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Fred Scherrer: Time, Technique & the Art of Slow Winemaking

A masterclass in thoughtful, time-honored California winemaking. Fred Scherrer shares the stories, techniques, and philosophies behind his Rosé, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cabernet—from early mentors like André Tchelistcheff to the patient, hands-off methods that define Scherrer Winery today. Filmed with the team at Candid Wines in Chicago in November of 2025. Candid CEO, Damien Casten, has a two decade relationship with the Scherrers and has documented hours of similar conversations on Ask a Winemaker, from harvest visits to blending trials. See more videos here:    • Fred Scherrer, The Scherrer Winery, Sebast...   00:00 – Who is Fred Scherrer? Old-world sensibilities, new-world fruit 00:34 – Forming a palate: jug wine to 1971 German Riesling 02:00 – Fieldstone & André Tchelistcheff: learning from old-world benchmarks 04:47 – Passing it on: tasting groups for younger winemakers 07:57 – Early career moves: Greenwood Ridge & learning by doing 10:11 – Dehlinger years: experiments, trellis changes & filtration rethink 15:24 – “Fix less later”: pressing philosophy and doing less to the wine 18:49 – Time as an ingredient vs additives and shortcuts 21:01 – Rewinding the destemmer motor to run slower & clean up Zinfandel 23:46 – Manual bladder presses and thinking your way through pressing 26:01 – Slow pressing, evaporation & lower-alcohol press fractions 28:24 – Catching the “focal point”: balancing tannin, fruit & texture 29:38 – Why Ask a Winemaker exists: density of Fred’s approach 30:04 – Sher Vineyard Chardonnay: site history, planting & clone mystery 32:02 – Barrel program: indigenous ferments, French oak & long élevage 33:29 – What extra time on lees in barrel really does 35:29 – Bâtonnage philosophy: when he stirs and why he mostly doesn’t 35:52 – Rosé evolution: Grenache, Syrah, adding Zinfandel & smoke-year pivots 39:26 – Closure trials: why the rosé loves screwcap (and most other wines don’t) 40:50 – How to sell the rosé: not a generic BTG, a food-pairing bottle 42:34 – “Rosé racism” and pricing: why serious rosé is a hard sell 44:05 – Sasha Syrah: the pretty side of Syrah from rosé-farmed blocks 46:04 – Farming for rosé vs red: richer soils, crop load & picking window 49:17 – Russian River Pinot Noir: dark-cherry generosity & “upward trajectory” 51:04 – The Keller “kick in the end”: acidity that sells the second magnum 53:50 – Zinfandoodle origin story: leftovers, Uncle Mario & the omelette analogy 59:28 – Old & Mature Vine Zinfandel: family vineyard history from 1899 1:03:06 – Planting with his grandfather: root trimming, J-rooting & rabbits 1:09:32 – How he makes OMV now: maceration, extended soak & punch-down strategy 1:12:52 – Barrel choices, special punchons & fitting oak to each lot 1:14:40 – Futures, bottling windows & how long OMV stays in barrel 1:16:13 – Picking Zin on the early side for delicacy and ageability 1:17:13 – Why jammy modern Zin doesn’t age the same way 1:21:02 – Alexander Valley Cabernet vs Scherrer Vineyard Cab: rootstocks & style 1:26:06 – Four-year barrel aging, minimal racking & “Burgundian” handling 1:27:04 – Lees management: why light lees are good and heavy lees are risky 1:28:02 – Wrap-up, thanks, and closing thoughts