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

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

There may be no better representative to speak to us about the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires in Australia than Kathy Drogemuller of Paracombe Wines in Adelaide Hills in South Australia.

Started in 1983, Paracombe Wines started after the Ash Wednesday bushfires 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.

Photo: Kathy and Paul Drogemuller courtesy of Paracombe Wines

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.

The show is a great opportunity to discover a quality Australian region and to get an idea of what is really going on in Australian wine regions regarding the most destructive wildfires in Australian history.

Photo: Adelaide Hills, courtesy of Paracombe Wines

Kathy gives us the true, somewhat sad picture but gives us great hope with her optimism, her assurance that the wine community is pulling together, and her genuine belief that something good will come from this tragic situation.

The easiest way to help is to request wines from Adelaide Hills, Australia from your local wine shop or restaurant.

You can also donate to the following causes:

Special thanks to Leighton Walker in the UK for helping connect me with Kathy!

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0:00.0	Thanks for
0:08.0	listening to wine for normal people.
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0:14.0	I'm Elizabeth Schneider a certified Silmaier and certified specialist of wine.
0:20.0	And I'm MC Ice, just a wine-loving normal person. This week we have an update on the fires that are raging in Australia. This is a
0:38.7	fascinating podcast, one that gives you a totally different perspective than a lot of the stuff that you're
0:43.8	going to see on the news. It's a story of sadness, yes, and hope and I think that
0:48.7	you're really going to learn a lot so I'm excited for the show. A couple of
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