Ep 308: The Reality of the Australian Fires with Paracombe Wines of Adelaide Hills

<p>There may be no better representative to speak to us about the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires in Australia than Kathy Drogemuller of <a href="https://www.paracombewines.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Paracombe Wines</a> in Adelaide Hills in South Australia.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://paracombewines.com.au" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img class="img-responsive" src= "https://paracombewines.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/paracombe-logo.png" alt="" width="151" height="119" /></a></p> <p>Started in 1983, <a href="https://www.paracombewines.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paracombe Wines</a> started after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday_bushfires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ash Wednesday bushfires</a> when Kathy and her husband Paul bought an old dairy farm and began making wine. Today it is truly a family business, making handcrafted wines.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://paracombewines.com.au/about-paracombe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/kathy-paul.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="297" /></a><br /> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href= "https://paracombewines.com.au/about-paracombe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Photo: Kathy and Paul Drogemuller courtesy of Paracombe Wines</em></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Kathy tells us her story, what is special about the high-altitude vineyards of Adelaide Hills and the diversity of grapes that can grow there and then she gives us great perspective on the large-scale fires that destroyed much of her beautiful region.  She shares what has happened with the fires, why it has happened, and gives us a perspective on how a region copes with fire  we discuss a bit about animal life, and the importance of knowing that there are still people who are open for business.<br /> <br /></p> <p>The show is a great opportunity to discover a quality Australian region and to get an idea of what is really going on in