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Are Gen Z and High Wine Prices Killing the Industry? Paul Mabray and Andrew Levy Answer.
Episode 546
It is going around. The wine business is slow. Slow to change, slow to recognize the market, slow to become digital...shall I keep going.
Two gentlem…
15 hours ago
Orange Wine Is Not a Fad: Digging Up Ancient Flavors in Modern Bottles; Meet Stetson Robbins.
Episode 545
I met Stetson years ago. Orange wine was not a thing. But he was making it a thing. I was intrigued by his commitment to the sector and the develpmen…
5 days, 15 hours ago
Strikes, Somms, and Screwups: Schulner's Wild Ride Beyond Hollywood
Episode 544
I am pretty sure you didn't catch the article in the Somm Journal written by David Schulner. And if you did, you were not as jealous as I was. Well, …
1 week ago
Are Michelin Stars Ruining the True Spirit of Great Restaurants? Patric Kuh Tells All
Episode 543
I first met Patrick at our favorite steak house in Manhattan Beach; the Arthur J. The wine list there is one of the most thought out I have seen in a…
1 week, 4 days ago
Napa's Lost Magic: How Commerce Ruined Wine and What Jessica Kogan Wants to Fix
Episode 539
When you meet Jessica Kogan (in-person or virtual), it takes exactly 2/3's of a second to realize she is a force of nature...marketing nature as it w…
2 weeks ago
Did Dr. Jan Krupp Abandon Medicine for a Vineyard Gamble That Changed Napa Forever?
Episode 540
You have not heard it all, contrary to the American colloquialism "Now...I've heard it all."
I've seen many professionals trade in their shingle for …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Wine World Needs to Wake Up: Jean-Charles Boisset on Biodynamics and Breaking Rules
Episode 535
It is official. Not a soul can visit the Napa Valley without witnessing the fingerprints of Jean-Charles Boisset. They are everywhere, and not becaus…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Husband and Wife Team Transforms Passion into a Thriving Wine Bar: Chuck and Amanda Azar
Episode 534
I was walking on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach and I spied some activity in what was a small French inspired restaurant which had closed months earlie…
4 weeks ago
Luxury Wine Hospitality Exposed: Do Sommeliers Really Care About Customers?
Episode 533
I am fascinated with the idea of luxury brands like Dior, LVMH and Armani. It is clearly more than just diversification or trying to find new revenue…
1 month ago
Why Biodynamic Wines Might Actually Taste Better: Smith Haut Lafitte's Radical Approach; Ludovic Fradin
Episode 532
When you travel to the south end of Bordeaux, you enter a different feel, a different approach, a proud regional group. What was once just called the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago