Ep 418: April Nalle and Whitney Hopkins on Making a Small Vineyard Eco-friendly

<p>April Nalle from <a href="https://www.nallewinery.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Nalle Winery,</a> who make brilliant Zinfandel (also great Pinot noir, blends, Cabernet and more) in an old-school style, is a good friend with whom I speak often. April has had some really big moments lately, where she’s gone from just being concerned about climate change to being inspired to be a change agent. She’s at the beginning of her journey and I wanted to get her at this point to tell us how it all starts.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this show we talk about how to make a vineyard more environmentally friendly, so we are joined by vigneron Whitney Hopkins of Hopkins River Ranch in the Russian River, who farms the land mainly organically . April and her husband Andrew Nalle buy Pinot Noir from Whitney and her father, who farm the ranch together.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://www.nallewinery.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/2019_pinot_400_x_348.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="104" /></a><br /> <img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/whap.png" alt="" width="400" height="375" /><span style= "font-size: 8pt;"><em>Whitney Hopkins of Hopkins River Ranch, Left. April Nalle, of <a href="https://www.nallewinery.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Nalle Winery</a>, Right</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p>This show should give you insight into where the wine industry needs to make improvements in the fight against climate change and where it’s already doing a pretty good job.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Warning: This is a dorky discussion!!!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Here are the notes:</p> <ul> <li>April discusses a revelation moment she had after reading the book “<a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/under%20the%20sky%20we%20make">Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a