Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 217: Peterson Winery of Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma, CA

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🗓️ 27 January 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

I recorded this podcast at the Peterson Winery tasting room while I was visiting Sonoma in support of the Sonoma Underground event I co-founded (www.undergroundwineevents.com).

This is a fascinating conversation with the force and Dry Creek Valley icon that is Fred Peterson, his son and Peterson's winemaker Jamie, and his daughter and head of sales and marketing, Emily.

As Fred discusses, following time in the military, he studied viticulture and winemaking and graduated with honors from UC Davis. After working in and around Santa Cruz for prestigious wineries as a vineyard manager, Fred came to Dry Creek Valley in 1983 to find and develop world-class vineyard properties.

Fred developed vineyards all over the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, including on Bradford Mountain, where most of the fruit for Peterson's top wine hails. In 1987, Fred, launched Peterson Winery.

Peterson Winery now makes an average of 8000 cases annually, all in many small lots from estate vineyards and from like-minded growers and friends.

Peterson produces many wines...
- 3V White Blend- Vermentino, Verdelho, Vernaccia
- Agraria — a proprietary Bordeaux/Cabernet Franc varietal blend
- Barbera
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon Port- dessert wine
- Carignane
- Grenache
- Merlot
- Mendo Blendo – Petite Sirah based blend
- Muscat Blanc — Dessert Wine
- Petite Sirah
- Petit Verdot
- Rosé
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sangiovese — Dry Creek Valley and Il Granaio
- Syrah
- Vignobles- Red Rhone Style Blend
- Zinfandels — Dry Creek Valley, Tradizionale, Bradford Mountain, Bernier Zinyard, Warren Ranch, & Old School
- Zero Manipulation — an old-fashioned red blend

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0:00.0	Thanks for
0:08.0	downloading Wine for Normal People Radio,
0:10.0	the podcast for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it.
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.
0:23.6	Instead of just launching into the conversation
0:26.2	with the Peterson family of Peterson winery
0:28.6	in Dry Creek Valley, I thought it was important
0:31.0	to give you a short intro into the conversation which is very
0:35.4	fascinating and you definitely should listen to especially if you're
0:38.4	interested in hearing a real piece of history of Sonoma County.
0:43.6	I recorded this podcast while at the Peterson tasting room with the force that is
0:48.9	Fred Peterson.
0:50.2	He is an icon in the Dry Creek Valley, so knowledgeable and has so much history to share.
0:57.0	His son, Jamie, who has taken over wine-making, Fred really grows the grapes and is the Vineyard manager and his daughter Emily who takes care of
1:04.3	marketing and sales. Fred's story is that he came to Dry Creek Valley in 1983 to find and
1:10.4	develop world-class vineyard properties.
1:12.8	Fred developed so much in Dry Creek Valley
1:16.4	and he discovered the vineyards on Bradford Mountain
1:19.4	which you'll hear him reference over and over again.
1:22.3	This mountain produces very special fruit.
1:25.6	Fred will talk about that. In 1987, Fred launched Peterson Winery and for nearly 20 years
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