Here is a deep dive into one of my favorite questions, in an interview with Joseph V Micallef, published in Forbes, October 22, 2023. “You have suggested that the microflora in a vineyard, especially the portion that coinhabits a grape vine’s rooting system, plays a critical role in translating soil features into a […]
Podcasts and Interviews with Mimi
“Is this thing on?” In which Mimi gets a Microphone
Uh, for those of you who just tuned in, the Pinedale Shopping Mall has just been bombed with live turkeys. Film at eleven. ~Dr Johnny Fever I’ve got lists. Do you have them? For me, listing is a love / hate relationship. It’s like all kinds of things that I know I should do; I […]
Trees in Viticulture? Podcast with Mimi Casteel
Why is it relevant to talk about trees in viticulture? Earlier this year I had a chance to explore this important and relatively new topic in regenerative viticulture in a podcast with Pauline Vicard, Executive Director of ARENI, “a global research and action institute dedicated to the future of a Fine Wine world sustainably evolving […]
Mimi Casteel Revisited – Is Wine Big Enough, Organic Wine Podcast
My second interview on Organic Wine Podcast last December was a welcome opportunity to explore where I am going next on my Hope Well journey. Adam Huss never fails to ask the difficult and interesting questions. For instance, Is Wine Big Enough? Mimi Casteel Revisited – Is Wine Big Enough? December 6, 2021 Mimi Casteel started […]
The Nitty Gritty on No-Till
Dear friends, I had the great pleasure recently of diving into a nitty-gritty conversation about no-till agriculture with Jesse Frost on his No-Till Market Garden Podcast. This is a podcast by real farmers for real farmers and Jesse knows how to ask interesting questions about how regenerative no-till farming actually works on real farms. […]
Seeking an Optimum and Never a Maximum – Slow Wine Manifesto
Last October I was honored to be invited to join several winemakers from around the world who participated by video in the introduction of the Slow Wine Manifesto in Italy on October 11, 2020. My part was nice and short, but it gave me the opportunity to appreciate one of the brilliantly stated key principals […]
The Regenerate Forum: Regenerative Methods in Viticulture
Dear Friends, Last year I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Andrew Keen on his new webcast, Regenerate Forum. Mr. Keen fears no controversy, having made a career of tackling the great political dilemmas of our time, and his experience makes this a fun spin on my usual topics: https://www.regenerateforum.org/interviews I highly recommend Mr. Keen’s […]
“Controversial and even Incendiary” Interview with Organic Wine Podcast
Dear Friends, Here is an interview I did with Adam Huss about a month ago on his Organic Wine Podcast. This was an interview I totally enjoyed because Adam asked me the kind of “controversial and even incendiary” questions I really like to talk about. ~Mimi
Mimi interviewed by Levi Dalton on “I’ll Drink to That!”
LISTEN NOW – Airdate: July 10, 2019 The latest episode of Levi Dalton’s “I’ll Drink to That!” podcast was released this week, and it features owner and winegrower Mimi Casteel. “Mimi sees a through line between viticulture as agriculture, and agriculture as an engagement with the natural world. How do you see that line? After listening […]
Tractor Time Podcast: Mimi Casteel on Regenerative Wine
Dear Friends, A long time ago my dear friend Mark Sturges introduced me to the Acres Conference, and ever since it has been a yearly pilgrimage to connect with and be inspired by others working in holistic farming systems. I had the great honor of sitting down with the delightful host of the Acres podcast, Tractor Time, at the […]