If you drink Napa or Sonoma wine, or care about keeping American wine diverse and independent, this moment matters. The small producers who shaped these regions are fighting to survive, and that struggle shapes what will end up in your glass for years to come.

In 2025, Napa and Sonoma are under real strain. Small wineries are struggling, and so are the restaurants, farmers, shops, and workers who keep these valleys alive. The economic pressures are reshaping what it means to live and work here.

We spoke with Eric Jones, who’s challenging longtime incumbent Mike Thompson in the newly redrawn District 4. We wanted to hear how he imagines the future of wine country, and what it will take for these communities to stay vibrant in the years ahead. We’ll be talking with Mike Thompson soon as well, because the Napa and Sonoma Valleys deserve a conversation about what is at stake and comes next.

For More Information Eric Jones

https://www.ericjones.us

For More Information on Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!

https://www.winecoyeah.com

Winemaker Hardy Wallace takes you 2000 feet up into the Santa Cruz Mountains to Mariana's Vineyard - where ancient redwoods stand over some of the most electric Bordeaux varieties we've ever made. This is the story of three tiny production wines that live in a category all their own: Merlot that astounds, Cab Franc that shines, Cabernet Sauvignon that takes your breath away. 39, 34, and 60 cases total.

Pre-release drops October 24th

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UFO Encounters, Dark Spirits, Hummingbirds and more!- This episode is a deep into the Extradimensional tales of the 2025 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah Fall Wine Release.

To Purchase The Wines- www.winecoyeah.com/shop

In this episode we are joined by Anne and Chris of Cosmico Music Fest.

Cosmico is a wine lovers music fest set in the redwoods in Sonoma County. 5/16-5/18. Be There!

www.cosmi.co

@cosmicofest

A spirited journey through the six wines in the Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Spring Release.

2024 Summer Salters Rosé IV

2024 Cosmic Lawnmower (Sauv. Blanc)

2024 Full King Crab IV

2023 Indie Bookstore Medium Red II (Zin)

2022 Figure Ground Red Blend

2023 Mourvèdre Yeah!

These wines go live to our mailing list on 4/7/25

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In this episode we discuss the 6 wines in the 2025 Winter Release. These wines go live to the mailing list on 1/16 at 7AM PT.

In the episode we reference Boris Fishman's piece in the NYT. The podcast can be listened to here

There's More to Wine Than Just a Cancer Warning

NYT Subscribers can read it here

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/opinion/drinking-alcohol-wine-joy.html

Kate and Hardy dive into to the freshness of nouveau, refillable packaging, and their bright vision for the future of wine.

Tune in to this spirited episode!

Welcome to the 2024 Fall Wine Release episode.

These wines will be released to the mailing list on 8/20/24.

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Carlton McCoy is a many of accomplishments in the wine world- Master Sommelier, CEO Lawrence Wine Estates, star of the CNN series Nomad, founder of The Roots Fund, and more.

Tune into this incredible conversation about coming into wine as a far outsider and reaching its highest peaks.

For more information on Carlton's work, please click the links below.

Lawrence Wine Estates

https://www.lawrencewineestates.com

The Roots Fund

https://www.therootsfund.org

In 2024, many wine businesses are at a crossroads as they face shifting consumer demographics and market uncertainties. At the same time, the world is in the midst of an emerging psychedelic renaissance, and there has been an increase in chatter and some strategic messaging of psychedelics as a replacement to alcohol. We have been curious about this phenomenon.

In this episode we talk to psychedelic psychotherapist, Melissa Whippo about: what the wine business can learn from the legal and therapeutic psychedelic space, what lies beneath “wine mom culture,” how to shift into right relation with alcohol and other substances, and ultimately how to bring ourselves closer to that which has the potential to make our lives more beautiful. 

Our guest is Melissa Whippo. Melissa is a psychedelic assisted psychotherapist based in Oakland, CA. She combines her expertise in Women's Health, Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, and Sacred Plant Wisdom to provide healing pathways for her patients. She is also a writer with recent work appearing in the Washington Post. Melissa has taught at the UCSF School of Medicine, has been a lead trainer for psychedelic assisted psychotherapy programs at the Ketamine Training Center, Inbodied Life, and 1440 Multiversity. She has taught modules on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Women’s Health for Journey Clinical. She has also presented at SXSW on Holistic Approaches to Psychedelic Training. Melissa worked for over a decade at UCSF Medical Center providing therapeutic support for pregnant and postpartum patients and co-founded the acclaimed Afterglow Postpartum Support Group. Melissa is a researcher and founder of Deva Collective, which is a Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) fiscally sponsored non-profit that is pioneering psychedelic research for Women’s Health. 

For more information on Melissa and her work

https://www.devacollective.org

https://melissawhippo.com