In Search of Flavor

Episode 05: On Community in Chilean Wine with Sven Bruchfeld

Episode Summary

Meet the passionate, talented, and unconventional Sven Bruchfeld, founder and winemaker of Polkura winery. In this episode, we discuss Sven's love for wine, how he came to fall in love with his signature grape, Syrah, the journey of launching his own winery, and the community he built around local, independent wine producers that ultimately produced a game-changing movement for wine in Chile called MOVI. And pro tip: don't forget to open your favorite Syrah and lean in with us!

Episode Notes

In this episode we talk about:

• Sven’s background in agriculture and viticulture and how his time at UC Davis changed everything
• Breaking into the Chilean wine industry as it began booming 
• Australia’s profound influence on Sven and how Syrah became his passion
• Many nerdy things about Syrah, terroir, and the love of that grape
• Founding the Movement of Independent Vintners (MOVI)
• The business of selling wine
• Challenges and lessons learned in winemaking

Resources:

Polkura

@Polkura

@movichile