Life Between the Vines

This week we feature Oakland Winemaker Pietro Buttitta of Prima Materia Vineyard & Winery defining the term “Lift”.

For our podcast travel has been on hold, like so many business in our world. But for this program I was able to drive just a few miles to visit Randy Larson, President of Spirits of Norway Vineyard in the town of Norway, Wisconsin. When it comes to passion, winegrowers everywhere live for the fruit, [...]

This week we feature Randy Larson, proprietor Spirits of Norway Vineyard in the town of Norway, Wisconsin, defining the term “Fruit Forward” Learn more by visiting www.spiritsofnorwayvineyard.com

The great state of Texas is making quite a name for itself in winemaking as well as wine tourism. For this podcast we return to Texas to chat with William Chris Vineyards, Director of Winemaking and Co Founder Chris Brundrett. William Chris is found in Hye, Texas, not far from Austin and San Antonio, making [...]

This week we feature Chris Brundrett of William Chris Vineyards in Hye, Texas defining the wine term “Desert Sage” Learn more by visiting www.williamchriswines.com

We continue our adventure into wineries of the Finger Lakes region of New York, with winemaker Kelby James Russell of Red Newt Cellars. As our listeners know, winemakers come from many different backgrounds but Kelby’s background is certainly unusual. As part of his journey he studied orchestral management. These are some of the flavors that [...]

This weeks Vino Lingo features Winemaker Kelby James Russell defining the term “Donut”.

This week our Vino Lingo segment features Michael Accurso, Winemaker at Post & Beam Wine in Napa Valley defining the term “First Date Wine” As I’ve often said, wine is like family. In some cases, wine itself becomes a family. Many wineries have a flagship or main label, then other brands that follow. Michael Accuroso [...]

This week we feature Michael Accuroso, Winemaker at Post & Beam in Napa Valley, defining the term “First Date WIne”

As a child, Daniel Roberts spent a lot of time playing in the dirt. Today he is a Viticulturist in Sonoma, and has spent much time digging holes and learning about dirt. Daniel has worked with some of California’s best known wineries and he is still going strong as he comes up on his 41st [...]