{"podcast":{"title":"The Wine Centric Show","slug":"the-wine-centric-show-7074906","podcast_index_feed_id":7074906,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-wine-centric-show","website_url":"http://winecentricshow.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z9fr7YRV2A4pawqBFBPIqe2rGRlpzX5QG3tnvToizdg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNDhm/ODNkYjEzNWYzMGI0/Yzg0ZTUzY2RlMGYw/OWY4Ni5wbmc.jpg","author":"Matt Weiss","episode_count":45,"summary":"🎙 Bringing wine stories, tips, and expert interviews to everyday wine lovers. 🍷","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wine-centric-show-7074906"},"episode":{"title":"Clos du Val, Carmel Greenberg — The Opposite of Extraction","slug":"clos-du-val-carmel-greenberg-the-opposite-of-extraction","published_at":"2026-04-01T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wine-centric-show-7074906/clos-du-val-carmel-greenberg-the-opposite-of-extraction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wine-centric-show-7074906","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/08785d3b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/08785d3b/83dced2b.mp3","summary":"Carmel Greenberg didn't come to Clos du Val to make bigger wines. She came to make better ones. As head winemaker at one of Napa's oldest estates — and the first Israeli woman to lead a Napa Valley winery — Carmel has worked alongside some of the valley's most respected names: Cakebread, Dominus, Buccella. What she took from all of it wasn't a formula. It was a point of view. In this episode, we get into what that actually means at the winery level — how she thinks about picking, pressing, and blending; why freshness and restraint are harder to achieve than extraction; and what Clos du Val looks like when she's done with it. This is a conversation about the direction Napa is heading — and who's quietly leading it there. Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome & Introduction 02:15 – Carmel's path into winemaking 06:40 – From UC Davis to Napa's top estates 10:30 – Joining Clos du Val 14:20 – Elegance vs. power — where Napa is heading 20:10 – Terroir and vineyard decisions 26:45 – Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet philosophy 32:30 – Fermentation and barrel aging 38:50 – Innovation at a historic property 44:10 – The future of Clos du Val 48:30 – Final thoughts & little easter egg Subscribe for more conversations with the people behind the wine. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms. winecentricshow.com Filmed at: Saint Pierre Wine Bar, Raleigh, North 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into wine culture. 🎧 Listen now on YouTube + all podcast platforms 🔗 Full episode and show notes at winecentricshow.com We're grateful for the support of our episode partners: ▪️ Fearrington House: https://fearrington.com/ The official wine glass of the Wine Centric Show is Glasvin. Use code WINECENTRIC for 10% off at https://tidd.ly/41vgdSQ We’re grateful for the support of our episode partners:…","meta_description":"Carmel Greenberg didn't come to Clos du Val to make bigger wines. She came to make better ones. As head winemaker at one of Napa's oldest estates — and th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wine-centric-show-7074906/episodes/clos-du-val-carmel-greenberg-the-opposite-of-extraction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wine-centric-show-7074906/clos-du-val-carmel-greenberg-the-opposite-of-extraction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}