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Podcast: Heritage Radio Network On Tour
Episode: RAW WINE NY 2019: How and Why Wines in Qvevri Develop Differently To Wines Made in Other Vessels
Description: This talk was recorded by Heritage Radio Network as a part of RAW Wine NYC 2019's Speakers' Corner - with Iago Bitarishvili (Iago’s Winery) and Taylor Parsons (WholeCluster)Does shape matter? Why? Is there terroir in clay? What about the beeswax used to seal the pores of the clay? How do the grapes move differently during fermentation in a qvevri because of the shape? Are qvevri the most “neutral” vessel you can use or does it impart an “otherness” to the wine? AND, how on earth do you keep those porous vessels clean? Ah, the questions that run t...