The Wine Situation

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The Wine Situation episodes

October 26 Armenian Wine!
This week Elle chats it up with Juliana Del Aguila Eurnekian, of Karas Wines, an winery in Armenia! She gets into Juliana's family history with the land, what it's like juggling one winery in Argentina and one in Armenia, and the two sample a select four bottles, including a single vineyard bottling made with Areni, the signature grape of Armenia.

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51 min
June 09 Kira Ballotta talks Olivia Brion and Cantadora Wines!
Wow what a conversation! Kira is the winemaker at Olivia Brion featuring a fictionalized feminist, and the creator of Cantadora, where each bottles highlights an outstanding woman currently contributing to the world!

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1 hr 3 min
May 14 (Angelina) Mondavi Magic!
Angelina Mondavi, winemaker at Charles Krug sits down to talk about how she got into wine (you can guess), her family history in Napa, and what she's up to next!

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57 min
April 14 Violet Grgich and Napa History
Elle and Violet Grgich of Grgich Hills sit down to talk about her family's legacy in Napa, where it's all going, with some philosophy and laughs sprinkled in. Listen it!

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1 hr 14 min
March 24 Washington Wines!!!
Elle sits down with Lacey Steffey of ESTIVAL to talk about her full-circle into the wine industry as well as the future of Washington wine and the future of the state's signature style!

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49 min
March 11 Wine, Love and Land with Limerick Lane!
Karen Francis DeGolia of Limerick Lane Wines joins Elle with a winding story full of twists and turns!

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51 min
February 23 Brianne Engles of Chamisal Vineyards!!!
Elle sits down with Brianne Engles, winemaker at Chamisal Vineyards , to talk about how she got into the wine world!

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45 min
January 13 A Conversation with Vanessa Conlin MW
Elle sits down with Vanessa Conlin MW, ambassador for Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou and (as her post-nominal suggests) a Master of Wine! Elle gets deep into Conlin's musical roots and how working in a restaurant slowly tipped the scales in favor of pursuing wine. Listen in!
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48 min
October 27, 2025 Alice Tétienne and Henriot Champagne!
Today Elle is joined by Alice Tétenne of Champagne Henriot. The two sip a bottle and get into how this Champagne native feels about the region, the land and the beverage!

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51 min
August 29, 2025 Growing Wines!
What a blast Elle had talking to Rose Ballantine of Revana Estate! She is so young but so wise, and Elle loved hearing about her flying from the (Napa) nest before rightfully returning. She's a natural.

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1 hr 18 min

About The Wine Situation

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The Wine Situation is a show where host Ellen Clifford is here for you, whether you want to be the friend at dinner everyone trusts to pick a bottle, or just want a virtual drinking buddy. Every episode she cracks a bottle teaches you something new!