parcel wine from an exact plot and hence having a historical or traditional name.

—Elena Walch

Our next video takes place in one of the Elena Walch unique VIGNA: Kastelaz. This steep and beautiful vineyard overlooking the town of Tramin, which provides a basis for the VIGNA’s grape: Gewürztraminer.

• See Elena Walch: the History in the Cellars for an overview of the winery and its history.

I hope you enjoy this five minute video.

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  • Karoline Walch of Elena Walch

  • Steve Noel http://childrenofthegrape.com

The Elena Walch winery in Alto Adige / Sudtirol is iconic and inspirational. Elena’s arrival in 1980s launched a quality transformation that would reset what was possible for this mountainous region that is part Italian and part German.

Having sold these wines since 2004 - first at Walt Churchill’s Market and now at Cutting Edge Selections - I was incredibly honored to be given a tour of the cellars with Owner/Winemaker Karoline Walch.

I hope you enjoy this eleven minute video.

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The Wines of Agricola Foradori are made for aging, but so few people get a chance to try them that way. Winemaker Theo Zierock takes us into the cellars and talk about the experience of these mature wines.

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•  Austin Beeman is a 22 year veteran of the wine business with extensive experience in Marketing and Sales (wholesale, retail, & DTC.)
• Currently Vice President of Marketing for Cutting Edge Selections - one of the leading fine wine distributors of the Midwest, Austin has a deep knowledge of the global wine business.
• While Director of Marketing for Bonny Doon Vineyard, he managed one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in the wine industry.
• His video podcast “Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman” has been praised in USA Today and his photography has appeared in The Wall Street Journal.
• Austin holds an MBA in Wine & Spirits Management from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux.