Karen Steinwachs's guest appearances

Karen Steinwachs

Wine Soundtrack - USA

Smartvine Wine & Wellness Podcast

Laura Barrett

Rachel Martin

Andrew Jones

David Ramey

Matt Iaconis

Alan Baker

Alloro Vineyard

Joe Wright

Remi Cohen

Dan Fishman

Erica Crawford

William Allen

Jason Martin

Fess Parker

Jessica Thomas

OwlTail

Welcome to the SmartVine Wine and Wellness Podcast! Today you will hear an amazing interview from certified nutritionist, Christine Fitzgerald, who also happens to be the founder of SmartVine Wine. Joined by Karen Steinwachs, the of Buttonwood Winery and Vineyard, located in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country, Christine reveals what makes her wine “smarter” than the rest as it is the only wine in the world to be certified 100% glyphosate free! In addition, Christine shares how SmartVine wine also lacks the 72+ other chemicals currently allowed in wines and how it is vegan, gluten-free, Keto and Paleo friendly. Then, prepare to be blown away by the information Karen shares about what “really” takes place at vineyards and what sets her 106 acres of land apart from the rest. Do you really know how and where the grapes are harvested that are in your wine? What chemicals are added or secretly being added to your wine? Discover the secrets that make SmartVine wine so unique!  No gelatin. No milk. No eggs. No Fish. Just SmartVine Wine! 

Welcome to the SmartVine Wine and Wellness Podcast! Today you will hear an amazing interview from certified nutritionist, Christine Fitzgerald, who also happens to be the founder of SmartVine Wine. Joined by Karen Steinwachs, the of Buttonwood Winery and Vineyard, located in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country, Christine reveals what makes her wine “smarter” than the rest as it is the only wine in the world to be certified 100% glyphosate free! In addition, Christine shares how SmartVine wine also lacks the 72+ other chemicals currently allowed in wines and how it is vegan, gluten-free, Keto and Paleo friendly. Then, prepare to be blown away by the information Karen shares about what “really” takes place at vineyards and what sets her 106 acres of land apart from the rest. Do you really know how and where the grapes are harvested that are in your wine? What chemicals are added or secretly being added to your wine? Discover the secrets that make SmartVine wine so unique!  No gelatin. No milk. No eggs. No Fish. Just SmartVine Wine!

What makes SmartVine smarter? with Karen Steinwachs

Our estate vineyard is planted on the hilltop mesa overlooking the tasting room, orchard and lower vegetable gardens. The vineyard is a set of rolling and undulating hills, each planted to a grape varietal best suited to that particular location. The vines are all planted on their own roots, set into the classic 8’x10′ spacing.Vineyard Manager Armando Zepeda has been farming the vineyard since it was first planted, and seems to know each vine personally. Armando is joined in the vineyard by soil consultant Stan Kadota and viticulturist Francisco Ramirez.Harvest generally begins in September of each year, followed by the planting of a cover crop of barley, sweet pea and fava beans for the winter months. January brings the pruning crew, with each vine cane-pruned, with bud-break generally arriving in March, fruit set in May and veraison in July/August.The vineyard map shows the changes over the years. The original vineyard plan was relatively simple, with largish blocks containing a single grape varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. This reflects our original focus on Bordeaux-style wines.Over the years, our understanding of what grows well in our part of Santa Ynez Valley and our tastes in wine have evolved and we have grafted some of the original vines to other varietals. The biggest change is the addition of the Rhône varietals Syrah, Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc and Viognier. Malbec was added to our palette of red Bordeaux reds and the Musque clone of Sauvignon Blanc added to give greater complexity and aromatics, and a bit of Chenin Blanc planted in 2017.

Our estate vineyard is planted on the hilltop mesa overlooking the tasting room, orchard and lower vegetable gardens. The vineyard is a set of rolling and undulating hills, each planted to a grape varietal best suited to that particular location. The vines are all planted on their own roots, set into the classic 8’x10′ spacing. Vineyard Manager Armando Zepeda has been farming the vineyard since it was first planted, and seems to know each vine personally. Armando is joined in the vineyard by soil consultant Stan Kadota and viticulturist Francisco Ramirez. Harvest generally begins in September of each year, followed by the planting of a cover crop of barley, sweet pea and fava beans for the winter months. January brings the pruning crew, with each vine cane-pruned, with bud-break generally arriving in March, fruit set in May and veraison in July/August. The vineyard map shows the changes over the years. The original vineyard plan was relatively simple, with largish blocks containing a single grape varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. This reflects our original focus on Bordeaux-style wines. Over the years, our understanding of what grows well in our part of Santa Ynez Valley and our tastes in wine have evolved and we have grafted some of the original vines to other varietals. The biggest change is the addition of the Rhône varietals Syrah, Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc and Viognier. Malbec was added to our palette of red Bordeaux reds and the Musque clone of Sauvignon Blanc added to give greater complexity and aromatics, and a bit of Chenin Blanc planted in 2017.

Buttonwood Farm Winery - Karen Steinwachs