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I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

148: Rajat Parr

I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

Levi Dalton

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4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2014

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Rajat Parr speaks about his career as a sommelier, working with Michael Mina and others.

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I'll drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the beverage business.

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I'm Levy Dalton.

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I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Sometimes listening to a Vineyard can tell you more about it than any

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text sheet. Here are a few soundscapes from some vineyards I visited recently.

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You'll hear three different soundscapes all from Central Otago, New Zealand.

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First up is the Slapjack Vineyard from Terra Sancta.

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You can hear several birds singing their songs. I'm going to Now we'll listen to the vineyards at Burn Cottage. Here you can hear two birds talking to each other. And finally we'll listen to the vineyards at Pisa Range. I got lucky because

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normally winds rip through this vineyard. But in this one you get to hear some, you guessed it, birds. I'm going to All of this amazing wildlife is one of the reasons why New Zealand has to net their vines.

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As soon as their grapes ripen, all of these hungry birds are waiting to swoop in and eat all the grapes.

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So next time you're in a vineyard, pause for a moment and just listen.

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You might learn a lot about where you are just from the sounds.

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Sustainability has never been more important and

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DM is at the forefront of environmental responsibility.

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Having set a new standard in the world of closures,

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DM not only excels in the quality of its technological core closures,

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but also demonstrates an incredible commitment

2:51.6

to caring for the environment.

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The M has taken steps to significantly reduce its carbon footprint,

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embracing green electricity and renewable energy in its factories. By 2025 they aim to reduce their

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direct emissions from energy and processing by 55%. Their sustainable

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closure solution, or Ajin by DM combined Their Sustainable Closer Solution,

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Orijin, by DiM, combines natural cork with a binding agent composed of 100% bio-based materials

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