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Wined Up episodes
- Behind the Cellar Doors
It is blending time! With just a few short months before our summer bottling run it is time for a change of pace at the winery. Less talking, more doing. Let's walk through four of our flagship wines and see what makes them tick.
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MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
39 min - Bribery scandal in the alcohol industry you say?
- SF Chronicle - https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/wine-grocery-bribery-scheme-21958081.php
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MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
35 min - The Rating System No One Asked For
1:44 - Michelin guide rating wineries. 18:48 "Mad Lib" wine programs.
Food & Wine Article - https://www.foodandwine.com/michelin-guide-grapes-ratings-wineries-11862198
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MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
32 min - Studies Show Stuff AND Things
1:20 Wait, alcohol may not be as bad as you think? insert caveat here. 20:13 Hiding smoke taint, the view from a winemaker roundtable.
The HUNT Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41366185/
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
29 min - The Show Must Go On
We are BACK! It was a much needed hiatus but we are refreshed and ready to go. 0:00 The Show Must Go On. 12:33 Premiere Napa Valley Was Vibe. 24:27 Red Friday.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
30 min - The State of Things
5:50 Current state of the wine business. 19:00 Tangent #1. 20:50 Why are some suffering? 31:58 Why are some succeeding? 35:22 What does 2026 hold.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
41 min - Out of the Thick of Harvest
1:59.00 This harvest in a nutshell (question mark?). 14:45.00 The best kind of year for white wines! 20:40.00 Is Napa in a weird situationship with replanting, grape growers and wine production volume? 30:02.00 What to expect as a wine consumer. 35:05.00 The silver lining.
Newsletter Link: https://mailchi.mp/mtgawines/25-holidays-10150287
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MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
41 min - Into the Thick of Harvest
1:34 Challenges Accepted. 7:42 What is next for the 2025 Harvest Season. 14:25 That reminds me... are my analogies getting old?. 19:59 Grower Relations and Logistics. 39:47 Surprise guest?!
Newsletter Link - https://mailchi.mp/mtgawines/summer25
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
41 min - Beautiful Forests, Dusty Deserts & Grape Harvests
6:01 My Pre-Harvest Getaways. 10:01 Our 2025 Harvest Outlook. 22:33 Are additives actually okay??
Newsletter Link - https://mailchi.mp/mtgawines/summer25
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
46 min - Growing Seasons and Golden Handcuffs
2:55 Growing Season. 13:59 DtC's Golden Handcuffs. 22:24 My Annoying Story of Distro. 29:23 Finding the middle ground. 33:52 Be Solution Oriented.
Newsletter Link - https://mailchi.mp/mtgawines/summer25
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)
MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com
Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
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