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Back to SearchThe Wine Makers – Alycia Mondavi – CK Mondavi, Aloft, Dark Matter
Alycia Mondavi grew up with a front row seat on the California wine stage. Growing up with that name gives you access but also may draw unwanted attention. Part of the deal is you must leave for five…
Published on 3 months ago
The Wine Makers – Brian Hurley of Coteau Pavot
Brian Hurley isn’t trying to sell you a polished narrative. The winemaker behind Coteau Pavot tells it like it is, from getting his start in the wine world before he was even legal to drink, to listi…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wine Makers – Lyndsay Hoopes, Hoopes Vineyard
Lyndsay Hoopes has a lot on her plate—and it’s not just wine. Napa County has hit Hoopes Vineyard with a public nuisance complaint over everything from tastings and visitation to a small animal sanct…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wine Makers – Lost Draw. Andrew Sides, Brad Buckelew
At a relaxed get-together of Rhône producers in Sonoma, a couple of unfamiliar faces caught my attention. They turned out to be Andrew Sides and Brad Buckelew from Lost Draw, winemakers out of Texas …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Wine Makers – Danielle Langlois, Jambe Des Bois
Danielle Langlois joins the guys to talk about her new solo venture, Jambe Des Bois—a deeply personal label focused on small-lot, handcrafted wines. After years as the winemaker at Lasseter Family Wi…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Wine Makers – Carlton McCoy
Carlton McCoy’s journey from a DC kitchen to the pinnacle of the wine world is anything but ordinary. Bart and Sam sit down with the Master Sommelier and CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates to unpack the mi…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wine Makers – Amie Fields & Lyndon Smith, Botanist and Barrel
A chance meeting led to a very cool show that turned us into total cider freaks. Amie and Lyndon happened to come in for a tasting at Winery Sixteen 600 on their way to a site visit at the local Sono…
Published on 5 months ago
The Wine Makers – Jamie Araujo, Trois Noix
Though she carries one of the most prominent last names in modern Napa Valley history, Jamie Araujo didn’t grow up a wine brat or even a Napa kid at all. By the time the Araujos purchased the iconic …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The Wine Makers – The Sake Show!
What happens when the world’s leading non-Japanese Master of Sake Tasting joins forces with three sake brewery presidents and one of the most enthusiastic wine reps in the business? You get a deep, d…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wine Makers – Bruce Devlin, Ballentine Vineyards
Ballentine Vineyards, a Napa Valley staple since 1905, isn’t just a winery—it’s a living legacy. We dive into the story of a winemaker whose path to the vineyard wasn’t exactly a straight line. He st…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago