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Vintage
If you think drinking wine is good, you should see them make it.
 Program Summary:
Vintage
In 2012 Mother Nature produced the "perfect" growing season in Napa Valley and yielded a rare combination of quality fruit and an abundant crop load. Growers and winemakers across the Valley expressed high expectations for a classic year that will produce epic wines. This outstanding vintage sets the backdrop for the Vintage TV Series as it takes viewers into three renowned Napa Valley wineries and the lives of the people who make the wine.
Parts/Length:
6/30
RIGHTS
Broadcast Rights:
Unlimited/2 Years
(January 4, 2014 - January 3 2016).
VOD: Yes
Non-Commercial Cable: Yes
School Re-Record: 1 Year
NOLA Code:
VTAG Base Revision 001
Feed:
Saturdays January 4, 2014 - February 8, 2014,
1000-1030 ET HD/03
Audio/Visual:
Stereo/Closed Captioned
TV Rating:
TV-G
Producer:
Tribe Road Media, Inc.
Peter Backeberg
Antoine Hunt
Presenter:
WTTW National Productions
Broadcast Distributor:
American Public Television
(APT) Exchange
Underwriter:
Self-Funded
Local Underwriting:
Local underwriting is permissible
View Trailer:
View Episode:
Password required, PBS programmers (only) please contact regina@stationrelations.com
DVD screener:
Regina Eisenberg
Regina Eisenberg | Station Relations
510.550.1706
Websites:
www.vintagetvseries.com (coming soon) www.aptonline.org
Contacts:
Station Relations & DVD Screener:
Regina Eisenberg
R Eisenberg Presents
regina@stationrelations.com
510.550.1706
Publicity & Promotion:
WTTW
Julia Maish
jmaish@wttw.com
773.509.5551
Viewer Questions & Comments:
Marie Considine WTTW National Productions mconsidine@wttw.com 773.509.5474 EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS 101 - A Vintage for the Ages Napa Valley winemakers are gearing up for what looks like a vintage to remember. Elizabeth heads out to Chimney Rock's first pick of the season. At Markham Vineyards, Kim goes sampling at one of her favorite vineyards while Rutherford Hill plays catch-up from a disjointed preparation for harvest.
102 - When Grapes Hit the Fan Markham Vineyards' harvest explodes into life when a 120 ton day turns into a 150 ton marathon. In contrast, Elizabeth takes a leisurely stroll through her Merlot blocks, deciding to pick 5 tons and Marisa sets off for beautiful Pope Valley to monitor harvest progress.
103 - Homecoming Queen The abundant harvest sees Marisa and her 3-year-old son head home to Sonoma County to meet up with her dad and buy fruit from some old family friends. At Chimney Rock, they bring in a small block of Merlot, while at Markham Vineyards Kim feels the need to get her feet wet, in grapes.
104 - DIY at Chimney Rock The Chimney Rock team take matters into their own hands, picking one row of grapes from their vineyard. They don't pick quite as fast as the pros and then they have to press the fruit... by hand. At Markham Vineyards, Charlie Wolleson's grapes arrive at the winery while Rutherford Hill mourns the passing of an iconic member of the winery.
105 - The Never-Ending Crush Marisa makes a last minute decision to pick an entire vineyard of her best Merlot, resulting in a long day, and night, for Rutherford Hill. At Chimney Rock they finally have their first big pick of the harvest, processing 60 tons of Merlot, while at Markham Vineyards they have a little slow time, and a Mexican BBQ on the crush pad.
106 - Pressing to the Finish The Cabernet at Chimney Rock is ready at last and the team crushes fruit from three vineyard blocks. This signals the final push for harvest 2012. Once all the fruit in, the fermented tanks of red wine need to be drained and then dug out by hand. To celebrate the closing of harvest the winemakers gather at Chimney Rock, try each other's wines and look back at what they expect will be a vintage for the ages.
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