Crosby’s Cru

On Location at Kohler Food & Wine with John Hamel: When the Struggle Is Real — So Is the Reward


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This week, Mason and Molly Crosby take Crosby’s Cru on the road to Kohler Food & Wine, where they sit down with John Hamel of Hamel Family Wines — a vintner whose philosophy proves that deep roots are built through challenge.


From Sonoma to Lambeau, they explore the parallels between dry farming and discipline, football and farming, legacy and land. Our starting lineup — a 2023 Estate Sauvignon Blanc, a 2023 Estate Grenache, and a 2018 Nuns Canyon Vineyard Red Blend — they talk about how struggle shapes growth, how adaptation fuels greatness, and why the hard road is usually the one worth taking.


It’s an episode about looking beneath the surface — with a little Wisconsin spirit and Kohler flavor mixed in.


🍷 Wines Featured:

  •  2023 Hamel Family Wines Estate Sauvignon Blanc

  •  2023 Hamel Family Wines Estate Grenache

  •  2018 Hamel Family Wines Nuns Canyon Vineyard Red Wine


💬 Theme: Growth through challenge, roots and legacy, the intersection of wine and resilience


🏈 Guest: John Hamel

🎙️ Location: Kohler Food & Wine Festival

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Crosby’s CruBy Mason & Molly Crosby