The Inside Winemaking Podcast With Jim Duane

This episode’s guest is Chris Carpenter, who is making wines in Napa for Jackson Family Wines and is overseeing Cabernet and Bordelais varietals grown on several of Napa’s mountain AVA’s such that he has become known as a mountain winemaker. Our conversation covers the mountain wines being produced from Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain, Howell Mountain, and Diamond Mountain AVA’s, but also Cardinale, the flagship Cabernet that is a blend from throughout Napa including the valley floor. Chris describes his roots in Chicago, the path to becoming a winemaker, his site-specific approaches for tannin management and his involvement in a winemaking project in McLaren Vale, Australia. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Brands that Chris makes for Jackson Family wines Cardinale Napa Valley Lokoya Napa Valley La Jota Vineyard Co - Howell Mountain Mt Brave - Mt Veeder Hickinbotham Vineyard - McLaren Vale, South Austrailia This podcast is brought you by Wine Compliance Alliance. Ann Reynolds, who