Disgorged

Zach chats with Lacey Lybeck, the Vineyard Manager for Sagemoor Vineyards in Washington's Columbia Valley. Sagemoor Vineyards is comprised of five different vineyard sites (Sagemoor, Bacchus, Dionysus, Gamache, and Weinbau) and sells grapes to over 100 different wineries.

Zach speaks with Kerry Shiels, award-winning winemaker at Cote Bonneville in Washington's Yakima Valley. Kerry's wines are sourced from Cote Bonneville's estate vineyard, DuBrul Vineyard, one of the most acclaimed vineyards in Washington. Working with exceptional fruit, she crafts wines of both power and balance.

Zach and Madeline discuss wine pairings, map making, up-and-coming wine regions, and much more on this fun and lively podcast featuring the NYT best-selling author!

Zach and Erik discuss the process and challenges of small batch craft distilling, the current state of the sommelier community, and why everyone should be drinking more Champagne.

Zach talks with winemaker David Paterson of Tantalus Vineyards, located in Kelowna, British Columbia, about the unique opportunities and challenges of making wine in the Okanagan Valley, and what the BC wine industry needs to do to bring their world-class wines to a global market.

Zach chats with Leah Jorgensen, who makes some of the most exciting and dynamic wines in all of Oregon...and she doesn't make any Pinot Noir! Instead, she explore the potential for varietals like Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc in the Rogue and Applegate Valleys of Southern Oregon. Drawing on the Loire Valley for some inspiration, but aiming to remain true to the unique terroir of those valleys, she crafts exceptional wines, including the stunning "Blanc de Cabernet Franc" that first put her on the map.

Zach and Heather answer a bunch of reader questions, including what wine region they'd most like to visit, what happens to grapes after they're fermented, and whether either of them would try blue wine (spoiler warning, no!).

Rajat Parr is one of the icons of the American wine world, from his influential role as wine director for Michael Mina to his advocacy for balanced wines with a sense of place. Now, as a wine maker in both California's Santa Rita Hills as well as Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills, he has a new and different appreciation for the challenges winemakers face. We chatted a bit about his various wine projects, his upcoming book, and why you can't make great wine from just ok grapes.

Erin James, editor-in-chief of CiderCraft magazine, and author of the upcoming guide to North American Cider (also titled CiderCraft) joins me on the podcast to talk about artisanal cider production, heritage varietals, and why the Red Delicious sucks. Plus we talk about some favorite cider pairings, the right glassware for your cider, and why everyone owes Angry Orchard at least a small debt.

A fun and lively discussion with the awesome and creative Heather Gordon, aka BlancdeBlonde.com. We tasted a couple of wines and generally shot the breeze about how you can love wine without being snobby about it.