{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65e0d5b7dfdd5a0017e4940e/66f649a5acfe1ec5ec6485c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"26: Harvest Reality Check with Thomas Rivers Brown","description":"<p>Napa Valley is in the thick of harvest 2024, the busiest time of year in wine country, and Napa Cabernet superstar Thomas Rivers Brown took a break to tell us about the realities of harvest season—hope you like cleaning!—as well as his “Ziploc baggy mini-maceration method” for deciding when a vineyard is ready to be picked.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Wine Spectator’s Dr. Vinny joins the program for a “sweet” harvest vocab check!</p><p><br></p><p>And don't forget, there's always more free content at <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WineSpectator.com</strong></a>!</p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.nywineexperience.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2024 New York Wine Experience Tickets and Info</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-midas-touch-of-thomas-rivers-brown-56998\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thomas Rivers Brown's Midas Touch</strong></a></p><p><strong>• </strong><a href=\"https://top100.winespectator.com/2022/wine/no-1-schrader/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2022 Wine of the Year: 2019 </strong></a><a href=\"https://top100.winespectator.com/2022/wine/no-1-schrader/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong>S</strong></a><a href=\"https://top100.winespectator.com/2022/wine/no-1-schrader/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>chrader Cellars Double Diamond Cabernet</strong></a></p><p><strong>• </strong><a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/issues/an-exclusive-interview-with-christian-moueix-111524\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Christian Moueix Interview with Marvin R. Shanken</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/issues/an-exclusive-interview-with-christian-moueix-111524\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wine Spectator's Nov. 15, 2024, issue</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Latest News and Headlines</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/wine-iq/ask-dr-vinny\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ask Dr. Vinny</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://newsletters.winespectator.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign up for Wine Spectator's free email newsletters</strong></a></p><p>• <a href=\"https://www.winespectator.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe to <em>Wine Spectator</em></strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>A podcast from Wine Spectator</p><p><strong>Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher</strong></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>James Molesworth</p><p><strong>Director:</strong> Robert Taylor</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Gabriela Saldivia</p><p><strong>Guests:</strong> Thomas Rivers Brown, MaryAnn Worobiec</p><p><strong>Assistant producer, Napa: </strong>Elizabeth Redmayne-Titley</p>","author_name":"with James Molesworth"}