Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Amanda Hutchinson & brother Jake Simpson from family-owned Whalebone Winery in Paso Robles, California. Whalebone is one of Julie & Jason's favorite wineries overall - the people, the wine, the home-like atmosphere. We check in with Amanda & Jake as they head into a new chapter of the business, with Jake taking on a bigger role in the family business created by their parents Bob and Jan. 

Learn how to pronounce Paso Robles (lol)…how a hunting accident lead to winemaking…How a duct-taped bottle of wine became Bob Wine...the tight-knit wine community in the area and how they have each other's backs…how it felt to have the business handed down from their parents….the pressure of Jake taking on a bigger role…Amanda’s husband leaving the business to pursue other things… the unique soil at Whalebone…how Paso has blown up as big wine country...what quokkas have to do with Jake...and what Jesus and Nirvana have in common...all that and more..

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Check out Whalebone: https://www.whalebonevineyard.com/

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