Full Name
Zelma Long
Job Title
Winemaking Partner
Company
Vilafonté Winery
Speaker Bio
Long a fixture in California wine, Dr. Zelma Long has 50 years of winemaking experience in three states, six nations, plus Napa and Sonoma for a total of 70 vintages. Her passions are the linkage of winemaking and winegrowing, Bordeaux varietals and Chardonnay. She loves young and aged Sauvignon Blanc wines, and is currently focusing her sensory studies on the Nebbiolo-based Barolo wines.
Since 1997, with her husband Phil Freese, she has built the winemaking for their South Africa Vilafonté winery and vineyard yielding two Bordeaux blends: Series M and Series C. Their site has four cultivars, and 17 one-hectare blocks that she has come to know as distinct personalities with different needs for winemaking care; some are early developers, and some have taken a dozen years to settle into their personae.
Zelma has received the ASEV Award of Merit and recently completed a Ph.D. at UC Davis in performance and Native American studies.
Since 1997, with her husband Phil Freese, she has built the winemaking for their South Africa Vilafonté winery and vineyard yielding two Bordeaux blends: Series M and Series C. Their site has four cultivars, and 17 one-hectare blocks that she has come to know as distinct personalities with different needs for winemaking care; some are early developers, and some have taken a dozen years to settle into their personae.
Zelma has received the ASEV Award of Merit and recently completed a Ph.D. at UC Davis in performance and Native American studies.
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