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The Wine Makers – Harvest Blackout

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EP119: This is the 3rd year in a row that fire has dominated the conversation in October. Thankfully no major fires have started here in Northern Cali...

The Wine Makers – Katie Bundschu

04 Oct 2019

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Sixth generation vintner, Katie Bundschu joins the show and talks about her family history, life "on the road", cool-climate Cabernet and her lifestyl...

The Wine Makers – Tony Moll, Three Fat Guys

27 Sep 2019

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The guys sit down with Tony Moll, retired offensive lineman in the N.F.L. and Sonoma native returning home to start his own wine label. Tony and his f...

The Wine Makers – Tom Inners

20 Sep 2019

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Bart and Brian go "on the road" to visit with Tom Inners from Clif Family, on Howell Mountain, in the small town of Angwin. If you thought Clif Family...

The Wine Makers – Joel Burt

13 Sep 2019

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Joel Burt from Las Jaras Wines joins the podcast this week. Why would someone leave their job at Domaine Chandon to partner with actor/writer/comedian...

The Wine Makers – Alex & Breauna Kanzler

06 Sep 2019

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We are on the road this week, traveling to western Sonoma County for a visit with Alex and Breauna Kanzler from Kanzler Vineyards. This famed Goldridg...

The Wine Makers – Hawk Wakawakka returns

30 Aug 2019

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EP113: This week, Elaine Chukan Brown, aka Hawk Wakawakka returns to the podcast on the heels of her Screaming Eagle visit. We also taste some of the ...

The Wine Makers – Scott Kirkpatrick

23 Aug 2019

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Scott Kirkpatrick and Allison Watkins started Mountain Tides Wine in 2016 with a single vision, explore Petite Sirah in all of its forms. Unique viney...

The Wine Makers – Harvest is Coming

16 Aug 2019

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EP111: Bart, Sam & Brian sit down and talk about the rapidly approaching harvest. Sam saves Brian’s birthday by showing up with some good Rose. Gren...

The Wine Makers – Steve Law, MacLaren Wine

09 Aug 2019

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Steve Law and his wife Heather have moved into a new location, away from the square, to a country setting more suited to their warm and inviting perso...

The Wine Makers – Nathan Stuart

26 Jul 2019

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EP109: We finish up our swing through Paso Robles with a trip to Tablas Creek, the epicenter of Rhone varieties in California. The guys sit down with ...

The Wine Makers – Vicki Carroll

19 Jul 2019

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EP108: Brian and Bart travel to San Luis Obispo to sit down with Vicki Carroll, she runs the premier wine event Hospice du Rhone, annually at Blackber...

The Wine Makers – Melani Harding

12 Jul 2019

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EP107: Bart & Brian go to Paso Robles to see Melani Harding, a former guest on the show, who now owns her own winery, Bon Niche Cellars. Melani introd...

The Wine Makers – Is there a 100pt Rosé?

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EP106: This week we catch Sam on his way to a tasting, so we run through his entire portfolio. Bart introduces us to a six dollar Vino Verde and Brian...

The Wine Makers – Ariana & Jeff Riggs

28 Jun 2019

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Troika Wines is a newer winery based in Carneros but sourcing grapes from a wide variety of vineyard sites. Jeff and a couple of his good friends deci...

The Wine Makers – Jess Wade

21 Jun 2019

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Jess Wade is a Sonoma native with strong ties to the community and our service industry. He is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to wine, working i...

The Wine Makers – Jeff Cohn & Anne Charlotte

14 Jun 2019

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Our friends, Jeff Cohn from Sonoma, Anne Charlotte from France, have teamed up to make one barrel of wine, a blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre fr...

The Wine Makers – Alison Smith

31 May 2019

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Eric Story & Alison Smith Story started their small wine brand Smith Story Wine Cellars in 2014, funded by Kickstarter, sourcing small lots from famil...

The Wine Makers – Reflections

25 May 2019

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EP101: The guys open some nice wines and reflect on the past 100 shows. We discuss the rain and its affect on the crop this season. Huge thanks to all...

The Wine Makers – Elaine Chukan Brown

17 May 2019

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Wine writer Elaine Chukan Brown, a.k.a. Hawk Wakawaka, joins the show and talks about her journey from Alaska to wine country. What a strange trip ind...

The Wine Makers – Ian Blessing, Movin’ On

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Wine Makers sit down with our friend Ian Blessing, former sommelier at French Laundry and Bouchon, now working for the "premier" Cab producer in C...

The Wine Makers – Source & Sink Wine

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The guys sit down with Rande Feldman & Aaron Cherny from the newly released Source & Sink Wines. Two guys from Chicago meet in Sonoma and start a new ...

The Wine Makers – Cindy Cosco

26 Apr 2019

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From her first un-oaked Chardonay to a true array of beautiful whites and reds. Cindy is one of Sonoma's best! "Passaggio, Italian for 'pass throug...

The Wine Makers – Blair Guthrie

19 Apr 2019

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The guys sit down this week with Blair Guthrie from Guthrie Family Wines. From beginnings as a graphic designer in New Zealand to one of the valley's ...

The Wine Makers – Jean Arnold Sessions

12 Apr 2019

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EP95: Without a doubt, one of the most wonderful afternoons we've ever had at The WineMakers, was when Jean Arnold Sessions dropped by this week. Jean...

The Wine Makers – Jillian Johnson DeLeon

05 Apr 2019

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The guys sit down with Jillian, owner and winemaker at Onesta and talk about how she gets to "travel up and down the West Coast, finding solutions for...

The Wine Makers – Jennifer Reichardt

29 Mar 2019

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Jennifer started raft wines in 2016 with the goal of making high quality wines for everyday consumption. Her father, Jim Reichardt, started Sonoma Cou...

The Wine Makers – Mark Pope

22 Mar 2019

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This week The Wine Makers get their travel visas stamped and crossed the boarder into Napa County to meet with a man who changed the wine business for...

The Wine Makers – Nakedwines

15 Mar 2019

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EP91: Every once in a while a business proposition comes along that simply commands attention. One of those ideas has hit the wine industry and it is ...

The Wine Makers – Danny and Katie Fay

08 Mar 2019

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The Original WineMakingNomad visits the podcast to talk Wine, work and the passions of his life. Danny Fay and his wonderful partner Katie,discuss lif...

The Wine Makers – Anne-Charlotte Melia

01 Mar 2019

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Anne-Charlotte is a charming, fun and extremely talented wine maker from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region of France. Her unique soils and forest that p...

The Wine Makers – Phil Coturri

22 Feb 2019

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Podcasting from the Epicenter of organic grape farming and wine making, Winery Sixteen600, the guys sit down with Phil Coturri for a truly fascinating...

The Wine Makers – Master Somm. Ian Cauble

15 Feb 2019

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The guys sit down for a real life look at being a Master Sommelier with the star of first Somm movie, Ian Cauble. Co-founder of SommSelect Wines, Ian...

The Wine Makers – West Tours

08 Feb 2019

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Garrett Sathrelays out his Manifesto on Valley wineries and it's another awesome marketing lesson in the making. Seriously, where's the love from the ...

The Wine Makers – Bottle Barn

01 Feb 2019

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The guys head north to talk with Barry Herbst, 'Head-Guy-In-Charge' at Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa. You know you’re in the right business when so many o...

The Wine Makers – Atmospheric River

25 Jan 2019

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The guys podcast from the Atmospheric River covering most of Northern California. John answers a couple of email questions from Nakedwines.com and thi...

The Wine Makers – Ben Larks of Idle Cellars

18 Jan 2019

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Roaming the world and looking for an Idle Moment, Ben Larks is one of the more colorful people in the California wine world. Enjoy one of our most ent...

The Wine Makers – Tegan Passalacqua

11 Jan 2019

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This week The Wine Makers go "on the road" to Victor, a small town near Lodi, Ca. to meet with Tegan Passalacqua. Most people will know Tegan as the w...

The Wine Makers – Tim Wallace

04 Jan 2019

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The guys are back for the New Year and bring you one of the most fascinating talks with anyone in the wine business, Tim Wallace, former President of ...

The Wine Makers – Happy Holidays

21 Dec 2018

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We hope your holidays are excellent and filled with great wine. Listen now to find out how to win a limited-edition Sixteen600 tie-dyed T-shirt! We're...

The Wine Makers – Craig Haarmeyer

14 Dec 2018

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Bart and Brian take a road trip to West Sacramento and sit down with Craig Haarmeyer, owner-winemaker Haarmeyer Wine Cellars. Sacramento terroir is th...

The Wine Makers – Todd Jolly

07 Dec 2018

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EP78: The Wine Makers team sits down with Todd Jolly talking wine, sports and our awesome listeners. Our favorite wine sales guy from Sonoma’s Best ...

The Wine Makers – Csaba Zsacal

30 Nov 2018

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EP77: We sit down with Csaba Szacal and talk vineyards in Napa and Sonoma valleys, their fruit and the passion of winemaking. Steeped in four generati...

The Wine Makers – Raj Iyer

23 Nov 2018

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Raj Iyer was raised in India, where his father let him try Chablis at a very young age. He recalls that memory in the wines he makes today from two fa...

The Wine Makers – Tres Goetting

16 Nov 2018

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This week the guys sit down with Tres Goetting of Robert Biale Vineyards in Napa. From a history of delivering jug wine in Napa to the leading produce...

The Wine Makers – Harvest

09 Nov 2018

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The guys sit down to cover Harvest 2018 in all its beauty. Sam and Bart report that while harvest may be complete, there is still lots of ‘round the...

The Wine Makers – Chris Leonard

02 Nov 2018

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Chris Leonard takes a very thoughtful and tactical approach to making his wines and works with Roussanne and Zinfandel exclusively. How does a kid fro...

The Wine Makers – Joel Peterson

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Wine Makers proudly bring you an exceptional interview with the Godfather of Zin, Joel Peterson. From his early days and the beginnings of Ravensw...

The Wine Makers – Wonderment Wines

19 Oct 2018

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After her journey from South Carolina and Italy to Robert Biale Vineyards and Spottswoode in Northern California, Stephanie Cook is on a mission to cr...

The Wine Makers – David Ramey

12 Oct 2018

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The guys sit down with yet another Sonoma County Icon, David Ramey.  From his years in France at Chateau Petrus to Healdsburg CA., David Ramey is kno...

The Wine Makers – Bringing Wine into Focus

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The guys talk it up with Cathy Huyghe, CEO and Co- Founder of Enolytics, Author of: Hungry for Wine, Seeing the World through the Lens of a Wine Glass...

The Wine Makers – Randall Grahm & Robert Joseph

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded at Suite D in Sonoma, where Sondra Bernstein was hosting an International Grenache Day party. We sat down with iconic wine m...

The Wine Makers – Mike Benziger

21 Sep 2018

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The guys sit down with one of the men that really started the Sonoma wine scene, Mike Benziger.  Sitting in Mike's huge organic garden we talk histor...

The Wine Makers – Richard Arrowood at Amapola Creek

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To say that Richard Arrowood is a Sonoma Legend is both true and an understatement.  Richard Arrowood is an iconic winemaster who has been making win...

The Wine Makers – Making Wine & Friends

07 Sep 2018

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This week the guys sit down with Jeff Cohn, owner/winemaker Jeff Cohn Cellars in Sonoma. Jeff recently received some very high scores for his last rel...

The Wine Makers – Tasting at Three Sticks

31 Aug 2018

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The Wine Makers sat back this week and did a full-blown tasting at Three Sticks Winery. We were joined by special guest Marcia Macomber, who is a mark...

The Wine Makers – Sangiacomo Wines

24 Aug 2018

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The guys head to the Home Ranch of Sonoma’s Sangiacomo family to talk land, fruit and winemaking.  Mike and Steve Sangiacomo along with Meghan Ains...

The Wine Makers – The Godfather

17 Aug 2018

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The guys really dive in for a long talk with one of Sonoma’s best known winemakers, The Godfather himself; Michael Muscardini. This is one conversat...

The Wine Makers – Pre Harvest

10 Aug 2018

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The guys take a deep dive into exactly what's going on in the fields right now in Sonoma and Napa counties. As harvest quickly approaches and everyone...

The Wine Makers – Desire Lines Wines

03 Aug 2018

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The Wine Makers sit down with Cody and Emily Rasmussen of Desire Lines Wines. Working their way up the hard way, they are great people as well as stel...

The Wine Makers – Bibiana Gonzalez Rave

27 Jul 2018

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The Wine Makers do a deep dive with a member of the very elite club, Winemaker of the Year as rated by the San Francisco Chronicle, Bibiana Gonzalez R...

The Wine Makers – Women Owned Wineries

20 Jul 2018

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The Wine Makers host Amy Bess Cook of WOW along with Lulu McClellan of Handley Cellars and Katy Wilson of LaRue Wines.  Both Katy and Lulu are incred...

The Wine Makers – What’s Goin’ On

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

EP57: After the holidays, the guys talk about what’s happening in the vineyards and all things wine. Enjoy.

The Wine Makers – Bob Cabral

29 Jun 2018

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Never have the guys met a winemaker as dedicated to quality, cult status wines and CHARITY. All of the finances from Bob Cabral Wines go to local scho...

The Wine Makers – Three Sticks

22 Jun 2018

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The Guys get with a fixture in the wine industry, Bob Cabral, from Three Sticks Winery, to cover his background and the Three Sticks line up. Some ver...

The Wine Makers – Jordan Kivelstadt

15 Jun 2018

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This week the guys welcome Jordan Kivelstadt of Kivelstadt Cellars. Jordan, the Wayward Son has driven wines in all new styles of packaging, from wine...

The Wine Makers – Chene Bleu

08 Jun 2018

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Recorded live at The Girl & The Fig in Sonoma, John is back after his hip operation and the Wine Makers’ host a party for Nicole Rolet from Chene Bl...

The Wine Makers – ‘New Friends’

28 May 2018

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EP52: Memorial Day 2018 - On this episode we welcomed Melani, a loyal listener of the show and an active duty nurse with the US Navy along with all of...

The Wine Makers – Todd Jolly, “Sonoma’s Best” source for wine

18 May 2018

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Todd is a certified specialist of wine, sake professional, and currently runs one of the the coolest little wine clubs in Sonoma. Head out of town on ...

The Wine Makers – A Perfect Pairing

11 May 2018

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Chef Ari Weiswasser cut his chops at some of New Yorks best restaurants, including Daniel, Corton and Picholine. After a couple years at the French La...

The Wine Makers – Room 232, “A Family Affair”

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded from our hotel room at the Hospice du Rhone event in Paso Robles. We were joined by Isabel Gassier who left her family winer...

The Wine Makers – It’s the Cheese

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sheana Davis is an American cheesemaker, chef, culinary educator and owner of the Epicurean Connection in Sonoma. In 2009, Sheana proudly released her...

The Wine Makers – 1970 Margaux

20 Apr 2018

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This week we welcome Ian Blessing from the French Laundry and open up some 1970 Margaux and some old non-vintage Champagne. Sam and Bart discuss the r...

The Wine Makers – Jeff Bundschu

13 Apr 2018

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This week we welcome Jeff Bundschu from the historic Gundlach-Bundschu Winery. This Sonoma landmark planted vines in 1858 and has been harvesting grap...

The Wine Makers – Innovation and Heritage

06 Apr 2018

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From the World-Famous Rhone Room in Sonoma, CA a conversation with two of Sonoma’s most innovative vintners ever, Morgan Twain Peterson and Chris Co...

The Wine Makers – Well Blended

30 Mar 2018

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Catchin’ up on everything wine and fun, the guys blend their own wines with new fruit from Dane Cellars. Direct from the barrel, we all blended our ...

The Wine Makers – Caught between Rose’ & Grenache

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Wine Maker's guest today is the man who helped put Zin in every store in the country, Peter Mathis. Peter grows his fruit (now mostly Grenache) an...

The Wine Makers – The Art

09 Mar 2018

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Land, Weather, Fruit and the art of winemaking. Bart, Brian and Sam discuss all of these and more on this week's episode.

The Wine Makers – Tom Gendall

02 Mar 2018

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EP41: Tom Gendall from Cline Cellars, joins The Wine Makers to talk land, fruit and winemaking. Tom's insights to making high quality yet accessible w...

The Wine Makers – Weather or not

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The guys tackle the issue of the strange weather patterns we've had this year and how it might affect the crop and of course what they're doing about ...

The Wine Makers – Maureen Cottingham

16 Feb 2018

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The long anticipated interview with Maureen Cottingham, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance. Their events are among ...

The Wine Makers – Serious Reds & Beautiful Whites

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On the heels of last week’s discussion of the future, let’s look at reality and what we can do at every point along the way to make sure this year...

The Wine Makers – Rose’ Day

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The guys look forward to the new year and what it can bring in terms of new vineyards, beautiful fruit and the wine-making that goes with it. Let’s ...

The Wine Makers – Over Served

19 Jan 2018

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An obviously over-served group of Wine Makers talk about exactly how to do a wine tasting right by comparing glasses of wine against each other and ho...

The Wine Makers – Ian Blessing & Jeff Cohn

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The guys kick off the year with two great guests: Ian Blessing from The French Laundry and Jeff Cohn of Jeff Cohn Wines. A quick review of last year a...

The Wine Makers – 2017 In Review

30 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The guys get together and reflect on all that happened in 2017, a crazy year to be sure.

The Wine Makers – End of Season

22 Dec 2017

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Part 2 of our show from Sondra Bernstein's Rhone Room. The guys discuss Rhone wines and the state of the end of the growing season.

The Wine Makers – Jayme Powers

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Since it’s the holidays, the guys found Jayme Powers, owner of SIGH Sonoma, the only Bubbly tasting room in town.  Jayme describes just how hard it...

The Wine Makers – Sondra Bernstein

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sondra Bernstein, the genius behind The Girl & The Fig, Suite D, The Fig Rig… wow, what a resume’ joins the guys at a live show from her newest cr...

The Wine Makers – Casey Graybehl

01 Dec 2017

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The guys discuss their love of music and wine with Casey Graybehl. This show focuses on Grenache and how long it takes to make; then how easy it and f...

The Wine Makers – Kieran Robinson

24 Nov 2017

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Part 2 with our special guest Kieran Robinson from Kieran Robinson Wines. Kieran’s fascinating background has given him a true appreciation for the ...

The Wine Makers – Holiday Wines

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The guys meet up with Winemaker Casey Graybehl to talk over his line of Grenache wines and how all of this fits into the holidays.  Brian and Bart ge...

The Wine Makers – Back to Reality

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Casey scores for The Wine Makers, bringing our good friend Kieran Robinson from Kieran Robinson Wines as our guest this episode. Kieran’...

The Wine Makers – The Lost Episode

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After being so rudely interrupted by the horrendous Nor-Cal fires, The Wine Makers invite you back to Sondra Bernstein’s Rhone Room for a show origi...

The Wine Makers – Aftermath

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The guys finish covering the Nor-Cal fire and all the sordid details of unemployment and destruction. Help us recover by getting to Sonoma and support...

The Wine Makers – Fire Storm

20 Oct 2017

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Sam, Brian and John get together to provide an in-depth look at the Sonoma-Napa fire. Sam spent his week on the fire line providing the nation, via Fa...

The Wine Makers – The Rhone Room

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE for the first time from Sondra Bernstein’s new tasting house, “The Rhone Room”, the guys introduce you to the new generation of Sommeliers....

The Wine Makers – Harvest Weather

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The grapes continue to flourish in the fields. Weather has made a real impact on harvest because of the temperature swings over the last couple of wee...

The Wine Makers – International Grenache Day

22 Sep 2017

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EP21: The Guys have a first taste of Pinot Noir in a can from up in Oregon. It’s also Bart Hansen’s birthday! Boxes, cans, screw-tops…it’s all...

The Wine Makers – CRUSH

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

EP20 The guys are cut in half today because of the most important part of making wine…Harvest and Crush. Brian and John kick around the fact that Ha...