This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Nick Goldschmidt, Owner & Winemaker at Goldschmidt Vineyards in Sonoma, defining the terms “Dimers & Trimers”. Learn more by visiting www.goldschmidtvineyards.com.

Making wine in Napa Valley for over 20 years now, Henrik Poulsen brings great experience to the table, as well as his very own brand, Release. While Release is bottled is small quantities, I find that is the type of wine many of our listeners look for. Originally from Denmark, Henrik has made Napa Valley [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Henrik Poulsen of Release Winery in Napa Valley defining the term “Bleed”. Learn more by visiting www.releasewinery.com

Taking notice of wines in various parts of the United States is paying big dividends to wine lovers. Virginia is an area that has achieved notice in fine wine offerings. I spoke with Ben Jordan, Winemaker for Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Virginia just a couple weeks ago and have once again had my eyes [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Ben Jordan, Winemaker at Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Virginia, defining the phrase “Progress Past Nostalgia”. Learn more by visiting www.earlymountain.com

Since the start of this podcast over 13 years ago I’ve interviewed Stu Smith several times. I’ve always enjoyed his candor and humor. He’s a very smart guy. This was one of the most fun and highly educating interviews I’ve done with Stu. I enjoyed every minute. Its also one of the few times we [...]

The Vinoce Winery tasting room can be found in the city of Napa in a cozy space close to the Napa river. Vinoce’s winemaker Keith Emerson wears many hats when it comes to making wine. That keeps harvest all the more interesting. The fact is, I’ve always felt that the smaller quantity production a wine [...]

This week we feature Keith Emerson, Winemaker at Vinoce Winery in Napa Valley, defining the term “Zippy”. Learn more by visiting www.vinoce.com

Passion, patience and palate. Words Daniel Daou of Patrimony Estate lives by. Daniel has a deep love for wine and understands the time and care it takes to bring grapes to their highest representation of terroir. I spoke with Daniel on the phone a few weeks ago and intently listened to the story of what [...]

This week we feature Daniel Daou of Patrimony Estate in Paso Robles defining the term “Vine Balance”. Learn more by visiting www.patrimonyestate.com