Ace Premium Cider & Harvest on Spring Mountain Vineyard
Dec 18, 2019
After a long unplanned delay my latest podcast is finally here. For you hard cider fans, you'll get a kick out of hearing from founder Jeffrey House. The former Brit brought his cider knowledge to the U.S. in the 1970s and opened Ace Premium Craft Cider in 1993. With his sons firmly in place Ace is still a family...
Top 100 Wineries of 2019
Nov 3, 2019
Each year I have the great pleasure to taste some of the world's best wines all in one place. If only Wine & Spirit Magazine's Top 100 Event was several days so I could taste them all. The local culinary treats are a welcomed bonus. In this podcast you'll hear interviews with winemakers from California's Central Coast,...
Introducing...John Fucking Caldwell
Oct 16, 2019
Now a guy who calls himself John Fucking Caldwell is likely to be brash...probably be a risk taker, and likely one of a kind. In John's case, yes, he could be described by each of those descriptors, as well as pleasant, inventive, philanthropic, and one who can make the best of a situation. So it may come as no...
The owner at Gamba Vineyards and the Somm at Justin Winery
Sep 28, 2019
As the harvest season was looming I felt it was a good time to talk with a grape grower. I wanted to get answers to questions I was receiving from people about the weather. We had heavy and late rains well into spring, then occasional heat spikes began happening the past couple of months. Would that affect the grapes...
A Distiller and an Author
Aug 31, 2019
On this podcast I'll take a detour from the wine road to talk whiskey. It's another adult beverage that has really be exploding in the last decade or two. In the California town of Graton, head distiller Jeff Duckhorn and his team are crafting Redwood Empire Whiskey. They've gone through a transformation with new...