In Episode 149 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jean Hoefliger, Owner of Jean Hoefliger Wine Consulting and Winemaker of AXR out of Napa Valley, California.

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Jean was a previous podcast guest in Episode 51 and is part of a four interview lineup where I brought back a few amazing people for a new, fresh conversation as a soft launch for Season 4!  With Jean being the 4th person of the throwbacks it was great having him back but I also can't believe we're already half way though Season 4 of the podcast!

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In this episode Jean talks about his time at Newton Vineyard and Alpha Omega Winery as Winemaker early in his career and how those experiences, especially woking with world-renowned Consultant Michel Rolland really had a massive impact on who he is today as a consultant himself.

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Jean talks about the consulting side of winemaking and why it's so important and especially how he's personally never satisfied in his pursuits of perfection and how he "positions himself more in doubting, therefore more progression."

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Jean also educates us on the importance of pruning and how he delays his pruning to play off the frost season, speeding up bud break for the vintage to come and why it's so important for him in the long run.

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Jean brings so much energy and charisma to this podcast and as a mid-season finale for Season 4, you're not going to want to miss!

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Cheers 🍷

To watch on YouTube:

https://bit.ly/3wwX1bC

To follow Jean on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jean_hoefliger/

https://www.instagram.com/jhwineconsulting/

To purchase some of Jean's wines, or to sign up to learn more about JH Wine Consulting:

https://www.jhwineconsulting.com/about-us

https://www.axrnapavalley.com/Wine

https://www.thedebatewine.com/The-Store

https://www.harbisonestatewines.com/wine/

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