The best way to make wine “less scary”, is to talk with winemakers. They really do tell the best stories. Winemakers bleed grape juice, work crazy hours and practically live in the vineyard. So we see it as our job to let them tell their stories. Elizabeth Vianna is Winemaker for Chimney Rock Winery in [...]

Our Vino Lingo segment of the website gives you definitions of wine terms from the experts themselves, the winemakers. This week Elizabeth Vianna, Winemaker at Chimney Rock Winery in the Stag’s Leap District of Napa Valley defines the term “Mouthfeel”.

Just what is a “Winemaker” anyway? Find out by listening to Ana Diogo Draper’s definition. Ana is Winemaker at Artesa Vineyards and Winery in the Carneros district of Napa Valley. Guess she should know!

Winemakers are an extraordinarily diverse bunch. They come from all over the planet and have found the true meaning of passion in their lives. They have an in depth knowledge of wines that would astound the average wine lover. Ana Diogo Draper was born in Portugal and now makes wine for Artesa Vineyards and Winery [...]

It’s been almost ten years since we’ve done a sit-down with Bruce Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars. Bruce has been a great friend to the podcast and is always a darn nice guy to take to. The Cakebread Winery has undergone changes over the last year with expansion and remodeling. Not an easy thing to do [...]

Listen to the wine term definition from the expert, Bruce Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars in Napa Valley. Here, Bruce gives us his definition of the term “Racking”

Way back in June, 2008 we released Podcast #2.  This program featured John Shafer of Shafer Vineyards.  This was a delightful interview with John, seeing how we were brand new to this podcast thing.  John was patient, sincere and a gentleman to chat with.  So in his memory, we present a rebroadcast of that podcast [...]

For the ninth time, the Napa Valley Vintners invited Life Between the Vines to Premiere Napa Valley, held at the Culinary Institute of America in St Helena. Premiere is the trade auction that all Napa and the wine industry look forward to. The time to catch up with old friends from the valley as well [...]

With this program we have reached the end of our Michigan wineries tour and it’s been an eye opening experience. We will be visiting Michigan again likely this summer to discover more of the state’s wealth of wineries, but today we feature Winemaker Brian Hosmer of Chateau Chantal in Traverse City. Chateau Chantal is a [...]

Want to learn a new wine term? Listen to Brian Hosmer of Chateau Chantal in Traverse City, Michigan define the term “Grape Racists”