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John Taft is a partner at the renowned architecture firm Backen and Backen. He has been instrumental in designing some of California's most renowned wineries, including Dana Estates, Davis Estates, Larkmead, and more. His restaurant work is equally distinguished, The Restaurant at Phantom Creek Estates was lauded as the best place to eat “anywhere-this year” in 2021 by The Globe and Mail

In this episode, Avery Heelan, the talented winemaker at Larkmead Vineyards, shares her personal voyage from the pharmaceutical industry to the heart of Napa Valley's viticulture scene. Listen in as she recounts the challenges and growth she experienced while transitioning to a career that aligns with her passion. Our conversation takes a worldly twist as we recount the invaluable lessons learned from winemaking internships across the globe. Avery brings her experiences full circle, detailing the sustainable practices and innovative techniques she now employs at Larkmead Vineyards. We discuss the nuances of managing different grape varieties, the delicate balance of the winemaking process, and the team's commitment to preserving the legacy of their historic estate. Resources from this Episode Larkmead Vineyards - https://www.larkmead.com/ Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know we sent you.

Winemaker Dan Petroski made news when he sold his boutique California white wine brand Massican to Gallo late last year. But that was just the latest step on a wine journey that started ignominiously as a Columbia University football player and began in earnest a decade later after an eye-opening dinner at Le Bernardin in New York. Petroski went on to become cellarmaster at Larkmead, where he worked until 2021 while also building his own brand. "I started Massican because my mother couldn't afford Larkmead," Petroski tells host James Molesworth in the newest episode of Wine Spectator's Straight Talk podcast. "I wanted to do something that would bring more people great wine."Plus, our beloved educator and advice columnist Dr. Vinny returns! And don't forget, there's always more free content at WineSpectator.com!• Read more on winemaker Dan Petroski• Wine Spectator's April 30, 2024, issue• Latest News and Headlines• Ask Dr. Vinny• Sign up for Wine Spectator's free email newslettersA podcast from Wine SpectatorMarvin R. Shanken, Editor and PublisherHost: James MolesworthDirector: Robert TaylorProducer: Gabriela SaldiviaGuests: Dan Petroski, MaryAnn WorobiecAssistant producer, Napa: Elizabeth Redmayne-Titley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you scale up fine wine? What are the practicalities of scaling up and the main obstacle and challenge that wineries face along the way? Join our panel discussion to hear more... Vianney Gravereaux, Sales & Marketing Director, Ornellaia & Masseto, Italy After starting his career at Arthur Andersen, Vianney Gravereaux has gained a vast international experience in fine wine while working for globally renowned estates such as Champagne Philipponnat and Champagne Salon. He studied Economics, English, Political Philosophy and Geopolitics, is French by birth and multilingual by vocation.  Follow Vianney Gravereaux: https://www.instagram.com/ornellaiawinery/ Dan Petroski Winemaker, Massican, USA: Dan Petroski was born in Brooklyn, NY. After attending Columbia University, he went to work for TIME magazine before the Wall Street Journal tried to poach him. Dan took a moment to reflect. He jettisoned to Sicily for a year, where he interned at Valle dell'Acate. Later, a harvest brought him to California. After harvest, Petroski was hired as Larkmead's cellarmaster, ultimately claiming the winemaker title in 2012. Petroski spent nearly 15 years at Larkmead, but during that period he launched a white wine only brand called Massican, an ode to the Mediterranean and Petroski's time spent living in Italy.  Follow Dan Petroski: https://www.instagram.com/massicanwinery/ About Joao Gomes da Silva, Chief Commercial Officer, Sogrape: João Gomes da Silva has a degree in Economics and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading (United Kingdom). He made an international career in Europe and Latin America in the Food Distribution and Textile sectors. Since 2014, João Gomes da Silva is the Sogrape Director, leading the Global Marketing and Sales functions for the group's Portuguese wine portfolio, which is present in the Douro, Vinho Verde, Dão, Lisbon and Alentejo regions, including compelling names, such as Mateus, Sandeman, Casa Ferreirinha and Porto Ferreira, among others. Follow Joao Silva: https://www.instagram.com/sogrape/ Welcome to the Areni Global in Conversation Podcast. ​​Today's episode is part 2 of Can You Scale Up Fine Wine? Part of Areni's Insight Series. This time host Pauline Vicard is in Conversation with Vianney Gravereaux, Dan Petroski & Joao Gomes da Silva. What groundbreaking insights will our returning panelists share as they delve deeper into strategies for achieving financial sustainability and growth within the fine wine industry in this unprecedented follow-up episode of "Can You Scallop Fine Wine?" We also provide the cliff notes for this episode.  Visit us at Areni Global to learn more about becoming a member. Follow me, Pauline Vicard on Twitter & Instagram: @areniglobal Thank you for joining us today!  “Through a comprehensive research and publication programme, ARENI exists to inform, inspire and empower those invested in the future of Fine Wine”.

Welcome to the Areni Global podcast. Today's episode is part of our Insight Series, and it is called, “Can You Scale Up Fine Wine? In Conversation with Vianney Gravereaux, Ivan Massonnat, Dan Petroski & Joao Silva”. This discussion tackles how to drive profitability and achieve financial sustainability within the realm of fine wine. Let's talk about the problems and reasons behind the necessity to scale up in the fine wine industry, and secondly, determine the ideal scale for fine wine production while addressing the challenges, obstacles, and steps to reach that optimal size. Fine wine has always relied on rarity and scarcity to establish its appeal. Fine wine thrives on the idea (real or perceived) of small scale, artisanal, never-changing production. But are these models still viable in today's economy?  About Vianney Gravereaux, Sales & Marketing Director, Ornellaia & Masseto, Italy After starting his career at Arthur Andersen, Vianney Gravereaux has gained a vast international experience in fine wine while working for globally renowned estates such as Champagne Philipponnat and Champagne Salon. He studied Economics, English, Political Philosophy and Geopolitics, is French by birth and multilingual by vocation.  Learn more about Vianney Gravereaux: linkedin.com/in/vianneygravereaux https://www.facebook.com/OrnellaiaWinery https://www.instagram.com/ornellaiawinery/ About Ivan Massonnat, Owner, Belargus, France Ivan's wine lover journey was built on his passion for Burgundy wines, capable of expressing an infinite variety of expressions from a single grape variety. By rooting his family in Chinon in 2006, Ivan discovered the great terroirs of the Loire Valley and started to dream of changing his life to become a vigneron. After years of looking for “diamonds in the rough”, Ivan fell in love with Anjou in 2018, the historical home of Chenin Blanc.  Learn more about Ivan Massonnat: https://www.instagram.com/domainebelargus https://www.facebook.com/domainebelargus/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/domaine-belargus About Dan Petroski Winemaker, Massican, USA: Dan Petroski was born in Brooklyn, NY. After attending Columbia University, he went to work for TIME magazine before the Wall Street Journal tried to poach him. Dan took a moment to reflect. He jettisoned to Sicily for a year, where he interned at Valle dell'Acate. Later, a harvest brought him to California. After harvest, Petroski was hired as Larkmead's cellarmaster, ultimately claiming the winemaker title in 2012. Petroski spent nearly 15 years at Larkmead, but during that period he launched a white wine only brand called Massican, an ode to the Mediterranean and Petroski's time spent living in Italy.  Learn more about Dan Petroski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danpetroski/ https://www.instagram.com/massicanwinery/ https://twitter.com/massicanwinery massican.com About Joao Gomes da Silva, Chief Commercial Officer, Sogrape: João Gomes da Silva has a degree in Economics and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading (United Kingdom). He made an international career in Europe and Latin America in the Food Distribution and Textile sectors. Since 2014, João Gomes da Silva is the Sogrape Director, leading the Global Marketing and Sales functions for the group's Portuguese wine portfolio, which is present in the Douro, Vinho Verde, Dão, Lisbon and Alentejo regions, including compelling names, such as Mateus, Sandeman, Casa Ferreirinha and Porto Ferreira, among others. Learn more about Joao Silva: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sogrape-com/ https://sogrape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sogrape/ Learn more about Areni Global: Website: https://areni.global/ Facebook: @FM4FW Twitter: @areniglobal Instagram: @areniglobal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/areni-global/ If you want to read the cliff notes on today's interview, just head to https://areni.global/research/podcasts/  

Pass me the butter, no the other Chardonnay@odetteestate @plumpjackcollection @nealvineyards @larkmeadvineyards #wine #californiawine #podcast #radioshow #host Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Maury, Made Man BobSIPS – On this episode we discuss wine from Odette Estate, Adaptation, Neal Family Vineyards, and Larkmead. A nice flight of both white and red wines. Be sure to pick out your cougar tattoo in advance before boarding the wine train. These wines will work with dinner, girls night out, anniversary, lunch, after dinner, and breakfast.  We will be discussing these wines and rating them from 1-5 with 5 being the best:2020 Odette Reserve Chardonnay, Napa Valley                                                          5 SIPS2018 Adaptation Cabernet Sauvignon , Napa Valley                                                       4 SIPS2021 Neal Family Vineyards Rutherford Dust Vermentino                                   3 SIPS2018 Neal Family Vineyards  Cabernet Sauvignon                                             4 SIPS2019 Larkmead Firebelle Napa Valley                                                                          3 SIPS2019 Larkmead Solari Napa Valley                                                                                3 SIPS2013 Larkmead Solari Napa Valley                                                                                5 SIPSinfo@sipssudsandsmokes.com X- @sipssudssmokes IG/FB - @sipssudsandsmokes Sips, Suds, & Smokes® is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, Spotify, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.Enjoying that cool Outro Music, it's from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here:https://amzn.to/2XblorcThe easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes” Credits:TITLE: Maxwell SwingPERFORMED BY: Texas GypsiesCOMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI)PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI)COURTESY OF: AudioSparx TITLE: FlapperjackPERFORMED BY: Texas GypsiesCOMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI)PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI)COURTESY OF: AudioSparx TITLE: Back RoadsPERFORMED BY: Woods & WhiteheadCOMPOSED BY: Terry WhiteheadPUBLISHED BY: Terry WhiteheadCOURTESY OF: Terry WhiteheadPost production services : Pro Podcast SolutionsAdvertising sales: Contact us directlyContent hosting services: Audioport, Earshot, Radio4A

Pass me the butter, no the other Chardonnay @odetteestate @plumpjackcollection @nealvineyards @larkmeadvineyards #wine #californiawine #podcast #radioshow #host Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Maury, Made Man Bob SIPS – On this episode we discuss wine from Odette Estate, Adaptation, Neal Family Vineyards, and Larkmead. A nice flight of both white and red wines. Be sure to pick out your cougar tattoo in advance before boarding the wine train. These wines will work with dinner, girls night out, anniversary, lunch, after dinner, and breakfast.  We will be discussing these wines and rating them from 1-5 with 5 being the best: 2020 Odette Reserve Chardonnay, Napa Valley                                                          5 SIPS 2018 Adaptation Cabernet Sauvignon , Napa Valley                                                       4 SIPS 2021 Neal Family Vineyards Rutherford Dust Vermentino                                   3 SIPS 2018 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon                                              4 SIPS 2019 Larkmead Firebelle Napa Valley                                                                          3 SIPS 2019 Larkmead Solari Napa Valley                                                                                3 SIPS 2013 Larkmead Solari Napa Valley                                                                                5 SIPS   info@sipssudsandsmokes.com X- @sipssudssmokes IG/FB - @sipssudsandsmokes Sips, Suds, & Smokes® is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf.  Available on Apple & Google Podcasts, Spotify, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast. Enjoying that cool Outro Music, it's from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: https://amzn.to/2Xblorc The easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes”  Credits: TITLE: Maxwell Swing PERFORMED BY: Texas Gypsies COMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI) PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI) COURTESY OF: AudioSparx   TITLE: Flapperjack PERFORMED BY: Texas Gypsies COMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI) PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI) COURTESY OF: AudioSparx   TITLE: Back Roads PERFORMED BY: Woods & Whitehead COMPOSED BY: Terry Whitehead PUBLISHED BY: Terry Whitehead COURTESY OF: Terry Whitehead Post production services : Pro Podcast Solutions Advertising sales: Contact us directly Content hosting services: Audioport, Earshot, Radio4All, PodBean

This will be the first Artificial Intelligence wine podcast with ChatGPT, and we will use the platform to help us conduct the interview with Dan Petroski. Brooklyn's own Dan Petroski made his way west to settle in California. In between, he attended Columbia, NYU Biz School, had a career in marketing, finance and advertising, spent time learning wine in Sicily, and more. Once in Napa, he made his way to Larkmead Vineyards in 2006. At one point, Dan was juggling two wine brands; He left Larkmead to focus on his Massican wines, a true devotion to Italian white wines made in California.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Grape Nation by becoming a member!The Grape Nation is Powered by Simplecast.

Welcome to Episode 1378 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Dan Petroski. More about Dan Petroski: A decade into his publishing career at Time Inc., Dan Petroski took a moment to reflect and he jettisoned to Italy for a year. While Petroski's intention was to return to New York, a harvest invitation in 2006 to come to California was too good to pass up. After harvest, Petroski was hired at Napa's Larkmead as cellar master, ultimately claiming the winemaker title in 2012. Petroski spent nearly 15 years at Larkmead, cementing his status as a top-tier Napa Valley Cabernet winemaker; during that period Petroski launched a white wine only brand called Massican, an ode to the Mediterranean and Petroski's time spent living in Italy and drinking white wine. Petroski's approach and ability to craft wines as diverse as Cabernet Sauvignon and Tocai Friulano has earned him perfect 100-point scores, Top 100 wines, recognition as San Francisco Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year in 2017 and Food & Wine magazine's Drinks Innovator of the Year in 2022. You can learn more about Dan Petroski by visiting: https://www.instagram.com/danpetroski/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/danpetroski/ massican.com More about Juliana Colangelo: Juliana Colangelo is a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. Juliana joined Colangelo & Partners in 2013 with previous experience in events, hospitality, and nonprofit development. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana has led the development of the California office, growing the agency's domestic presence to a dedicated office of 13 people with representation of leading wine companies such as Jackson Family Wines, Far Niente, Charles Krug Winery, Foley Family Wines and more. Juliana has completed her WSET Level 3 and her eMBA in Wine Business with Sonoma State University, allowing her to bring a strategic and sales-oriented approach to communications strategy for the agency. In 2021, Juliana was named one of PR News' Top Women in PR in the “Rising Stars” category. In 2022 Juliana became a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. To learn more visit: Instagram: www.instagram.com/julezcolang/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/ Twitter: twitter.com/JulezColang LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colan…lo-mba-04345539/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/colangelopr/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColangeloPR Twitter: twitter.com/ColangeloPR LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/colangel…public-relations Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

If you take the time to look up the history of Napa Valley, you may be surprised. Wineries date back to the 1800’s and many of those structures still exist. Frank Family Vineyards features the Larkmead building which like many in the Valley, could tell fascination tales…if they could talk. I caught up with Frank [...]

Climate change is set to transform global agriculture, causing problems like flooding and new pests in some areas, while extending growing seasons in others. And the wine industry is no exception. Look no further than Napa and Sonoma, where vineyards are grappling with drought and wildfires. Meanwhile, bubbly makers in southern England are looking to benefit from the rising temperatures.  Join us as Brian Freedman, author of the new book Crushed, looks at what global warming could mean for your favorite bottle of wine. He'll be joined in conversation by winemakers from Larkmead, Iron Horse, and Kutch wineries, who will share firsthand experiences of how they are adapting to climate change. Join us for the conversation on the future of wine, and for a special wine tasting curated by our speakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we venture to one of my favorite wineries ever. I love Larkmead and have been a huge fan since the first time I tried it 15 years ago. We are very fortunate to welcome Larkmead's winemaker, Avery Heeland. She joined the Larkmead Vineyards team in July 2019 after positions as Cellar Master at Screaming Eagle Vineyards in Napa, Vintage Assistant Winemaker Domaine Yves Boyer Martenot in Meursault, France, and as a Vintage Enologist at Capel Vale Winery in Western Australia. Heelan holds an M.S. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, with a specialization in Viticulture & Enology from the University of California, Davis.Thanks to Silvadore Brands for partnering with the Cork & Taylor Wine Podcast and being the official wine preserver or gas (Argon) provider.Go the link below to get your Silvadore Argon Gas Wine Preserver. Make sure you click FOR YOUR HOME and enter CODE corkandtaylor to receive 10% off your  orderhttps://www.silvadorebrands.com/Also, Welcome Fly With Wine as a new partner of the Cork & Taylor Wine Podcast.Solve the single biggest problem faced by wine country travelers as they follow their dreams of visiting their favorite wineries around the world. How to bring their favorite wines back home with them safely and securely on an airplane so they can be enjoyed while reliving memories with every sip. And so was borne the idea for FlyWithWine. Enter CODE corkandtaylor to receive 10% off your orderhttps://www.flywithwine.com/Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review! Please please It only takes a few minutes and helps me/the show grow. The more subscribers, reviews and rates helps us to get discovered! Also, follow us on our Facebook @corkandtaylor and Instagram accounts @corkandtaylorpodcast. Also, Please consider supporting the show as it would be appreciated. This helps me offset  expenses to continue to run and grow the Cork & Taylor Wine Podcast. Thanks! Lukewww.patreon.com/corkandtaylor

Focused on the 20% of the wine market doing things differently, Byron Hoffman and Tyson Caly, co-CEOs of Offset, are focused on enabling “Brand Differentiated Commerce.” At the intersection of design and technology for wine, Offset has significant experience operating allocated offerings of wine. These unique event-based sales methods, which limit how much customers can buy, create new challenges and best practices, unlike other sales channels.  Detailed Show Notes: Byron & Tyson met while collaborating on Last Bottle, combining e-commerce and designOffset - the intersection of design and technology for wineFocused on the 20% of the industry doing things differentlyMost clients in Napa & Sonoma, major ones include Kosta Browne, Aubert, Larkmead, Raen, Bedrock, DuMOLDTC business models - open cart / online store, clubs, subscriptions, allocationsAllocated offerings (“allocations”) definition - the event-based, controlled release of wineGeared around exclusivityOffering types - first come, first serve; guaranteed; order requestAllocation types - individual, group-based, wish onlyUse wish requests to prevent undersellingDifferences in doing allocations vs. other modelsA significant effort to decide who gets what, limiting what people can buyTiming of sales important - need to consider things like shipping windowsCheckout experience language is importantBest practices“Brand Differentiated Commerce” - how the brand is integrated w/ commerce can be different for every winerySimplify and align customer experience w/ the brandFull allocation button - can simplify the purchaseThe design flow of customer experience (e.g., initial email, graphics at the beginning of offering) is importantInvest in website design - many wineries think a lot about packaging and forget about their website or don't want to appear to be selling wine, but still need a clear call to actionToo much automation is not always betterExamples of the intersection of design and commerceKosta Browne re-designed how to explain wish requests on their website, reducing phone calls and emails coming inText messaging & magic links (auto-login) enable 20 seconds to purchase, ~98% of texts get read w/in 3 minutes, partners w/ Slick TextCosts of allocated modelsSimilar to e-commerce costs, Offset pricing is a transaction based w/ no monthly feeCan have cost efficiencies if wines sell out (e.g., team labor used for other things when not selling, shipping process condensed)Hybrid approachesE.g., Larkmead has a tasting room, club, & allocationsE.g., Kermit Lynch has clubs, open cart, and behind-the-scenes allocationsBenefit - providing choices for people w/ different sales models, e.g., clubs for people who want convenience, allocations for VIPs to enable access to special winesCons - a lot more setupPeople want to customize wine club shipments, which is similar technology to allocations and has now been enabledAllocated offering research w/ professors from Kellogg & Peter - creating the data to get more insight and reduce guesswork for the industry Get access to library episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 150 - Kate Solari Baker, Larkmead Vineyards by Michelle Mandro

Welcome to episode 991 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Dan Petroski of Massican, this week on Uncorked. This week, we welcome one of the true free-thinkers in wine: Dan Petroski, founder and winemaker at Massican. Anyone who follows wine media will know of Dan -- a renowned innovator, self-taught winemaker, a consummate storyteller. Today, we talk about taking chances, tackling big issues, and the myriad possibilities for tomorrow's wine marketing. Let's get into it. More about today's guest: Dan Petroski is the founder and winemaker at Massican, Napa Valley's only white wine winery. Prior to embarking on his wine journey, he spent ten years working in sales, marketing, and finance at TIME magazine, during which time he also earned his MBA from NYU. And there he might have remained, but for the inspiration to leave the publishing life, fly off to Sicily, and intern at Valle dell'Acate. By 2006, he was settled at Napa's iconic Larkmead, and by 2009, he had launched his own Mediterranean inspired Massican. Dan was named the SF Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year in 2017, and one of Food & Wine's Drinks Innovators of 2022. To learn more visit: Website: massican.com Instagram: @massicanwinery Twitter: @daniel_petroski Newsletter: massican.substack.com More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today's wine businesses. She's an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioral Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: https://5forests.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

MJ's guest is a winemaker and the founder of Massican Wines, Dan Petroski. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY where he went on to play football at Columbia. He went on to work for Time Inc. while also studying for his MBA at NYU, both ingredients for a promising future in magazine publishing. Dan began his wine education literally winning and dining clients around Manhattan's best restaurants. He set off for Sicily, where he interned at Valle dell'Acate for a year. Dan originally intended to return to NYC to sell wine, but later received a harvest invitation in 2006 in Napa Valley. Not long after that, Petroski was hired as cellar master, ultimately claiming the Larkmead winemaker title in 2012. In 2009, Dan launched his own wine business called Massican, which specializes in Italian inspired white wines. Massican is a one-man operation where Dan manages all winemaking, sales and marketing. In July of 2020 Dan went back to his digital media roots launching Massican Magazine online. Petroski's approach and ability to craft wines as diverse as Cabernet Sauvignon and Tocai Friulano has earned him the recognition as San Francisco Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year in 2017On this episode, MJ and Dan enjoy a beautiful bottle of Fiorano Boncampagni Ludovisi, while discussing Dan's unlikely start to a decorated and fulfilling career in wine, his once in a lifetime winemaking education in Sicily, his time at Larkmead, starting his own business at Massican, and fighting climate change on the front lines! Period. Cheers! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On episode sixteen of The Assemblage Wine Podcast, Adam sits down with Steve Morgan. On this podcast, we talk about Steve's wine career in New York and Chicago, as well as his passion for Italian white wines! And towards the end of the podcast, we taste two Italian white wines: Cantine Colosi Grillo and Marina Coppi 'Marine' Favorita.  Steve is currently the Midwest Regional Manager for The Sorting Table in Chicago, Illinois. He began his wine career in 2004 at Osteria Via Stato, and since has done harvests at Foradori Winery in Trentino as well as Larkmead in California. He has also worked at highly esteemed restaurants such as Del Posto, The Dressler, Ai Fiori, Tribecca Grill, Alinea and Formento's. Today if he is not drinking or working with wine, he is either cooking dinner for his wife, in his garden, playing with his dog, watching the Cubs, or reading comic books! Do you like our podcast? If so, please rate it on your favorite podcast streaming platform, share our podcasts on social media, and/or follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Assemblage Personal Beverage Consulting (@assemblagepbc). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/assemblagewinepodcast/support

On this episode, I sit down and speak with Jay James. Jay is a Master Sommelier who started in a rock band in Atlanta, GA before leaving the music industry to eventually run the most successful hotel wine program in the world at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV. He later moved to wine country in Napa Valley and currently runs the historic Larkmead Vineyard as the VP and General Manager. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-faherty8/support

We poured a 2019 Massican Annia for this episode, an unusual white wine from Napa Valley. Michele speaks with winemaker Dan Petrosky (whose day job is at historic Larkmead).

Dan Petroski - Award Winning Winemaker Larkmead & Massican, Napa, CA by Host: Camille Broderick - NANTUCKET NPR

He went from Madison Avenue in New York City to cellar rat in Napa Valley. With no formal training, winemaker Dan Petroski makes some of Napa Valley's most prestigious wines at Larkmead Vineyards by thinking about the past and looking toward the future. He applies the same philosophy in contemplating climate change and what can be done to preserve the legacy of Larkmead as well as the rest of Napa Valley's vineyards. Drink in this episode with Dan Petroski. Wines sampled in this episode: 2016 Larkmead Vineyards Estate Cabernet 2016 Larkmead Vineyards Dr. Olmo Cabernet Sauvignon This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley. Music for this episode is "Wishful Thinking" by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

Dan Petroski is the winemaker of Larkmead Vineyards and the founder & winemaker of Massican. Recently, Dan spoke on a panel regarding climate change and sustainability in relation to the global wine industry. Leaving me with more questions, we sat down to chat about the effects of climate change on Napa Valley specifically, with a focus on the benchmarking and data gathering that Larkmead has been doing to assess things like growing degree days in detail, and how Napa Valley is evolving into Zone 5 climatic conditions. We also discuss the affects of alternative packing and how that crosses over in the marketing & customer perception. Then we dig into how Dan is preparing for the potential major effects of climate change with a 21 year plan for testing other grape varietals that might possibly be more viable in the long-term. For those who do not know Dan, I encourage you to go back and list to my original interview with him where we discussed being the winemaker of Larkmead Vineyards in Calistoga, California and the founder & winemaker of Massican, Dan’s all white wine label making beautiful expressions of Italian based white wines like a Pinot Grigio & Greco blend called Gemina. In this episode we mention… Larkmead Vineyards Sustainability Winkler Index for wine growing climatic Zones The Definition of Zone 5 on the Winkler Index Torres & Jackson Family Climate Change Action Group Napa Valley Grape Growers (Dan is on the Board) Napa Valley Vintners Association Brief history of Larkmead grape growing FOLLOW DAN ON... INSTAGRAM   Our podcast today is sponsored by the Executive MBA in Wine Business programs at Sonoma State University. For wine industry leaders and entrepreneurs alike the Sonoma Executive MBA programs in wine business is a game-changer. The first of their kind in the United States and developed in response to the needs of the wine industry, Sonoma State University's AACSB accredited Executive MBA programs combine globally-recognized excellence in business education with wine industry expertise. Their alumni are leaders at elite wine brands around the world. Students have access to an unparalleled network of wine industry scholars, practitioners, and classmates. The programs offer experiential learning through an immersive 4-day leadership sailing weekend in San Diego Bay and in-country consulting projects during a 12-day international business trip. Market-responsive courses are held in the Wine Spectator Learning Center, an innovative learning space gilded with advanced technology and flexible learning classrooms. Applications for the 2020 Sonoma Executive MBA in Wine Business cohort are accepted through February 28th. Visit http://sbe.sonoma.edu/podcast for more information, to speak with an admissions counselor, or to RSVP for an information session. Follow us on social media @sonomasbe.

It's another day on our incredible, beautiful and struggling planet. This podcast focuses on the positive impacts people are making as I present Part Two of my Earth Day celebration. Much like the Slow Food Movement, Italy's Slow Wine crusade promotes sustainable practices within the winemaking industry. The Slow Wine Guide features those who operate within those parameters. The 2019 edition contains 370 wineries from Italy, 121 from California, and new this year, 50 Oregon wineries. I chose two from Northern California who have been selected by Slow Wine; Larkmead Family Estate in Calistoga, Napa Valley, and Littorai Wines of Sebastopol, Sonoma County. They're both highly respected in the industry. You'll be impressed with the efforts they put forth to create their exceptional wine. Cheers to that! Happy Earth Day. 

Brooklyn born Dan Petroski made his way uptown to Columbia University, played a little football, headed downtown to NYU Biz School before moving into marketing, finance and advertising at Time Inc. and Sports Illustrated. His love of wine and a college friend with connections got Dan over to Sicily. Dan came back to the states, made his way to Cali to follow his passion and the rest fermented into a career in wine. Dan is the winemaker at Larkmead Vineyards and owns Massican Winery in California and was the 2017 Winemaker of the Year from the SF Chronicle. The Grape Nation is powered by Simplecast.

After a decade long career in advertising for Time Warner, Dan Petroski got a harvest internship in Italy, booked a flight and didn’t look back. For the next year, he would live as a local in his adopted home of Italy, working in vineyards. From that point onward, Dan knew that wine would take the center focus of not only his career, but his life. Learn more about Dan here. Coming to California with just over a year’s experience, Dan had a challenging time getting a job, until Andy Smith gave him an opportunity. Fast forward to today and Dan has had incredible success including being named “Winemaker of the Year” in 2017 by the SF Chronicle. In this episode, Dan and I dig into his journey thus far in wine, we philosophize on the topics of loyalty and freedom as a winemaker, and then explore the terroir of Larkmead’s vineyards and the concept behind his white wine only label, Massican.

Dan Petroski was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and has the swagger and the accent to prove it. After attending Columbia University where he played football, Dan went to work for Time, Inc. While there, he earned his MBA from NYU and worked his way up the ranks towards a promising future in magazine publishing. A good chunk of his tenure at Time was spent managing advertising clients, which involved considerable schmoozing. This is how Dan learned wine, by walking his expense account through the lists of Manhattan’s top restaurants. When the Wall Street Journal tried to poach him, Dan took a moment to reflect. Deciding a change of life was in order, he jettisoned to Sicily for a year, where he interned at Valle dell’Acate. While Dan’s intention was to return to New York to sell wine, a harvest invitation from Andy Smith at DuMOL in 2006 was too good to pass up, and Dan left the city again, this time facing west. After harvest, Andy Smith hired Dan as Cellar Master at Larkmead. The following year, Dan was promoted to Assistant Winemaker, ultimately claiming the Larkmead Winemaker title in 2012. Before cementing his status as a Napa Valley Cabernet winemaker, in 2009 Dan launched a white wine only brand called Massican. Massican is Dan’s ode to the Mediterranean and his time spent living in Italy and drinking white wine. Dan is a gifted, instinctual winemaker, and his old world palate has guided his philosophy on wine. Dan’s approach and ability to craft wines as diverse as Cabernet Sauvignon and Tocai Friulano has earned him the recognition as San Francisco Chronicle’s Winemaker of the Year in 2017. In the Drink is powered by Simplecast

Dan Petroski is the winemaker for Larkmead and the owner of Massican, both wineries based in the Napa Valley of California. Also in this episode, Erin Scala discusses some of the unintended consequences of Prohibition.