The Winemaker's Journey

Season 4, Episode 2: Dr. Eric Mayer of Napachar

Episode Summary

In this interview with Eric Mayer of Napachar, we explore the low tech approach of creating biochar from grapevines that have been removed to replant vineyards. This technique is a way of actually creating fossilized wood and sequestering carbon for centuries in the soil. It is part of the burgeoning field of regenerative agriculture.

Episode Notes

Napachar:  https://napachar.com/

Wilson Biochar, Kelpie Wilson:  wilsonbiochar.com

Global Algae Inovations:  globalalgae.com

Pyrolysis:  https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/wyndmoor-pa/eastern-regional-research-center/docs/biomass-pyrolysis-research-1/what-is-pyrolysis/#:~:text=Pyrolysis%20is%20the%20heating%20of,strong%20bio%2Dpolymers%20mentioned%20above.

Stacking Functions:  https://ranchomastatal.com/blognewsletter/2016/8/15/the-art-of-stacking-functions

Drew Isaacs:  haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/isaacs-andrew/

PAH's Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: cdc.gov.biomonitoring/PAHs_Fact Sheet.html

Thibaut Scolasch:  https://www.vinifera-euromaster.eu/dr-t-scholasch/