Meet Rachel Davies who is a vintner and proprietor of Stellareese handbags in the Napa Valley. Learn how she’s coping after being evacuated from her home because of the fires. Find out more about this talented entrepreneur, including how a position at T-Vine winery provided the perfect opportunity to start her own boutique wine brand. Learn how quality and craftsmanship are the cornerstones to both her businesses. Discover her connection to a Mediterranean island and the unique course of events that began her handbag business.

Meet chef Liza Hinman from Sonoma County. Learn how this business owner, wife and mother of three started her career as an editorial assistant at Gourmet magazine and is now the proprietor and chef of a restaurant and hotel. Discover the inspiration behind her popular restaurant and what makes it so unique. Learn the history of the Astro hotel which has been renovated with a mid-century design, and modern conveniences. Discover how Liza remains happy and grounded while having a successful work/life balance.

Joan Little is the proprietor of Little Vineyards Family Winery in Sonoma County. Joan’s family is rich in wine history; her grandfather is Julio Gallo. With no intention of working in the wine industry, she started her career at Bank of America, until she met man and found the perfect property in Sonoma County. Take a listen to this interview and learn her story.

Episode 73 - Chelsea Barrett, Materra Wines by Michelle Mandro

Meet Amy Groth the co-proprietor of Prohibition Spirits in Sonoma, CA. Learn how growing up surrounded by entrepreneurial parents led her to start and run a successful event company, to creating and launching the first certified organic limoncello in California. Discover why this distilled spirit was the foundation the business was built on. Today, the company produces over 60 small batch products. Discover Amy’s favorite cocktail and learn how her fondness for the beach and ocean have impacted her personal life.

Episode 71 - Artist Sandra Spiedel by Michelle Mandro

Meet Kate MacMurray the spokesperson for MacMurray Estate Vineyards in Sonoma County. Learn how she started her career as a fashion model in Los Angeles, and became the ambassador for a wine brand with her name. Discover what life was like for her growing up at MacMurray Ranch with parents who were successful actors. Find out what Kate enjoys most about working in the wine industry, and learn about the collection of short stories she writing in her free time.

Akiko Freeman is the proprietor of Freeman Vineyard & Winery in Sebastopol, CA. Learn how she dreamed of a career as a curator in a Museum, but an appreciation for wine eventually, led her to become a winemaker. Learn how she describes her winemaking style which is focused on chardonnay and pinot noirs. Find out how her wine ended up at the White House. Discover how she met her husband, how they picked their property in Sonoma County, and about the house they built.

Meet Tim Mondavi the proprietor of Continuum Estate in the Napa Valley. Enjoy this special Father's Day edition of our Wine Country Women podcast. It's a fun, insightful, and interesting show. Tim is the son of the legendary Robert Mondavi, and also the father of five. Learn about the man, his contribution to the wine industry, and what makes Continuum the wine you should be enjoying now and aging in your cellar!

Meet Nicole Hitchcock the winemaker at J Wines in Sonoma County. Discover how she started her career working in the wine cellar at Robert Mondavi before pursuing a career in winemaking. Learn about the top moment in her career (so far), and a newer wine project that is generating a lot of buzz. Find out how this woman, who grew up in Carmel, decided to live in Santa Rosa, and so much more!