Ziggy the Cork-Sniffing Dog

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Sep. 12, 2009 Food & Drink

Craig Haserot runs Sojourn Cellars in Sonoma and owns Ziggy, the dog. Ziggy was trained to identify wood tainted with TCA, a naturally occurring chemical that causes cork taint.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Bob Carlson, Jennifer Ferro, Candace Moyer, Connie Alvarez, Holly Tarson, Harriet Ells, Gillian Ferguson

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