Podcast Episodes

The Wine Makers – Reflections

EP101: The guys open some nice wines and reflect on the past 100 shows. We discuss the rain and its affect on the crop this season. Huge thanks to all of our listeners out there, you are truly apprec…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

The Wine Makers – Elaine Chukan Brown

Wine writer Elaine Chukan Brown, a.k.a. Hawk Wakawaka, joins the show and talks about her journey from Alaska to wine country. What a strange trip indeed, from a 1-900 psychic operator to a contribut…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

The Wine Makers – Ian Blessing, Movin’ On

The Wine Makers sit down with our friend Ian Blessing, former sommelier at French Laundry and Bouchon, now working for the “premier” Cab producer in California. We’ll let him tell the story…..

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

The Wine Makers – Source & Sink Wine

The guys sit down with Rande Feldman & Aaron Cherny from the newly released Source & Sink Wines. Two guys from Chicago meet in Sonoma and start a new brand with unique varietals and a fresh attitude.…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

The Wine Makers – Cindy Cosco

From her first un-oaked Chardonay to a true array of beautiful whites and reds. Cindy is one of Sonoma’s best!

“Passaggio, Italian for ‘pass through’, reflects my winemaking journey; new adventures w…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

The Wine Makers – Blair Guthrie

The guys sit down this week with Blair Guthrie from Guthrie Family Wines. From beginnings as a graphic designer in New Zealand to one of the valley’s more interesting winemakers, Blair brings his you…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

The Wine Makers – Jean Arnold Sessions

EP95: Without a doubt, one of the most wonderful afternoons we’ve ever had at The WineMakers, was when Jean Arnold Sessions dropped by this week. Jean has been one of more influential people in the w…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

The Wine Makers – Jillian Johnson DeLeon

The guys sit down with Jillian, owner and winemaker at Onesta and talk about how she gets to “travel up and down the West Coast, finding solutions for other winemaker’s problems” while making beautif…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

The Wine Makers – Jennifer Reichardt

Jennifer started raft wines in 2016 with the goal of making high quality wines for everyday consumption. Her father, Jim Reichardt, started Sonoma County Poultry in 1992 and has been supplying ducks …

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

The Wine Makers – Mark Pope

This week The Wine Makers get their travel visas stamped and crossed the boarder into Napa County to meet with a man who changed the wine business forever the legendary Mark Pope, founder of The Boun…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago