23: Farming 'Promiscuously' with Napa's Meghan Zobeck

A few days after winemaker Meghan Zobeck started her new job at Napa's historic Burgess Cellars, the winery burned down in the 2020 wildfires. With the help of owner Gaylon Lawrence and CEO Carlton McCoy, not only did Burgess bounce back, but Zobeck's followup 2021 Cabernets are outstanding. She tells us about her journey from the NFL to Chile's Clos Apalta to Michel Rolland's team in France to California's Napa Valley, and the "crazy ideas" she's implementing at Burgess—including something called agricultura promiscua ….

Straight Talk host James Molesworth also welcomes Wine Spectator senior editor Mitch Frank to the newest episode to discuss the recent sales of Williams Selyem and Sea Smoke, and what they tell us about the California Pinot Noir industry.

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• Burgess Owner Gaylon Lawrence: Napa's Nashville Newcomer

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• Williams Selyem Sold to Burgundy's Faiveley

• Sea Smoke Sold to Constellation

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Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher

Host: James Molesworth

Director: Robert Taylor

Producer: Gabriela Saldivia

Guests: Meghan Zobeck, Mitch Frank

Assistant producer, Napa: Elizabeth Redmayne-Titley

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