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A new podcast series from Doug Shafer about the people behind the food and wine you love.

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    • Jun 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 63 EPISODES

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    The Taste with Doug Shafer podcast is an exceptional show that provides listeners with informative, relatable, and entertaining content. I have become absolutely hooked on these podcasts and can't get enough of them. I am constantly impressed by the quality of the conversations and the wealth of knowledge that is shared.

    One of the best aspects of The Taste podcast is Doug Shafer himself. He has a great radio voice and does an excellent job facilitating conversations with his guests. He has a natural ability to bring out wonderful stories and information from his guests, making each episode engaging and captivating. The range of topics covered in this podcast is also impressive. While wine is the common thread, the discussions delve into everything from family/upbringing to career paths and accomplishments. It provides a well-rounded experience for listeners.

    Another highlight of this podcast is the caliber of guests that appear on each episode. Doug consistently brings on interesting and relatable individuals who have fascinating stories to share. As a result, listeners are treated to a diverse range of perspectives from people within the industry. This adds depth and richness to each episode.

    In terms of drawbacks, there really aren't many negative aspects to point out about The Taste with Doug Shafer podcast. Some may argue that it focuses too heavily on Napa Valley wines and winemakers, but that can also be seen as a positive for those who are specifically interested in that region.

    In conclusion, I highly recommend The Taste with Doug Shafer podcast to anyone who loves wine or is simply interested in hearing captivating stories from individuals within the wine industry. With its informative, relatable, and entertaining content, this show is truly worth a listen. Doug Shafer does an outstanding job as host, bringing on great guests and facilitating engaging conversations. Overall, it's an excellent podcast that deserves recognition for its high quality production value and content.



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    Latest episodes from The Taste with Doug Shafer

    Emma Swain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024


    Her journey in wine took Emma Swain from Francis Ford Coppola's Neibaum-Coppola Estate to wineries owned by Sonoma's Sebastiani family before taking the reins at Chanel-owned St. Supèry.

    Violet Grgic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 64:11


    Third-generation vintner Violet Grgich tells an incredible family wine story that spans a century that includes a world war, daring escapes, and a years-long journey to Napa Valley. Her grandfather was a winemaker in their small town in Croatia, her father came to Napa and help put the region on the world stage and started a winery, Grgich-Hills Estate, where today Violet is president. Enjoy!

    Hugh Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 59:21


    Hugh Davies lives in the same house he grew up in at Schramsberg Winery here in Napa Valley and, in a case of history repeating itself, it's where he and his wife are raising their own family and making world-class wines. Hugh does a great job of weaving together 150 years of stories about family and winemaking on Diamond Mountain. Enjoy!

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    John and Rory Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 62:03


    In 1975 John Williams arrived in Napa Valley with a return bus ticket and $40 in his pocket. He fell in love with wine and never used that return ticket – instead launching Frog's Leap Winery. Today John and his son Rory (who also owns Calder Wine Co.) are running Frog's Leap together and on the podcast, they discuss the joys and challenges of family business.

    John Kongsgaard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 61:50


    John Kongsgaard grew up in Napa Valley, where his father was a beloved local judge. John says their father-son relationship was tested during the stresses of the Vietnam War and the road to healing that rift culminated in the creation of Kongsgaard's most celebrated wine, The Judge. Today John works with his son, Alex, to keep growing beautiful fruit and making outstanding wines. Enjoy! For more visit: https://kongsgaardwine.com/

    Alan and Delia Viader

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 0:52


    Delia Viader came to the wine business in Napa Valley in the 1980s after living in Argentina, Switzerland, Lebanon, and France and earning degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and MIT in Boston. Her son Alan grew up on the winery property, learning vineyard and cellar work at a young age. Today this duo runs Viader Vineyards & Winery, one of Napa Valley's best. Enjoy! For more visit: https://viader.com/

    Adam Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 58:00


    Adam Lee comes from a family of devout Texas teetotalers. In college, however, Adam not only tasted his first wine, he became passionate about it. He and then-wife Diane Novy moved to California and founded Siduri, making outstanding Pinot Noirs from vineyards site that ranged from Santa Barbara to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. After selling Siduri, Adam has gone on to start several exciting new wine projects. Enjoy!   For more visit: https://claricewinecompany.com/

    Donald Patz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 59:00


    Early on Donald Patz thought he'd pursue a medical career. After college, however, he landed a wine sales job and one thing led to another. By the 1980s Patz met James Hall in Napa and they created Patz & Hall, a winery celebrated for outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In 2016, they sold the winery and Patz moved on to several exciting new wine projects – including his first venture into Cabernet. For more visit: https://donaldpatzwinegroup.com/

    Elizabeth Vianna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 50:00


    As a kid Elizabeth Vianna lived in Brazil, Los Angeles, and Illinois, then moved back to Brazil. She entered college intent on becoming a concert pianist, then got serious about medicine but along the way found her true love in wine. Today Vianna is one of our favorite neighbors here in Napa Valley's Stag Leap District as winemaker and general manager at Chimney Rock. Enjoy! For more visit: ChimneyRock.com

    Michael Silacci

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 78:00


    While Michael Silacci grew up near the vineyards of Gilroy, California, it took years of travel through Hawaii, Japan, Switzerland, and eventually France to discover his passion for wine. Today he can look back on nearly 20 years of stellar winemaking at Opus One, combining innovative thinking with age-old techniques to produce wines that are among the best. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.opusonewinery.com/

    Jay McInerney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 51:00


    Jay McInerney burst onto the literary scene in 1984 with Bright Lights, Big City, his novel based on an era both in his life and the life of New York City. A dozen years later McInerney surprised a lot of people by turning to writing about wine. He won over many early doubters, displaying a novelist’s eye and a wine lover’s enthusiasm for profiling wines, winemakers, wine regions, and more. Enjoy! Wine books byJay McInerney:https://jaymcinerney.com/books-on-wine/

    Listener Questions with Spencer Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 67:00


    In this episode the guest is you! We invited listeners to send in questions about wine collecting, winemaking, or all things Shafer – and you came through. Doug Shafer invited veteran broadcaster and wine enthusiast Spencer Christian to help navigate our way through all the queries and to add some of his own colorful thoughts and observations and we had a blast. Enjoy!

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    Charles Woodson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 59:00


    Later in 2021, Charles Woodson will accept a Pro Football Hall of Fame award in Canton, Ohio, just 100 miles from where he grew up in the small town of Fremont. From his start in high school football through college and an outstanding NFL career, Woodson was unstoppable, winning countless awards while at the same time becoming a philanthropist and successful vintner with his Intercept Wines brand. We cover the whole field in this episode. Enjoy! For more visit: https://cwinterceptwines.com/

    Tor Kenward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 48:00


    Early in college Tor Kenward was drafted and sent to Vietnam. Coming home he realized that life is short and he only wanted to do things that brought him joy. That pursuit brought him to Beringer Vineyards in the 1970s where he became “Vice President of all the Fun Stuff.” In the early 2000s he and his wife Susan launched TOR Wines, a small winery that has consistently produced vintage after vintage of beautiful, outstanding wines. Enjoy! For more visit: https://torwines.com/

    Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 45:06


    Dalla Valle, long known for elegant and outstanding wines, is opening an exciting new chapter. Originally founded by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle in 1986, today the winery is run by the incredible mother and daughter team of Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle. Their story covers a lot of territory – from Northern Italy, to Kobe, Japan to Bordeaux, to the red soils of their vineyards off Silverado Trail. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.dallavallevineyards.com/

    Cyril Chappellet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 65:00


    In 1967 the Chappellet family built the second post-Prohibition winery in Napa Valley. Cyril was in elementary school then and mostly what he recalls is all the fun of living in the wilds of Pritchard Hill with his four brothers and sisters. The next 50-plus years have been a great adventure for the Chappellet family, who’ve made some beautiful wines along the way. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.chappellet.com/

    Tom Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 63:00


    By the age of 35 Thomas Matthews had lived in several U.S. states and abroad in Belgium, France, and Spain. He didn’t see himself staying anywhere for long. Then he took a job in London to write for a magazine called Wine Spectator. And something happened. He fell in love with the world of wine. This year Tom retires after more than 30 years with Wine Spectator, 21 of those as Executive Editor. It’s been quite a ride - enjoy! https://www.winespectator.com/

    Jaime Araujo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 67:00


    By the time her parents started Araujo Estate in 1990, Jaime Araujo was in college. She went on to earn four degrees, was a theater actress in London, and launched her own marketing agency in France – all before returning to Napa Valley. That life experience has been a boon in partnering with her parents on their winery, Accendo Cellars, as well as launching her own label, Trois Noix. Enjoy! For more visit: https://accendocellars.com/ and https://troisnoixwine.com/

    Oscar Renteria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 49:00


    Oscar Renteria grew up in Napa and wanted to escape the wine industry so he went to college and earned a business degree. After graduation his father called and asked Oscar to come work for his new vineyard management company. Oscar accepted and together as they turned their business into one of Napa Valley’s leading vineyard companies. Today Oscar also has a wine brand, Tres Perlas, producing ultra-limited beautiful wines. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.tresperlas.com/

    Tom Rinaldi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 57:00


    Tom Rinaldi grew up in San Francisco, enjoyed the Summer of Love, and tasted wine in Napa Valley on his motorcycle. Later he signed up for the Navy before entering UC Davis where he studied winemaking -- and the rest is history. He’s been winemaker for Round Hill, Duckhorn, Provenance, Pellet Estate, and others. His sense of adventure intact, Tom looks forward to many more vintages to come. Enjoy! For more visit: http://pelletestate.com/

    Robert Kamen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 41:00


    Robert Kamen has written the screenplays for blockbusters including Taps, the original Karate Kid films, Fifth Element, Gladiator, Lethal Weapon 3, the Transporter Films, A Walk In the Clouds, the Taken films, and on and on. In the middle of an active screenwriting career, he's been producing some real blockbusters as one of Sonoma's top vintners with a stunning vineyard at Kamen Estate Wines. For more visit: https://kamenwines.com/

    Mark Beringer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 67:00


    In spite of his last name, Mark Beringer’s future in wine was not a foregone conclusion. His family had sold Beringer in 1971. When he graduated from high school he thought he’d pursue music but changed course and began to study viticulture and winemaking. His career includes stints at Benzinger, Duckhorn, and Artesa before becoming winemaker at Beringer, the winery founded by his family 150 years ago. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.beringer.com/

    Cristie Kerr

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 48:00


    Cristie Kerr discovered golf at the age of eight growing up in Florida. She played on her high school’s boys team and by her late teens went pro, becoming one of the most successful players in LPGA history. Bringing the same drive she has in golf, Kerr has started two wine brands: the first one, Curvature, which raised funds for breast cancer research, and her latest with winemaker Helen Keplinger is Kerr Cellars. Enjoy! For more visit: https://kerrcellars.com/

    Laura Catena

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 67:00


    From an early age Laura Catena wanted to pursue her interest in science. She earned an M.D. and became an emergency room physician in the Bay Area. Then in mid-career, while raising three children with her husband, who’s also an ER doc, she decided to join her family’s wine business in Argentina. Today she divides her time between San Francisco and Mendoza as managing director of her family’s wine empire. For more visit: http://catenawines.com/

    David Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 68:38


    As a kid David Graves loved science and he earned a degree in evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. Soon though, in a grad program, he realized he wasn’t enjoying life and what sounded like a lot more fun? Wine. He and a friend, Dick Ward, founded Saintsbury Winery in 1981. Today Saintsbury is known for beautifully crafted Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, based in the Carneros District. Enjoy! For more visit: https://www.saintsbury.com/

    Gerald Casale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 65:08


    Gerald Casale is best known as co-founder and bass player of the ‘80s band Devo – a group with a style all their own with hits like “Whip It.” As the band became successful and toured the world, Gerald fell in love with great food and wine. Recently this composer and performer became a Napa Valley vintner. His Fifty By Fifty is one of Napa’s newest wineries. Enjoy! For more visit: TheFiftyByFifty.com

    Robin Lail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 80:35


    This episode with Robin Lail covers nearly all of Napa Valley’s winemaking history – from her great-grand-uncle, Gustave Niebaum establishing Inglenook in 1879, through the rebuilding years after Prohibition, to the birth and boom of Napa’s modern era. Her story is one of success and heartbreak and of finding the strength to start over – more than once. Today Robin’s winery Lail Vineyards produces wines of outstanding distinction and deliciousness. For more visit: https://www.lailvineyards.com/

    Spencer Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 64:00


    Spencer Christian is recognized as Good Morning America’s former weatherman but is less known as a wine pioneer. He created the first national wine show in the 1990s on HGTV – and he’s still sharing his love of wine on a show called Sips with Spencer. In this episode he talks about growing up in the segregated South, his television career, gambling addiction, and tips to surviving a hurricane while on live TV. Enjoy! For more watch the episode of “Sips With Spencer,” which featured Shafer Vineyards last year: https://abc7news.com/food/discover-napa-valleys-shafer-vineyards/5266564/    

    Hailey and Lorenzo Trefethen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 77:28


    Brother and sister, Lorenzo and Hailey Trefethen, are the third generation of their family involved in the wine business in Napa Valley. They look back at more than a century of their historic winery and vineyard property, reflecting on the challenges of the past and present, while looking forward to carrying the winery into a successful future with heart, energy, and style! For more visit: http://www.trefethen.com/

    Ray Isle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 71:00


    Ray Isle grew up in Houston, Texas, thinking he’d be in a band or write novels. Along the way he fell in love with the world of wine and found a way to turn that enthusiasm and excitement into a career working in wine magazines, such as Wine & Spirits, and on television in countless appearances on NBC’s The Today Show.Today Ray is executive wine editor of Food and Wine magazine. In this episode he talks about the challenges of making a living writing about wine, the joy of discovering new wines, the pursuit of wine on television, and the elation and weirdness of sharing a bottle with William Shatner, the Captain James T. Kirk of Ray’s boyhood. For more visit: https://www.foodandwine.com/

    Shari and Shannon Staglin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 68:00


    The enterprising mother/daughter team at the heart of Staglin Family Vineyard talks about Napa in the ‘60s, the challenges and joys of establishing a winery in the 1980s, Hollywood showing up in the 1990s, and how when son and brother, Brandon, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the family responded by creating an annual music festival that has raised $400 million for brain health research. Enjoy! For more visit: http://www.staglinfamily.com/

    Zelma Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 56:00


    Zelma Long is known for her pioneering work at Robert Mondavi Winery in the early 1970s, at Simi Winery for 20 years, and for mentoring young winemakers including Paul Hobbs, Dave Ramey, Geneviève Janssens, and others. She entered the U.C. Davis winemaking program in the late 1960s, established Long Vineyards, and has done groundbreaking work in South African wine. Enjoy! For more visit: vilafonte.com and cape-ardor.com

    Randy Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 45:00


    Randy Lewis grew up in Atlanta, Georgia with such a love for fast cars that the local police got to know him on a first name basis. After college he turned his need for speed into a career, first racing Formula 3 in Europe and later tearing up the oval at the Indianapolis 500. In the late-1980s when he helped a friend start a Napa Valley winery, Randy discovered a new passion – growing grapes and making wine. By the early 1990s he and his wife Debbie had launched Lewis Cellars, one of Napa’s most beloved wineries. Enjoy! For more visit: lewiscellars.com

    Bo Barrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 91:00


    In 1972 Bo Barrett was a surfer in Southern California when his father bought an old winery in Napa Valley called Chateau Montelena. After finishing college Bo started working at the winery and in this episode he talks what he learned about winemaking, vineyards, economic cycles, parenthood, and how movies, such as Bottle Shock, are made. Today Bo oversees one of the most venerated wineries in the U.S. Enjoy! For more visit: montelena.com

    Dave Ramey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 68:00


    In college Dave Ramey initially pursued an interest in literature before realizing his passion for wine. He earned a degree in enology in the late 1970s and sought out jobs in France and Australia. Back in the U.S. he worked at Simi, then Matanzas Creek, and later at Dominus before creating his own brand, Ramey Wine Cellars., one of California’s most respected wineries. Enjoy! For more visit: RameyWine.com

    Tim Mondavi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 64:00


    Tim Mondavi spent more than 30 years working with his father at Robert Mondavi Winery until the family lost control of winery. Undaunted he started over with a new winery aptly named Continuum. Today Tim and his family are celebrating 100 years in the wine industry and he is more passionate than ever about producing world-class wine. Enjoy! For more visit: ContinuumEstate.com

    Tony Biagi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 67:00


    At UC Davis Tony Biagi discovered the enology program and wine became his overriding passion. He first worked for Duckhorn and went on to launch the winemaking programs at wineries including Paraduxx, Cade, Odette, and Hourglass. Today he consults with clients, including Amici and Lasseter, and has started his own brand, Patria. Enjoy! For more visit: PatriaWines.com

    Helen Keplinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 71:00


    Helen Keplinger grew up envisioning a future in medical science, however, wine offered greater adventure – taking her to work with winemakers in Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Australia, Spain, and South Africa. Today she has her own wine brand while making wine with golfer Cristie Kerr and for iconic winery Grace Family. Enjoy! For more visit: keplingerwines.com

    Paula Kornell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 59:00


    This episode gives you two incredible life stories in one – that of Hanns Kornell, who managed to get out of a Nazi concentration camp, make his way to America, and founded a winery near Calistoga producing sparkling wine and that of Paula Kornell growing up at her parent’s winery, working with some top wineries such as Mondavi and Joseph Phelps, and now going full circle launching her own sparkling wine brand. Enjoy!

    Elias Fernandez

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 77:00


    Shafer winemaker Elias Fernandez grew up in Napa Valley, attending school with the kids of prominent winery families. Meanwhile he got a taste of agriculture working in vineyards and orchards alongside his parents and later during summers at Louis Martini Winery. He was the first in his family to attend college, where he discovered a love of winemaking – a passion he’s pursued ever since. Enjoy! For more visit: shafervineyards.com & eightyfourwines.com

    Beth and Lindy Novak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 65:00


    Beth and Lindy Novak have lots of great memories of growing up in Napa Valley including hanging out with the Shafer kids. But things got tough when their father died unexpectedly and their mother, Mary Novak, had to figure out her next steps. Fortunately Mary and her daughters created Spottswoode Estate, turning it into one of the top wineries in Napa Valley.  Enjoy! For more visit: spottswoode.com

    Mia Klein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 67:00


    As a teenager Mia Klein wanted to be a chef. In her first job as a cook, however, she discovered wine and a whole new path opened up for her. In 1984 she landed her first job at Chappellet. Eventually Klein became one of the busiest consulting winemakers in Napa Valley, producing wines for Spottswoode, Araujo, Viader, Dalla Valle, and others, including her own brand, Selene. Enjoy! For more visit: SeleneWines.com

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    Richard Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 97:00


    Few people can tell the story of California wine from the 1950s to today with the flair and authenticity of Richard Peterson. Hired by Gallo in 1958, later by legendary winemaker Andre Tchelistcheff at Napa Valley’s Beaulieu Vineyard, and eventually striking out on his own, Peterson lived the highs and lows of American wine during these crucial years. He’s captured it all in his outstanding memoir The Winemaker. For more visit: richardgpeterson.com

    Kyle MacLachlan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 56:00


    Not long out of college Kyle MacLachlan was cast as the lead in the 1984 film, Dune, launching a career, that's included film and TV roles in Blue Velvet, The Doors, Twin Peaks, Portlandia, and more. In the early 2000s, wanting to reconnect with his Washington-state roots, he launched his wine brand Pursued By Bear, producing delicious Cabernet, Syrah, and most recently a Rosé. Enjoy! For more visit: pursuedbybearwine.com

    Maralissa Allegrini

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 48:00


    Marilisa Allegrini travels the world promoting her families wines made throughout Italy’s top appellations. She was not always eager to be part of the family business. In her 20s she pursued a career in medicine before her father talked her into joining the family business. She has been a pivotal figure in the renaissance of wines from Valpolicella and beyond. Enjoy! For more visit: allegrini.it

    Giovanni Manetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 51:00


    In 1968, Giovanni Manetti’s father purchased a rundown vineyard in Chianti called Fontodi that he set about restoring on weekends. Giovanni eventually took charge of the winery and through hard work – and breaking a few rules along the way – built a wine brand that helped change the image of Chianti and today is beloved around the world. Enjoy! For more visit: fontodi.com

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    Danny Meyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 70:29


    In 1985 Danny Meyer opened Union Square Café, which became beloved in New York City for its great food and even greater sense of warmth and welcome. He’s opened many restaurants since including Eleven Madison and Gramercy Tavern, as well as Shake Shack, focusing on outstanding hospitality. Danny and Doug talk about how often the greatest success is born of past struggles. Enjoy! For more visit: ushgnyc.com

    Cleo Pahlmeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 60:00


    Cleo Pahlmeyer grew up in Napa then headed to the East Coast and later to London to pursue her of love art history. By 2008 though, she’d developed an interest in the world of wine. She applied for an entry level job at her father’s winery, Pahlmeyer, where she took on more and more responsibilities, and today is Pahlmeyer’s president. For more visit: Pahlmeyer.com

    Chris Carpenter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 52:00


    At nearly 30, Chris Carpenter moved to Napa, earned a viticulture degree at UC Davis, and went on to become winemaker at Lokoya, Cardinale, Mt. Brave, and La Jota here in the Valley and Hickinbotham in Australia. In this episode, Chris talks about what it takes to make wines of beauty and distinction on two continents. For more visit: Lokoya.com

    Michael Honig

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 55:00


    In the 1980s Michael Honig took over the family’s Napa Valley vineyard property and started Honig Winery, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc. While making Sauvignon Blanc is popular today, 20 or 30 years ago it was a steep uphill climb. He’s seen it all and tells great stories about making it in the wine business. Enjoy! For more visit: HonigWine.com

    Cathy Corison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 43:00


    Cathy Corison discovered her passion for wine almost by accident when she was a biology major in college. She went on to study winemaking at UC Davis and ventured into the wine business, which in the 1980s was not always eager to hire a woman. Undaunted, she pursued a personal vision for wine produced at the intersection of power and elegance – and has succeeded. Enjoy! For more visit: corison.com

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