{"id":8088,"date":"2021-02-23T17:57:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T22:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?page_id=8088"},"modified":"2021-02-23T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T22:57:37","slug":"sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none\" data-src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16745435\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/7b1334\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I get to go play in dirt, squish grapes, and drink wine paired with amazing food!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Molly Hill \u2013 winemaker at Sequoia Grove winery in Napa, California \u2014 explains why Napa Valley is such a special place for wine.<\/p>\n<p>Molly details the unique climate and geography that makes Napa perfect for crafting world-class Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Additionally, she explains how each element of the Valley affects a wine\u2019s characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Molly walks you through some of the winemaking techniques that can enhance a wine\u2019s flavor \u2014 particularly when making a Chardonnay. For example, barrel aging, malolactic fermentation, and stirring the lees (or \u201cbatonnage,\u201d as the French say). While these terms may seem advanced, she explains them in layman\u2019s terms, so that you can more easily figure out whether you\u2019ll like a wine if you can find its tech sheet \/ winemaking details either on the label or somewhere online.<\/p>\n<p>Molly also talks about the winemaking style at Sequoia Grove, and why you can both enjoy Sequoia Grove wines immediately upon release and also after extended cellar aging. And while you might prefer to open up and drink wines right after you purchase them, she offers a few reasons to put a few bottles in the cellar for opening later, because, wine is one of those few agricultural products with which you can take a journey into the past.<\/p>\n<p>This episode was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, so chances are, you\u2019re not traveling. But, when the world is a little safer and you\u2019re ready to explore the Napa Valley wine region, Molly gives you plenty of reasons why you might want to visit during the late summer and during harvest \u2014 while also giving you the inside scoop on what winemakers are doing at that time of year.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Molly suggests that you shouldn\u2019t get too stressed over wine and food pairing, though she does offer a few recommendations that could help make or break the taste of a wine or a dish.<\/p>\n<p>Hope this episode helps you become more enlightened and empowered when it comes to Napa Valley wines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I get to go play in dirt, squish grapes, and drink wine paired with amazing food!&#8221; Molly Hill \u2013 winemaker at Sequoia Grove winery in Napa, California \u2014 explains why Napa Valley is such a special place for wine. Molly details the unique climate and geography that makes Napa perfect for crafting world-class Cabernet Sauvignon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-8088","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;I get to go play in dirt, squish grapes, and drink wine paired with amazing food!&#8221; Molly Hill \u2013 winemaker at Sequoia Grove winery in Napa, California \u2014 explains why Napa Valley is such a special place for wine. Molly details the unique climate and geography that makes Napa perfect for crafting world-class Cabernet Sauvignon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wine 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"83\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@wine365blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/\",\"name\":\"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-23T22:57:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\",\"name\":\"Wine 365\",\"description\":\"Learn about wine every day\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wine 365\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Wine 365\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/wine365blog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wine_365\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/wine_365\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpa_I4Q5CbuNG8qJF0hMjHQ?view_as=subscriber\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365","og_description":"&#8220;I get to go play in dirt, squish grapes, and drink wine paired with amazing food!&#8221; Molly Hill \u2013 winemaker at Sequoia Grove winery in Napa, California \u2014 explains why Napa Valley is such a special place for wine. Molly details the unique climate and geography that makes Napa perfect for crafting world-class Cabernet Sauvignon","og_url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/","og_site_name":"Wine 365","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":83,"url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@wine365blog","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/","name":"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine - Wine 365","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-02-23T22:57:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/sequoia-grove-winemaker-molly-hill-talks-napa-valley-wine\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sequoia Grove Winemaker Molly Hill Talks Napa Valley Wine"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/","name":"Wine 365","description":"Learn about wine every day","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization","name":"Wine 365","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png","width":400,"height":83,"caption":"Wine 365"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/","https:\/\/x.com\/wine365blog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wine_365\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/wine_365","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpa_I4Q5CbuNG8qJF0hMjHQ?view_as=subscriber"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}