According to all the headlines, the wine industry is in trouble — sales are plummeting, major producers are shrinking their portfolios, and the natural wine movement has become a punchline. But what if wine isn't actually in crisis at all? Louis Schofield, founder of World Apart Wines, joins us to argue that the industry is simply returning to reality after years of unsustainable growth. We Want to Hear from You!Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.TOPICS & TIMES:Craft Collective (1:15)Louis’ Background (2:38)White Burgundy (7:06)Working In Retail (9:46)Top 50 Restaurants (13:05)Dogma vs. Drinkability (17:47)Regression to the Mean (22:22)The Influence of Taras Ochota (25:03)Wine Making (30:07)The Art of Winemaking (33:11)Post-Natural Wine Making (38:23)Problems w/ Natural Wine (47:03)Off-grid Wine Making (51:11)EPISODE SPONSOR: oneskin.co/BLISTERRELATED LINKS:World Apart WinesVine Street ImportsBlister Craft CollectiveBecome a BLISTER+ MemberSEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Blister PodcastENTER OUR WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS:Enter Our Free Weekly Giveaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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