Sip Sip Hooray Podcast

Sip Sip Hooray Podcast episodes:

• 06.19.2024

  Port, Dry Douro Valley Wines and More! Discover Symington Family Estates, Ep. 87

  Why You Should Be Drinking Portuguese Wines Now On the podcast today, the Symington family has a history in Portugal as rich as their Ports. We are excited to have DOC Douro Category Manager Mariana Brito and fifth generation family member...

  
• 06.05.2024

  Throwing Punches at the Traditional Wine World - Wine Culture with Miguel de Leon, Ep. 86

  When you look at a restaurant's wine list, what do you see? Do you see equity, cultural and biodiversity, representation, affordability, fun? Our guest today believes all of that should be front and center on a wine list. Miguel de Leon...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Our Top Tips For Visiting Napa Valley on a Budget, Ep. 85

  The number one thing people always ask us is, can you do wine country on a budget? With the Napa Valley wine experience becoming more and more expensive, with wine tastings regularly costing upwards of $10, can you visit this incredible wine...

  
• 05.08.2024

  White Wine is In! The World Wine Guys Say So, Ep. 84

  Is it time to turn to white wine? Wine drinkers are now choosing white wine more than red! Our guests, Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, aka the World Wine Guys, are the perfect ambassadors for exploring the wide and delicious...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Laura Catena - Catena Zapata #1 Vineyard in the World, Malbec, WHO and More! Ep. 83

  On the podcast today, a wine friend so busy we can't believe she's made time to visit us again. And she’s speaking to us from Mendoza, Argentina. Dr. Laura Catena is the managing director of one of the best known names...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Cork's Comeback, Sustainability and Eliminating TCA Yay! With Amorim Cork, Ep. 82

  We’ve become cork dorks! That’s right, while you may love the convenience and ease of screw caps, after today’s pod, you’ll never think about cork stoppers the same way. Sure, cork has been used for centuries to seal wine bottles, and,...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Wine Words Matter - Meg Maker and A New Language for Wine - Ep. 81

  Does wine speak make your eyes roll or glaze over? One of the most intimidating things about wine isn't about what's in your glass - it's the words used to describe it. Do tasting notes that allude to a pasture...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Along the Northern Sonoma Wine Road with Podcasters Marcy Gordon and Beth Costa, Ep. 77

  Want to know the inside tracks, the backroads and the best bets of the Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Alexander Valley in northern Sonoma County? We got you! Our guests today co-host the popular, fun and informative award-winning podcast,...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Winemaker Aaron Lieberman's Secret for Making Wines Bloom at Willamette Valley's Iris Vineyards , Ep. 79

  Meet winemaker Aaron Lieberman. All his life, Aaron's been volunteering and giving back, including a stint with the Peace Corp in Guatemala. Now he's tending vines and crafting fine wines at Iris Vineyards in the Willamette Valley, always with an...

  
• 01.08.2024

  A Family Wine Affair at Livermore Valley's Omega Road Winery, Ep. 76

  Here at Sip Sip Hooray! we are all about making wine approachable, sharing peeks behind the label of some of your favorite wines and helping you discover some new wines. For this episode the Marys are in Livermore Valley at Omega...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Cheers to Our Sip Sip Hooray Top 12 Wine Holiday Gift Guide! Gifts for Every Budget and Last Minute Gifts.

  We've made our list our list and we're checking it twice. Whether you're gifting the wine lovers in your life - or treating yourself, The Marys have got you covered! These are our top 12 picks - none of them...

  
• 11.01.2023

  Rising out of the 2020 Wildfire Ashes - Big Basin Vineyards, Ep. 78

  Three years have gone by since a devastating CZU Lightning Complex wildfire tore through California's Santa Cruz Mountains in August 2020, destroying the home of Big Basin Vineyards winemaker Bradley Brown. The fire damaged his vineyard, but spared his winery,...

  
• 10.18.2023

  Napa Valley's Best Wine Tasting Experience! Gentleman Farmer Wines - Joey Wolosz and Jeff Durham, Ep 75

  We love a winery with a manifesto, especially when one of the statements is "We are for wine with lunch on Mondays. To open the good stuff for no reason is the reason." It just makes life more fun right? You've...

  
• 10.03.2023

  The Trending Thirst for Non-Alcoholic Wines with Studio Null Wines, Ep. 74

  Welcome to #SoberOctober. If you're looking for good non-alcoholic wine, no matter the reason, this episode is your perfect pour. Call it sober curious, mindful or buzzless drinking, alcohol-free libations are growing in popularity and demand. Today's non-alcoholic wines are getting...

  
• 09.20.2023

  A love affair with Rhone varieties - Kim and Todd Engelhardt of Lion Ranch Vineyards Ep. 73

  Sip Sip Hooray for Rhone wine varieties! Our guests today are a husband and wife winemaking team, working and living in California's Santa Clara Valley. This is a historic winemaking region, dating back to the 1798, but Kim and Todd Engelhardt...

  
• 09.06.2023

  Wine and Wine Tank Photography - Livermore Valley's Rosa Fierro Cellars, Ep. 72

  If you've ever dreamed of making a career switch to wine, our podcast today may just inspire you. Rosa Fierro went from legal assistant to winemaker and winery owner. It didn't happen overnight, and the journey wasn't without its twists...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Meet the New Ridge Vineyards Winemakers - Trester Goetting and Shauna Rosenblum, Ep. 71

  We, the Marys, were honored to be invited to celebrate Ridge's 60th anniversary at a luncheon at the winery with legendary winemaker Paul Draper, his team, including head winemaker John Olney and Ridge's new winemakers Trester Goetting at Monte Bello...

  
• 08.07.2023

  History, Chemistry and the Best Wine Prices - Livermore Valley's Fenestra Winery, Ep. 70

  From homemade cranberry wine to a dizzying array of more than 20 award winning wines, Fenestra Winery owner and founder Lanny Replogle  is one of the best known and most respected vintners in California's Livermore Valley. Fenestra is known for...

  
• 07.18.2023

  A New Chapter for Carmel Valley's Joyce Wine Co. with Russell Joyce, Ep. 69

  Russell Joyce's family landed in Monterey County, California, thanks to his father's love of car racing and the nearby Laguna Seca Raceway. Ever since, Russell's been in the driver's seat of his family's grape growing and winemaking endeavors at Joyce...

  
• 07.05.2023

  MLB's 1st Master Sommelier - And Your Wine ?s Answered! Evan Goldstein, Ep. 68

  Summer is here, and we're celebrating Americia's pastime, baseball! When you get to the ballpark, you're most likely eating hotdogs and drinking a cold beer. But our guest and friend of the pod, Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, wants you to...

  
• 06.21.2023

  Wine, art, music and cannabis at Darcie Kent Estate Winery with Darcie Kent, Ep. 67

  There's a saying that wine is art in a glass. For 5th generation vintner Darcie Kent, that's always been true. Darcie has helped shape the modern Livermore Valley, California wine scene, first with her wine and her paintings, then with...

  
• 06.06.2023

  Wine and Music - DJ Soigné is in the house! Vocal Vineyards' Ted Glennon, Ep. 66

  Vineyards have voices. That's how our guest today, Ted Glennon of Vocal Vineyards in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, approaches winemaking. From DJing to wine, Ted's career has been both vocal and vinous. Wearing his DJ Soigné hat, he spins up...

  
• 05.24.2023

  Gary Farrell Winery - Theresa Heredia, Ep. 65

  If you're a Chard and Pinot fan then you may know the name Gary Farrell. His namesake winery - Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery - in Sonoma's Russian River Valley, became the go to for lovers of Burgundian, acid driven...

  
• 05.08.2023

  Caprio Cellars - Dennis Murphy, Ep. 64

  Give as you go. That's the motto of our podcast guest, Dennis Murphy. As the founder and winemaker at Caprio Cellars in Washington's Walla Walla Valley, Dennis proves that making great tasting wine and making a difference in the world...

  
• 04.25.2023

  A Sustainable Wine Pioneer- Steve McIntyre, McIntyre Family Wines Ep. 63

  Steve McInytre of McIntyre Family Wines is truly one of the OG sustainable grape growers and winemakers of Monterey County's Santa Lucia Highlands. Steve dreamed of being a rock star, but lucky for us - and the wine world -...

  
• 04.11.2023

  Brazil's Tenuta Foppa & Ambrosi - Lucas Foppa, Ep. 62

  Sip Sip Hooray! Podcast is in Brazil! The Marys were invited by ApexBrasil to be part of the first American wine journalists to formally tour Brazil's major wine region in southern Brazil. On our visit to Tenuta Foppa & Ambrosi, we...

  
• 03.27.2023

  Sandar & Hem - Rob Bergstrom, Ep. 61

  Wine and history have always been intertwined for Sandar & Hem winemaker Rob Bergstrom. To him, every bottle tells a unique story about the place it is grown, as well as being a lens on the wines and winemakers of...

  
• 03.13.2023

  Ian Brand, I. Brand & Family Wines, Ep. 60

  When Ian Brand came on the Monterey County wine scene, his mission was to work with unsung vineyards and grape varieties. Why? He wants to ensure these special places and wines don't stay in the shadows of Chardonnay and Pinot...

  
• 02.23.2023

  Santa Clara Valley Wine Auction and Guglielmo Winery with Gene Guglielmo, Ep. 59

  Come meet us, the Marys, and sip Santa Clara Valley Wines with us! That's right, Mary B and Mary O are hosting the VIP Sommelier Experience during the Santa Clara Valley Wine Auction on Saturday, March 25 at Guglielmo Winery...

  
• 02.09.2023

  Brazilian Wine 101 with Mauricio Roloff, Ep. 58

  We have a confession! The Marys had never sipped a Brazilian wine before Apex Brasil invited us to join a small group of wine journalists to tour the country's main wine region.  The reaction from most of our friends and family...

  
• 01.24.2023

  Folktale Winery & Vineyards - David Baird, Ep. 57

  You could say that winemaker David Baird is living the dream at Folktale Winery & Vineyards in California’s Carmel Valley. They say every bottle has a story to tell, and behind the label, David coaxes those stories out of Folktale's...

  
• 01.09.2023

  The Magic of Mount Eden Vineyards - Jeffrey Patterson, Ep. 56

  Getting to Mount Eden Vineyards in California's Santa Cruz Mountains is an adventure! The drive is up a twisty mountain road with lots of hairpin turns and steep drop offs. A good portion of the road - at the topmost...

  
• 12.22.2022

  The Wine Bible 3rd Edition is Here! Karen MacNeil, Ep. 55

  If you've ever picked up a wine book, there's a good chance it's The Wine Bible, by our guest Karen MacNeil. The Wine Bible is so popular that Karen just revised this 3rd edition, and it has surpassed the  one...

  
• 12.08.2022

  BERNARDUS WINERY - CARMEL VALLEY, EP. 54

  Buckle up for the newest Sip Sip Hooray! podcast episode! When you think of wine in Carmel Valley, the first label that comes to mind is Bernardus. This Monterey County winery led the way in establishing the Carmel Valley AVA as...

  
• 11.17.2022

  Crushed by Brian Freedman Wine and Climate Change - Ep. 53

  Climate change is on eveyone's mind, especially when it comes to the world's grape growers and winemakers. Wildfires, drought, water scarcity, hail, floods, extreme weather, oh my! While there's much reason for concern, our guest today says there is hope....

  
• 11.03.2022

  Caraccioli Cellars - Scott Caraccioli, Ep. 52

  We're celebrating bubbles and California's Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County on Sip Sip Hooray! with Scott Caraccioli of Caraccioli Cellars. Of course the holidays are sparkling wine season, but we believe bubbles are for year round -- and yes, daily...

  
• 10.19.2022

  Alice Feiring - To Fall in Love Drink This, Ep. 51

  The Marys are honored to have wine writer extraordinare Alice Feiring on our pod! Acclaimed wine writer Alice Feiring has been in love with wine for decades. She started her sensory training at very young age, sniffing everything along with her...

  
• 10.06.2022

  Lepe Cellars - Miguel Lepe, Ep. 50

  If you don't know the wines of Lepe Cellars in Monterey County, you're in for a treat! The Marys continue their Monterey County wine tour, where we met up with Miguel Lepe, founding winemaker of Lepe Cellars. Miguel is an up...

  
• 09.15.2022

  Denis Hoey - Odonata Wines, Ep. 49

  Creating opportunity. That’s how our guest, winemaker Denis Hoey, has been living his life. He pursued a dream of making wine, and now that he’s established his own winery, Odonata Wines in the Monterey County AVA, he’s dedicated to bringing...

  
• 09.01.2022

  The Iconic Iris Rideau, Rideau Vineyards, Ep. 48

  The Marys have a new friend in wine! Join us for an engaging conversation with the woman who just doesn't know how to stop! Sip Sip Hooray to that! Are you ready to meet the tour de force that is Iris...

  
• 08.17.2022

  Heidi Scheid, Scheid Family Wines, Ep. 47

  We are excited to introduce you to this wine dynamo! Heidi Scheid does it all, from transforming her family's business as grape growers to winemakers, overseeing Scheid Family Wines business operations, developing new brands - including a low ABV wine...

  
• 07.14.2022

  Philana Bouvier of Demeine Estates, Ep. 46

  The Marys are thrilled to welcome a true wine dynamo and new friend to the pod! Meet Philana Bouvier. She's the President of Napa Valley-based Demeine Estates, whose impressive portfolio includes Heitz Cellar, Burgess, Stony Hill, as well as international...

  
• 06.19.2022

  Mendo Blendo - Saracina Vineyards' Alex MacGregor, Ep. 45

  For this episode of Sip Sip Hooray! we are in Hopland in California's Mendocino County at the beautiful, picturesque winery, Saracina Vineyards. Tucked into the rolling hills, the mantra at this wine ranch is biodiversity and sustainability. Since its founding by...

  
• 05.16.2022

  A Balanced Glass Rebecca Hopkins, Ep. 44

  Can you have a healthy and balanced life with wine? Our guest today says yes! Wine is plentiful in so many professional and personal situations and it can be challenging to navigate, especially if you feel like pulling back. Rebecca Hopkins created...

  
• 04.14.2022

  Wrath Wines - Sabrine Rodems, Ep. 43

  From behind the scenes of the theater and opera stage to behind the wine label, Sabrine Rodems gave up the bright lights of theater and film production for producing bold wines.  Sabrine hones her craft daily at Wrath Wines in the...

  
• 03.16.2022

  Niki Wente of Wente Vineyards, Livermore Valley, Ep. 42

  Her family is California's First Family of Chardonnay. Most Chardonnay vines planted in the state are from the Wente clone, developed in Livermore Valley at Wente Vineyards by Niki Wente's family. So you can imagine Niki has big shoes to fill....

  
• 02.14.2022

  The Kings of Napa - Janine Sherman Barrois, Ep. 41

  Are you watching OWN's The Kings of Napa? We are, and we're loving the bingeworthy show about a powerful African-American family in Napa Valley with secrets and scandals that are juicier than the grapes! Joining us for this special Sip Sip...

  
• 01.27.2022

  Mark Pisoni, Pisoni Vineyards, Ep. 40

  Meet Mark Pisoni. He's a 3rd generation farmer and son of legendary winemaker Gary Pisoni of Pisoni Vineyards. While Gary is larger-than-life, Mark is quietly building his own legacy, as grape grower extraordinare, managing what some call Grand Cru vineyards...

  
• 01.11.2022

  Winemaker Shalini Sekhar - Neely Wine and More! Ep. 39

  We strike a harmonious cord in the wine world with this episode! Say hello to winemaker Shalini Sekhar. She wears many hats in her role as winemaker for Neely Wine in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Waits-Mast Family Cellars in...

  
• 12.15.2021

  Carboniste Cali Sparkling Wine - Dan Person, Ep. 38

  Why should California try to be Champagne? That's the question Napa winemaker Jon Person posed to himself and his wife Jacqueline. When it comes to bubbly, Champagne‘s allure is clear. But thanks to folks like Dan and Jacqueline, there’s a new...