This is part five of our series where I ask winemakers “What is the one question you’ve never been asked, that you’d like to be asked”. Always fun answers and maybe bit of food for thought. Winemakers in order of appearance: Paula Kornell-Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley Mike Sullivan-Benovia Winery, Sonoma County Rémi Vervier-Champagne [...]

For our listeners I have to note that we conducted this interview in the lobby of a busy Sonoma hotel on a lovely Spring afternoon. I met up with Blair Guthrie who makes his eponymous wine in Sonoma. Blair is from New Zealand and after spending a bit of time in the US making wine, [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Blair Guthrie, Proprietor & Winemaker, Guthrie Family Wines, Sonoma County, defining the term “Mouse”.  Learn more by visiting guthriefamilywines.com

There will likely always be debates between the use of cork versus screw cap, glass and other enclosures. This time we take an in depth look at cork as Patrick Spencer, Executive Director of the Natural Cork Council is our guest this week. Cork is simply amazing and even better it is good for the [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Patrick Spencer, Executive Director, Natural Cork Council, defining the term “Lenticels”.  Learn more by visiting naturalcorkcouncil.org

When you make high end Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California, is must be from the Russian River area. Mark McWilliams Arista label make this top quality wine from vineyards that were once owned by his parents. Today Mark operates the winery from a space just off the square in Healdsburg. The wine business never [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Mark McWilliams, Proprietor, Arista Winery, Healdsburg, defining the phrase “Fluffing the Lees”.  Learn more by visiting aristawinery.com

Many that visit wine country dream of becoming a vintner or winemaker, but few make the dream come true. Sheree Thornsberry and her husband Brian did in fact, make the dream come true and then some. I met with Sheree and Winemaker Ashley Herzberg at Grand Cru Custom Crush just a few weeks ago, where [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Sheree Thornsberry, Proprietor, Innumero Wines, Sonoma County, defining the phrase “A Sense of Place”.  Learn more by visiting innumerowines.com

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Ashley Herzberg, Winemaker, Innumero Wines, Sonoma County, defining the term “Vibes”.  Learn more by visiting innumerowines.com