Steve, Mike and Heather talk to old friend Rod Moniz about his journey in the wine business starting with owning his own wine store at age 22.

Heather Mike and Steve talk to Local Sacramento winemaker Kevin Luther, owner of Lucid Wines. We talk about Kevin's intro to the wine business and his ongoing efforts to make the most diverse products in the wine biz.

Steve, Heather and Mike talk about all the reasons a winery or aspiring winery might want to hire a consulting winemaker. 

Steve Heather and Mike talk about a few wine stories including a WNBA wine tie in, the marketing success of Barefoot Cellars and a very risque packaging choice. 

Steve, Heather and Mike discuss just a couple stories of wrong doing in the wine biz from mild embezzling to straight up murder.

Steve, Heather and Mike talk to aspiring cellar master Gus in Lubbock Texas. We answer Gus's questions about volatile acidity, additions, pH and vineyard sampling.

Steve, Heather and Mike talk to wine consumer Kat Christiansen about her preferences, red wine headache, rosé, dessert wines and much more. 

Steve, Heather and Mike welcome Home Winemaker Corey to the podcast to discuss his mead and his uncanny ability to achieve very high alcohol levels.

Steve, Heather and Mike field questions from Homewinemaker John Cottraux. We talk Pineapple wine and custom cursh opportunities in his area of the country.

Steve, Mike and Heather discuss their impressions of this year's convention. We talk about what we saw. Old friends and all the fun stuff associated with conventions.