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Back to SearchThe Wine Makers – New Years and 2023 Recap
After Holiday upon holiday, COVID, so many parties and a huge New Years bash, the guys finally sit down for a recap of our favorite shows and wines of 2023, Plus, get a look inside Phil’s Wine Cellar…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Wine Makers – Pam Strayer, Slow Wine
When Orson Welles famously slurred “We will sell no wine before its time,” he must have been talking about Slow Wine! The Slow Food Movement began 35 years ago, to celebrate local and traditional, to…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Wine Makers – Reid Griggs, Tidings Wine Co.
We first had Reid on the show with Cody from Desire Lines talking about his work at graduate school about the effects of microbiome of vineyards in wine. At that time he shared a wine that really cau…
Published on 2 years ago
The Wine Makers – Randall Graham and Elaine Chukan Brown
What do you do when Randall Graham and Elaine Chukan Brown (aka Hawk Wakawakka) show up at your back door with a box full of open wine bottles? You grab the microphones and some wineglasses and press…
Published on 2 years ago
The Wine Makers – What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been!
The 300th episode of The Wine Makers!!! Okay; IT WAS A PARTY and we ran up against the technology curve for the first 15 minutes, but it’s all great after that! Listener calls, Sonoma luminaries and …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Wine Makers – Tim Zahner, Sonoma Valley Tourism Bureau
Brian, John and Sam spend the morning with Tim Zahner, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and cover all the reasons to visit and have a ball in Sonoma. Tim’s a great sport as we…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Wine Makers – The Late Harvest of 2023
Sam, Brian, Bart and John try to make sense of the crazy late harvest that as of Oct. 13th, is still only about 20% in. They talk all areas of California grape growing and even Arden Kramer gets in t…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Wine Makers – Cris Cherry
The guys got a special Grenache Day visit from one of the icons and iconoclasts of the Paso Robles rhone scene. Cris Cherry and family run Villa Creek Cellars and the MAHA Estate specializing in Gren…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Wine Makers – Richard Bruno, Vinum Cellars – Will work for Chenin
This week we welcome Richard Bruno from Vinum Cellars. Richard pursued his interest in wine by going into the restaurant business in 1985. Working with Master Sommelier Larry Stone at Rubicon Restaur…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Wine Makers – Dane Cellars, Fall New Release Tasting
This week Brian, John and Sam go through Bart’s new releases. As always there are some other distractions and discussions about the current state of affairs in the wine industry. Bart’s new releases …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago