In The Drink with Joe Campanale

In the final episode of this bonus mini-season, Joe talks to Michael Cruse of Cruse Wine Co and Ultramarine. Michael discusses how his science background informs his winemaking, how he makes sparkling wines that reflect their Californian terroir, and why he's resisted raising the price of his super sought after Ultramarine wines.

In the second episode of this bonus mini-season, Joe Talks to Andrea Piccin of Grifalco. Andrea talks about how his parents chose the Basilicata region for winemaking, their strong belief in Aglianico del Vulture wines and what he and his brother have been doing since taking over for their father.

In The Drink is back fors a surprise mini season! Before the pandemic changed everything, Joe had recorded three great episodes--and now seems like as good a time as any to finally share these awesome conversations! In this week's episode, Joe talks to Michael Schmelzer of Monte Bernardi. Michael discusses coming into Chianti as an outsider, the specifics of growing in the region and why he thinks we need to broaden our minds when it comes to defining a Chianti wine.  Follow @joecampanele and @seaplanearmada for updates and information on In The Drink.

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Giuseppe Vajra of the G.D. Vajra (http://www.gdvajra.it/it/homepage) estate in Barolo joins Joe to talk about how they’re managing their vineyards and cellars right now, the lessons we can learn from the past and what he hopes we'll be thinking as we drink 2020 vintages in the future. This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the wine and spirits industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program. Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/)   Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com (mailto:inthedrinkpod@gmail.com) LaLou’s Virtual Wine Tasting: https://laloubrooklyn.com/shop/wine-tasting-service The LaLou & Fausto Employee Funds: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lalou-employee-fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/fausto-employee-fund

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe talks to Greg Doody, CEO of Vineyard Brands (http://www.vineyardbrands.com/main.aspx?v2020041#) , about how wine imports are doing right now amid the double whammy of the new wine tariffs and the coronavirus shutdown. This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the wine and spirits industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program. Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/)   Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com (mailto:inthedrinkpod@gmail.com) LaLou’s Virtual Wine Tasting: https://laloubrooklyn.com/shop/wine-tasting-service The LaLou & Fausto Employee Funds: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lalou-employee-fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/fausto-employee-fund

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dustin Wilson, co-owner of Verve Wine (https://vervewine.com/) , joins Joe to talk about how his NYC and San Francisco based shops have shifted to e-commerce amid the pandemic, the ways they stay connected with their customers, and what kinds of wine people are craving in lockdown.  Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/)   Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the wine and spirits industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program. LaLou’s Virtual Wine Tasting: https://laloubrooklyn.com/shop/wine-tasting-service The LaLou & Fausto Employee Funds: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lalou-employee-fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/fausto-employee-fund

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Licklider joins Joe to talk about how his winery Lioco (https://www.liocowine.com/about-us/) is adapting their negociant business, what unexpected opportunities some winemakers might have right now, and why “no bottle is safe” in his cellar during the pandemic.  Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/)   Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the wine and spirits industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program. The LaLou & Fausto Employee Funds: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lalou-employee-fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/fausto-employee-fund

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe speaks to Pascaline Lepeltier, Master Sommelier and partner at Racines NY (https://racinesny.com/) , about how she, her restaurant and her wine label, chëpìka (https://www.chepikawine.com/) , are coping right now. Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/)   Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the W&S industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program.

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, New York Times Chief Wine Critic Eric Asimov (https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-asimov) talks about writing about wine in a time when restaurants are shut down, what he thinks the wine industry will look like after the pandemic, and what he's drinking during lockdown. Follow Us: @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/) @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/) @faustobrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/faustobrooklyn/) @laloubrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/laloubrooklyn/) Email Us: inthedrinkpod@gmail.com (mailto:inthedrinkpod@gmail.com) This episode is brought to you by Melio, the leading payment solution platform for the W&S industry. Click HERE (https://www.meliopayments.com/industry/wine-spirits?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=inthedrink&utm_campaign=COVID19CCFREE) for more info on their current relief program.

n the last episode of the season, Joe talks to Claire Naudin, of Domaine Naudin-Ferrand. Winemaking is the family business for Claire, who grew up in Burgundy, but as she tells Joe, it was still a surprise to her father when she decided to follow in his footsteps. Claire discusses how her taste for simple, natural techniques has shaped the winery since she took over from her father. In The Drink will be back soon with another season! Follow @joecampanale (https://www.instagram.com/joecampanale/?hl=en) and @seaplanearmada (https://www.instagram.com/seaplanearmada/) on instagram for updates!

Michele Smith and David Chapel join Joe in the Fausto (https://www.faustobrooklyn.com/) wine cellar to discuss their Beaujolais winery, Domaine Chapel. The wine-making couple tell the story of how they met while Michele was on a tasting to Beaujolais--a meeting which led to David moving to New York to be with her--and what it was like to return years later, buy a winery and form their own label.

Joe talks to Barolo legend, Luca Currado, winemaker for Vietti, a Piedmont winery that dates back to the 19th century. Luca tells Joe about Vietti's exciting new Timarosso project, the long history of the winery and his person winemaking philosophy.

This week, Joe talks to Gavin Chanin of Chanin Winery (https://chaninwine.com/) in Santa Barbara. Gavin began his wine education as a harvest intern at Au Bon Climat and Qupé before going on to make his own wine of his own at the age of 21. He tells Joe about about his very hands-on wine education, how he started his own label and what he loves about the wine in Santa Barbara.

Joe sits down with Dave Foss, his partner at LaLou (https://laloubrooklyn.com/) , to discuss Dave's long history in hospitality, his thoughtful approach to service and wine buying, and how exactly he keeps up his encyclopedic knowledge of the wine industry.

In The Drink is back for another season. For the first episode, Joe talks to Roland Velich of Moric Winery in the Berguland wine region of Austria. Roland is a huge believer in cultivating wines that truly reflect their origins. He has a particular passion for using the Blaufränkisch grape to create elegant wines that reflect the culture and heritage of the region. 

For the last episode of the season, here is the rest of Joe's conversation with James Beard Award-winning sommelier and writer (and his former boss) David Lynch. David made a name for himself as an authority on Italian wine co-authoring the book Vino Italiano. He served many years as Wine Director and General Manager at Babbo, was a Senior Editor at Wine & Spirits magazine and now is the Editorial Director of SommSelect (https://www.sommselect.com/) .

This week Joe talks to James Beard Award-winning sommelier and writer (and his former boss) David Lynch. David made a name for himself as an authority on Italian wine co-authoring the book Vino Italiano. He served many years as Wine Director and General Manager at Babbo, was a Senior Editor at Wine & Spirits magazine and now is the Editorial Director of SommSelect (https://www.sommselect.com/) .

This week Joe sits down with Giulia Negri, an up and coming star of the La Morra Barolo wine region. As a 29 year old winemaker who did not grow up on a vineyard, Giulia's fresh perspective has been shaking things up in the famous wine region and she's producing elegant, beautiful wines from her high altitude estate.

This week, In The Drink welcomes journalist, author and longtime natural wine advocate, Alice Feiring. Alice is known for her books like The Battle for Love and Wine and Naked Wine as well as her excellent wine centric newsletter The Feiring Line (https://thefeiringline.com/) . In this episode, Alice and Joe discuss her latest book, Natural Wine for the People, a guide to help beginners and experts alike appreciate the wild, wonderful world of natural wine. 

Giuseppe Vaira returns to In The Drink to update Joe on everything he and his family have been doing at G.D. Vajra winery in the past six years. Joe and Giuseppe compare the Piedmont region's recent vintages, discuss the winery's history of organic farming and talk about the best advice Giuseppe's father ever gave him. 

This week Joe is joined by In The Drink favorite, Ryan Looper (http://ryanlooper.com/re/) . Ryan, now a sales rep for T Edward wines, for has worked in the wine world for many years--and has spent that time obsessing about  Italian wine just as much as Joe. In this episode, the two discuss their recents trips to Piedmont,  what's new and exciting in that region and the changes they're seeing in the wine world overall.

This week in the Fausto wine cellar, Joe sits down with Jeff Porter to catch up on  he's been doing since leaving his position as Wine Director of the Batali & Bastianich Group earlier this year. Jeff talks about consulting for places like the Red Hook Tavern, his winemaking project Vini Igni and his exciting new web series Sip Trip (https://www.siptripitaly.com/) !

This week, Joe sits down with his friend and fellow Italian wine lover Alejandra Guanipa, the Wine Director of Roman's. Alejandra talks about how she fell in love with wine while working in restaurants like Franny's, how her experiences influence the creation of her own wine list and the exciting trends she's seeing in wine and wine drinkers these days. 

Having worked as a sommelier at Babbo and then building the list as Wine Director at Del Posto, Morgan Rich has become one of the most well-versed people in the world of Italian wine. These days, he's using that vast knowledge in his job as the Italian Portfolio Manger for Polaner Selections. In this episode, Morgan tells Joe about his decision to switch gears in his career after reaching the high water mark that was his role at Del Posto and shares his insight into the past, present, and future of Italian wine.

This week, Joe goes to Produttori del Barbaresco, a cooperative winery in the Piedmont region of Italy, to talk managing director Aldo Vacca. Produttori is known for being one of the best  cooperative wineries in the game. They source grapes from dozens of growers in Barbaresco, all of whom are also part owners. Which means, Aldo’s job not only includes maintaining a high quality across all the farms, but also making sure the farmers themselves stay happy. 

This week, Joe talks to Riccardo Campinoti who owns Le Ragnaie winery in Montalcino. 17 years ago, Riccardo, who always loved wine growing up in Tuscany, made a somewhat crazy gamble and bought the vineyard having no background in winemaking. But it certainly paid off, because now Le Ragnaie makes incredible wines in the highest elevation vineyard in the region. 

To kick off a new season of 'In The Drink', Joe talks to Pepe Raventós of Raventós i Blanc winery in Catalonia, Spain. Pepe represents the 21st generation to make wine on his historic vineyard, which actually established the Cava appellation. But now, under Pepe's guidance, Raventós i Blanc has moved on from Cava and has begun a whole new era of winemaking.

Joe chats with Sebastiano de Bartoli who has taken the reigns from his father's historic and groundbreaking winery in Western Sicily.

Joe sits down with winemaking whizz-kid Cristiano Garella who is single-handedly improving the quality wine across the Alto-Piemonte. Write to us at info@inthedrinkpod.com! 

Joe welcomes Anna Martins of Vino di Anna to In the Drink. Anna is an Australian making natural wine on Mount Etna. Write to us at info@inthedrinkpod.com! 

Nino Barraco, who produces natural wine using indigenous grapes in Marsala, joins Joe on this week's In The Drink. Write to us at info@inthedrinkpod.com! 

This week, Joe is thrilled to chat with Stella di Campalto about how she went from knowing nothing about wine to making some of the finest wines in Montalcino. Write to us at info@inthedrinkpod.com! 

In the first episode of the new and improved In The Drink, host Joe Campanale sits down with Fabio Alessandria of the legendary G. B. Burlotto estate to talk about the history of the winery and of Barolo.