The Vine Guy

Winn Roberton is head sommelier at Bourbon Steak located inside Four Season Hotel in D.C., and oversees the wine team there. The Rockville, Maryland, native built up his wine education in Las Vegas before returning to the D.C. area to work at Bourbon Steak. In this episode, he shares tips for aspiring sommeliers and some of the biggest trends to look for in the D.C. food and drink scene.

Wines sampled in this episode:2006 Pol Roger Vintage Brut Champagne, France1999 Balgera Rosso di Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Michelle Komes-Dolge is based in D.C. and is part owner of Flora Springs Winery in Napa Valley, California. She worked at WTOP for 15 years, working her way up from assistant to editor to new director and has always had a soft spot for news in the D.C.-area. She chats about her family-owned winery and its mission to remember that farming is at the heart of the business.

Wines sampled in this episode:2016 Flora Springs Trilogy, Napa Valley, California2017 Flora Springs Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Kim Longbottom with Vintage Longbottom grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia to make wine. She shares how the business has evolved and now is a joint venture with her daughter, Margo. Vintage Longbottom’s newest brand is working to appeal to newer, younger wine consumers and the older, more sophisticated wine drinks too. 

Wines sampled in this episode:

2018 Vintage Longbottom “H” Sauvignon Blanc

2017 Vintage Longbottom “H” Syrah

2017 Henry’s Drive Shiraz

2017 Henry’s Drive Magnus Single Vineyard Reserve Shiraz

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Rickey Trombetta, the CEO of Trombetta Family Wines in California, stops by to talk about her wines coming to the D.C. area and we sample a few you may want to try out. She got her start in home winemaking and talks about how her wine career has evolved into a family affair after her daughter, Erica, got into the business.

Wines sampled in this episode:

2017 Trombetta Chardonnay, Indindoli Vineyard, Russian River Valley

2016 Trombetta Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

2015 Trombetta Gap's Crown Pinot Noir

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Johan Malan, the co-owner and winemaker for Simonsig winery, shares his family’s history of wine production in South Africa. He also talks about how farming impacts the wine and the importance of sustainability in the vineyard. We finish with several wines you should try to get that real South African flavor.

Wines sampled in this episode:

2016 Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rose

2018 Simonsig Chenin Blanc

2016 Simonsig Redhill Pinotage

2015 Simonsig Frans Malan Reserve

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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The Vine Guy talks with Gus Kalaris who not only owns Constantine Wines, but also is a wine importer/distributor and producer of two big wine brands, Worthy and Axios, as well wines made at his own vineyard in Napa. This Greek/Italian American was born in D.C. and brings some of his heritage to his wines.

Gus talks about his role in the wine world, one of his new wines combining old world and new world flavors and why canned wine is in his future.

Stick around for that and much more in this episode of The Vine Guy.

Wines sampled in this episode:2014 Telios Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, CA2012 Axios Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA2016 Kalaris Family Vineyards Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, CA2015 Philotimo Cabernet/Xinomavro Blend, Greece and California 

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This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Rachel Martin is a Virginia native and the owner of Oceano Wine s in California. Scott Greenberg talks with her about how she got her start in wines at Boxwood Wines in Middleburg, Virginia, why she’s focusing on chardonnay and pinot noir, and what it’s like to be a female owner of a winery.

Wines sampled in this episode:

2016 Oceano Chardonnay, Spanish Springs Vineyards, San Luis Obispo County, CA

2017 Oceano Chardonnay, Spanish Springs Vineyards, San Luis Obispo County, CA

2018 Oceano Pinot Noir, Spanish Springs Vineyards, San Luis Obispo County, CA

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Former chef Erik Segelbaum was recently named 2019 Sommelier of the Year by Food and Wine Magazine. He shares what wines blow his mind, and the mistakes restaurants make when pairing food and wine. Also, what does it take to make the world’s wealthiest wine consumers happy? Erik has some experience with that as a sommelier on a luxury cruise for wine lovers.

Wines sampled in this episode:

2016 Stephane Aviron Julienas Vieilles Vignes (Gamay), Cru Beaujolais, France

2017 Pecchenino San Luigi Dogliani Dolcetto, Piedmont, Italy

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

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Scott Greenberg talks with Jim Clarke, a South African Wines Ambassador. Jim shares what makes South African wines special, how they taste different than other wines and which ones you should try.

Wines sampled in this episode:2016 Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel, South Africa2016 Hogan Chenin Blanc, Swartland, South Africa2016 Savage "White" Wine (by Duncan Savage), South Africa2017 Natte Valley Cinsault, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library. 

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Peter Mondavi, Jr., who owns Charles Krug Winery -- Napa Valley’s oldest winery and home to more than 500 acres of vineyard land -- talks with Scott Greenberg about how his family came to own the winery, where it’s headed in the future and how the winery gives back to the community.

Wines sampled in this episode:2015 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA

This episode is hosted by Scott Greenberg and produced by Sarah Beth Hensley.

Music for this episode is “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz available in the YouTube Audio Library.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.