Winemaking

Ma che brava, pero comunque.

Because I do think it is a very important thing to be, or a very important presence to have as a young woman into the wine industry, especially where we're headed, and I think you're doing it wonderfully.

So congratulations.

Speaking of young women in the industry, I do want to talk just a little bit more about this wonderful project that you're involved in called Sbarbatelle.

So the sharing part, I think it was the, the most important one, and that's why we decided to found this association.

But also to prove that it's 2026, but we still need to talk about the different of a woman and a man in the industry.

Not just the wine industry, but of course, because we're talking about winemaking, we are focusing on that.

But just proving that actually there are no different when you're making this job as a man or a woman.

A number of different stories, conflicting stories on the economy that I want to share with you.

Some highly encouraging, others maybe not so much, from the wine industry to the coffee industry to AI.

So I want to get into all of that in just a second, some of these new developments.

But before we do that, I want to start with an interesting investigation by a guy named Christopher Rufo.

Hmm.

Yeah, boy, I'll tell you, AI, so many of us have no idea which way it's going on so many levels, right? It's been a highly interesting discussion, no question about it.

I spent some time recently talking with some folks in the wine industry.

And I want to talk to you more about what they're sharing with me.

It's time for California Wine Country with Dan Berger.

Continuing our wine blog here, our special guest today is Jeff Mangahas, Vice President of Winemaking at William Selliam.

William Selliam.

William Selliam.

It's California Wine Country with Dan

Berger.

And our special guest is Jeff Mangahas from Williams-Selium, Vice President and Director of Winemaking.

I think I got that right.

Right.

You know, so so there's something that the most of the most consumers don't realize is that the backbone of the wine industry is what's called the bulk wine market.

And it's this marketplace that is basically the slush fund of all the wine in California and the world to some degree.

So if one place produces more than they need in that year, then they can post it on the market.

like the taste will come later.

Well, and the other factor, though, the other factor is that you can you don't it doesn't just have to.

That process doesn't mean you only are making cheap, boring wine that has no sense of place right now because of the state of the wine industry, which we can talk about also if you want.

But usually the most expensive bulk wine in the in the country comes from Napa.