Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #4: Karl Weichold of Stoller Wines! (Oregon wines, the art and science of winemaking, juice vs. grapes, Texas wine country, mentors, cocktail wines vs. food wines)

The Wine Pair Podcast

We had the pleasure of spending time with Karl Weichold, the estate winemaker at Stoller Family Estate, located in the famous Dundee Hills in Oregon. Karl shares his story of how he became a renowned winemaker, starting with a degree in Biochemistry and Genetics from Texas A&M, to working at an Italian restaurant where he first fell in love with wine, to Texas wine country, and then to Oregon where he worked at 12th and Maple and Erath before landing at Stoller. In our conversation we talk about his thoughts on the art and science of wine making, what makes a “haunting” wine, and how the changing climate affects the choices they have to make every year - including during the very warm summer of 2023 in the Pacific Northwest. As the estate winemaker, Karl also has the ability to manage the grapes themselves, and we talk about how he has changed the amount of time he spends with the grapes versus the juice. Karl also talks about the special 30 year anniversary celebration at the Stoller Estate is holding this year. It is a conversation you really don’t want to miss!

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to the Interview with Karl Weichold of Stoller Family Wines (00:00:32)

3. Interview with Karl Weichold of Stoller Family Wines (00:02:06)

4. How Karl Started Working in Wine (00:05:14)

5. Karl’s First “Haunting” Wine (00:08:15)

6. Texas Wine Industry (00:11:06)

7. Karl’s Mentors (00:12:49)

8. Defining Karl’s Winemaking Style (00:14:19)

9. Art vs. Science of Winemaking, Spending Time with Grapes or the Juice (00:16:30)

10. Wine and Food vs. Cocktail Wines (00:19:35)

11. Stoller Wine and the Different Wine Labels Within Stoller Family Estate (00:22:00)

12. Climate and Wine (00:24:34)

13. Karl Makes a Haunting Wine (00:31:30)

14. Wines Karl Will Bring To Sunday Night Dinne (00:33:04)

15. How to Find Stoller Wines and Their 30th Anniversary (00:35:45)

16. Outro and How to Find Karl Weichold and Stoller Family Wines (00:38:23)