Podcast Episodes

The Wine Makers – Dane Cellars Spring Releases & Listener Questions

This week, we’re tasting Bart’s Spring Releases from Dane Cellars. The only question is—will the Spring Offering hit your inbox just in time to match the release of this episode?

We also opened the f…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Wine Makers – Wines of California

Wines of California with Elaine Chukan Brown (aka Hawk Wakawaka)

If you’ve been listening for a while, you know that when Friend of the Pod Elaine Chukan Brown—aka the legendary Hawk Wakawaka (or “Ch…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Wine Makers – Laurent Gomez, Domaine du Val de Rois

This week, we sit down with Laurent Gomez from Domaine du Val des Rois, a winery whose name translates to “Valley of the King,” paying tribute to Valréas’ rich winemaking history, first planted in th…

Published on 9 months ago

The Wine Makers – Ben Gordon, Bouchon Family Wines

Our friend Bella Pearson from Vine Connections introduced us to Ben Gordon from J. Bouchon Family Winery this week, and we were immediately intrigued by their deep history of farming Pais—known as Mi…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Wine Makers – Podere Le Ripi Winery, Sophia Quercioli

This week, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Sophia Quercioli from Podere Le Ripi in Montalcino, Italy. Known for producing exceptional Sangiovese, the winery is farmed biodynamicall…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Wine Makers – Todd Bostock & Kent Foulker

Fresh from the DTC Conference and Unified Symposium, the guys sit down with two out-of-state winemakers who are making waves in their regions.

Todd Bostock – Dos Cabezas WineWorks, Sonoita, Arizona
S…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

The Wine Makers – Grand Finale from the DTC Wine Symposium

The Marathon – Winemakers, Industry Leaders & The Reason for the Season, Steve Gross

In our final dispatch from the 2025 DTC Wine Symposium, we sat down with industry leaders, keynote speakers, and w…

Published on 10 months ago

The Wine Makers – DTC Show Pt 2, Monterey County Wine

The DTC Wine Symposium Podcast Extravaganza – Part 2: The Wines and the People of Monterey County

Okay, we admit it—we’re Sonoma homers. Occasionally, we branch out and interview someone from Napa (g…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The Wine Makers – DTC Show Pt 1, Karen MacNeil

We kicked off our annual pilgrimage to the DTC Wine Symposium with one of the biggest names in wine: Karen MacNeil. Yes, the Karen MacNeil—winner of nearly every major wine writing award, founder of …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Wine Makers – Regenerative Agriculture Meets Academia

Professor Phil  wrapped up teaching a master class in regenerative organic agriculture to a group of Harvard and MIT grad students at Liquid Sky Vineyard in Sonoma’s Moon Mountain AVA.

After experien…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago