The Living Knowledge Podcast

Why does a master winemaker compare pruning to putting fifty kilos on a child's back, and why can a bad cut kill a vine twelve years later? And what does it mean when he says the only way to learn it is "I would have to show you… and even with photographs"?

Two stories from the Viticulture chapter of One Square Kilometer, by Jean-Claude F. Monney: one for wine, sommelier and hospitality students, one for knowledge management practitioners. Discussed by AI co-hosts and introduced by the author.

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Why does a master winemaker plant whites on chalky clay and reds on deep stony ground, and how can a village a kilometer and a half away change the taste of the same grape? And what happens when the same man makes a perfect decision he cannot explain?

Two stories from the Terroir chapter of One Square Kilometer, by Jean-Claude F. Monney: one for wine, sommelier and hospitality students, one for knowledge management practitioners. Discussed by AI co-hosts and introduced by the author.

Find the book at dtan.ch