Duncan Meyers - Arnot Roberts | Winemaking Shredder | E6

Recorded in the beautiful wine cellar of Dawn and Bryan Bertsch in Tahoe Vista, Episode #6 profiles legendary winemaker and core lord shredder of pow and loam, Duncan Arnot Meyers (@duncanarnot). That’s right, a ripping skier, snowboarder and mountain biker who makes and drinks fine wine! Duncan’s wine brand Arnot-Roberts (arnotroberts.com), is world renown, and his story of growing up as kid in Napa Valley exploring the region on bicycles and its connection to winemaking is fascinating. Duncan also dives into the recent privatization of Homewood Resort and its concerning future as the Yellowstone Club of Lake Tahoe, he documents the hilarious origin story of Tom’s nickname PowBot, their adventures at Ice Creek Lodge in British Columbia, his sister Vanessa Hauswald and her efforts running the NorCal MTB League getting thousands of kids on bikes, shifting priorities as an athlete turning 50 years old and what “Mind the Track” means to Duncan. PowBot and Trail Whisperer also talk about their recent trip to the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada and the great snowmelt of 2023.

 Topics Include:

 1:00 – Mind the Track is Live!

2:30 – The show’s charter partner – SENDY.io

5:00 – Contact Mind the Track – mindthetrackpodcast at gmail dot com

7:00 – Introducing Duncan Arnot Meyers – (Not Arnot Roberts as PowBot said)

8:00 – Duncan talks fine wine and his award-winning wine brand Arnot-Roberts

15:00 – Growing up in 1980s Napa Valley and learning about winemaking as a kid

18:30 – Duncan’s family history and roots in Scotland, Tasmania, Santa Barbara and Napa

21:00 – Learning to ski and snowboard as a kid in Bear Valley, CA and Durango, CO

22:45 – Homewood ski hill history and it’s future as Tahoe’s Yellowstone Club

34:00 – The connection between riding mountain bikes and becoming a winemaker

40:00 – Moving away from bike racing and training and towards the joy of riding

44:30 – Duncan’s sister Vanessa Hauswald and her huge positive impact on youth cycling

47:00 – Turning 50 years old and shifting priorities as an athlete

50:20 – Ice Creek Lodge in the Kootenay Mountains of British Columbia

52:20 – The origin story of Tom’s nickname PowBot

55:20 – This year’s trip to Ice Creek Lodge – Incredibly dangerous snowpack in BC

1:09:00 – PowBot gets on a snowmobile for the first time in 10 years

1:10:30 – Skiing in Kingston in the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada – Bagging Bunker Hill

1:18:10 – The Great Snowmelt of 2023 in the Sierra Nevada and flooding issues

1:20:45 – Trail Report – Peavine in Reno is riding well, Quincy, CA is riding great down low

1:23:00 – SENDY “Send of the Week” – Noah Gaffney – Crushing it at Palisades Tahoe

1:25:00 – What does Mind the Track mean to Duncan?

1:26:45 – Learn more about Duncan’s wines at Arnotroberts.com – Get on the mailing list