Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Wine Makers – Devyani Gupta, Valdemar Estates
This week we welcome Devyani Gupta to Sonoma for an in depth conversation about working for an internationally owned winery in Walla Walla. Devyani worked for some of the legendary leaders in the Was…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Wine Makers – Alex Mitchell, Must Machinery
This week we welcome Alex Mitchell from MUST Machining & Fabrication to the podcast. MUST grew out of two different Napa Valley winery supplier/fabrication institutions York Machine Works and Burgsta…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Wine Makers – Matt Reid, PWR & Benessere
Matt Reid started his career making wine at his house in San Francisco. He fell in love with the process and enrolled at UC-Davis Viticulture Program. He then worked at Seavey, Quixote and Failla. Ma…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Wine Makers – Todd Alexander, Force Majeure Vineyards
Todd Alexander has started a new life in Washington. Former winemaker at Grace Family in Napa, he looked at NASA weather models through 2050 and noticed Napa and Sonoma were all in “the red”. He jump…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Wine Makers – Reach for the Moon Mountain District
This week we are joined by winemaker Danielle Langlois of Lasseter Family Winery and wine director Christophe Tassan MOF, of Moon Hollow ahead of the second edition of the immersive Reach for the Moo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Wine Makers – Stacy Buchanan, Blood of Gods
We sit down with Stacy Buchanan this week in his home town of Walla Walla. Stacy is the creator of the “Blood of Gods” zine, a biannual wine publication that was inspired by his history at Thrasher M…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Wine Makers – Sean Boyd, Rotie Cellars
We are in Walla Walla at the Hospice du Rhone wine event. This morning we drove over to “The Rocks District” to meet up with Sean Boyd at Rotie Cellars tasting room, what Sean calls “the fish bowl”. …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Wine Makers – Justin Trabue (Bad Ass Wine Witch), Ward Four Wines
Writing notes for this show has been a challenge. Absolutely nothing compares to spending time with Justin and hearing her talk about the journey. You simply have to hear it. Justin is currently maki…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Wine Makers – Sarah Doyle, Wine Writer The Press Democrat
This week on the show we welcome Sarah Doyle. Sarah is the wine writer for our local Sonoma County newspaper the Press Democrat which was first issued in 1897. Sarah is a more recent reporter for the…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Wine Makers – Lance Cutler or is it Jake Lorenzo?
Lance Cutler spent fifteen years as winemaker/general manager for the historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, California. He almost single-handedly brought humor into the fine wine business prod…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago