463: Brenna Quigley and the School of Hard Rocks

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Brenna Quigley is a geologist who does wine related consulting as a terroir specialist at brennaquigley.com

Brenna describes her unusual family connection to geology, and her entry into the wine world. She goes on to define key concepts in geology, such as what soil is, how it is formed, and the different types of rocks that are found in the world. Brenna describes the key rock formations of France, their history, and how they correspond to wine regions. She then discusses what the implications of different rock types are for vines, and takes a close look at specific wine areas, explaining what their distinguishing features are. Wine fans who would like to deepen their knowledge of wine and geology will find a lot to love about this episode.

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0:00.0	I'll drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the beverage business.
0:05.1	I'm Levy Dalton.
0:06.1	I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Renic. Thank you.
0:30.4	Brennan Quigley, who has her masters in geology and does consulting in the wine business on geological topics. So hello, how are you?
0:31.4	Hello, I'm doing very well.
0:32.4	It's nice to see you. Nice to see you too. topic. So hello, how are you? Hello, I'm doing very well.
0:33.0	It's nice to see you.
0:34.0	Nice to see you too.
0:35.0	Interestingly, most of your family are geologists.
0:38.0	Yes, yes, they are.
0:40.0	My dad is a geologist, and I have three brothers, two of them are geologists, one of them is married to a geologist.
0:47.0	What's it like at the house when you all get together? Are there like a lot of hammers around and stuff?
0:52.0	There are a lot of hammers around and stuff. And there are a lot of hammers.
0:53.7	Most people I realize don't decorate with rocks.
0:57.1	But, you know, my family has rocks everywhere.
1:01.9	And how is it that you all became geologists?
1:04.0	I mean, was it like a group ordination?
1:06.0	Did they line you all up together and give it at one go?
1:09.0	Yeah, no, not at all.
1:11.0	My dad was a geologist and growing up, none of us really had almost any interest in it. I remember him pointing things out to me and just not paying attention at all. I think all of us tried to be biologists first. That was kind of our original
1:27.4	goal was to do biology. It always sounded exciting. We like the idea of working outside and working with living things.
1:33.4	And I did my undergrad in marine biology.
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