Live from the Cellar

Truchard shares his insights on the art of winemaking, the unique terroir of Carneros, and his family's legacy in the Napa Valley wine industry. From his early days working alongside his parents in the vineyards to his experiments with new varietals, Truchard's passion for wine is infectious.

Jeff and Ray make a great team preaching all things Trothe! This is their second time on the show and have a lot to update us on!

On this episode we sat down with the owners of Chateau Suau to discuss their cutting edge approach to Bordeaux winemaking

Hunter is a negociant making top of the line wines at a killer price point. His story is great and the wines are even better --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ross is Owner/Winemaker of Cobb Winery producing high quality Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling out of Mendocino. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Not only is Andy a Master Somm, but he is a distributor, rum blender, wine maker, and so much more. It was a pleasure to get him on for this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chuck Speed is the General Manager of Sun Goddes and Marco Fantinel is the winemaker and owner of Fantinel winery ! The wines are great and Perry loved the conversation with these gentleman! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cecchi wines have long been a name in the Chanti region of Italy. They recently established a name in the Maremma and Umbria regions as well making outstanding wines at a great price. Giulia is a great ambassador for these beautiful wines --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Helena is the founding winemaker for Tenuta Di Biserno. She started her journey as a Chemical engineer and switched lanes for her second career in the wine industry in 1994. That is where this story begins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jon is the senior Winemaker for Etude. These are beautiful wines with a great story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jessica gave us an in depth look of Chianti, Vin Santo, Grappa, and sulfites! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It was an honor to sit down with Bo and go through the history of Chateau Montelena. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

David is 5th generation grape grower in Lodi and Co-owner of Michael David Winery. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On the off chance you aren't familiar with the name, he is responsible for wines like Meiomi, Quilt, Belle Glos, Boen, and Elouan just to name a few. You could make the argument that he changed how many people see California Pinot Noir today. I enjoyed my conversation with him and I hope you do as well! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Giulio is the 4th generation winemaker for Rossello Winery in the Piedmont region of Italy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Anne is the owner/ winemaker for Font du Loup. Her wines are outstanding and the story is great. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hank has a great story leading up to his starting of Burly Winery. We love the story almost as much as we love the wines! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Matt Cline has a long history in California wine making. He is making great wines from some really cool varietals and farming it all sustainably! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Monica is the VP of Sake and Spirits for Vine connections and the perfect person to give us a glimpse into the wonderful world of Sake! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ian is the founder and winemaker for Smith Devereux. The stories are great and the wines behind them are even better. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

To say Greg is impressive is the understatement of the year. He is a wealth of knowledge who is changing the way we see winemaking today! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Roberto is a great ambassador for the Lodali wines. Every wine they make is exceptional and he does a great job walking us through their history. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Amedeo is the producer of some of the most beautiful wines coming out of Abruzzo. The wines are great, he is great, enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jeff and Ray are absolute rockstars and producing world class wines from the Horse Heaven Hills. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we sat down with Casa Di Monte to talk all things Tuscany. These are beautiful wines with a killer story. We also talked a little about Chianti Grand Selection and exactly what that means in the pyramid of Chianti Classico! This was a great episode with a beautiful story! Check it out now and don't forget to hit subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Niels and his wife Bimmer founded Castoro Cellars in 1983 and have been making Dam fine wine since! They also host the Whalerock music festival every year! These are beautiful wines from a beautiful family! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chile is such a fascinating wine region and Misiones D Reno is one of the biggest players. It's only fitting we brought on their winemaker to preach the gospel on everything Chile. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Finca Decero is really built on quality and education. These wines are beautiful and so is their story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Marino is an infectious personality with an impressive resume. From the moment we met him on Daou Mountain we knew we had to get him on the podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jason is Partner and GM for Tablas Creek. Jason's father founded Tablas creek along with the Perrin family (Château de Beaucastel). This is a winery with a rich history and Jason is the perfect person to tell the story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jeff is the director of operations and winegrowing for ONX Wines. We are huge fans of what these guys are doing so it felt right to sit down with him in the vineyards and talk all things ONX. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mike is the founding Winemaker for Ancient Peaks. He has carved out a path with over 20 years in the industry making world class wines. It was a pleasure to hear his perspective on things! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris is an absolute rockstar winemaker working with over 20 varieties of grapes and rocking them all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Daniel is the winemaker and owner of Daou. The property is unbelievable and so is the wine! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rachel is a Lab tech cutting her teeth making wine in Paso Robles! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Austin Hope is an absolute juggernaut in California wine making, a great representative for Paso Robles wine, and an all around awesome guy!

Chris is an absolute rockstar and leads the way in bio dynamic farming. This episode was great and the wines are even better!

Great wine with a beautiful story. Eric does a great job of walking us through the history of Piattelli vineyards!

Jordi is the world export manager for Juan Gil and winemaker for Godina.

Molly is a rockstar winemaker for Spottswoode estate. She has a super cool story and it was great to catch up with her today.

John and his brother Karl are owners of Matchbook wine company. They have a rich history of producing great wines out of Dunnigan Hills.

Renee is just the 4th winemaker for Duckhorn. She is super talented with a great story to tell

Jeff is a winemaker for Michael David and a super nice guy. He just picked up some wine he sent to the space station so we discussed that and some of the technical sides of winemaking.

Brian is the founding winemaker for Duckhorn's Canvasback and Greenwing project in Washington state. These wines are truly remarkable and true to place. It was great to sit down with him and discuss his story and how great it's been working for the Duckhorn family of wines. https://www.edsfinewines.com/wine-store/wine/red-wine/cabernet-sauvignon/canvasback-red-mountain-cabernet-sauvignon/ https://www.edsfinewines.com/wine-store/wine/red-wine/cabernet-sauvignon/greenwing-cabernet-sauvignon/

Sam is making some beautiful high elevation fruit from a young AVA. Head to https://www.edsfinewines.com now to see their full lineup of wines.

Ty is making great juice out of Moon Mountain District in Sonoma County. He is a great guy and friend of the show and it was a pleasure to sit down with him today.

Bryan is owner winemaker of Revolver Wine co. Super nice guy who happens to make great wines!

Brett is a master sommelier working as an educator for Gallo family. We tasted through some of his Etna wines on the show and talked about his journey through the court.

Andy is a very talented Sommelier and even nicer guy. It was a great conversation with a fun tasting.

This episode of our program goes well with Sexual Chocolate and Broken Dreams. Grab yourself some courage juice, put on some Slo Jams, and strap in because we are live!

Erik is the winemaker for WillaKenzie. They are producing some great wines that we are happy to get behind.