Wine for Normal People
Episodes
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 296: Boundary Breaks of the Finger Lakes, Where Terroir Reigns Supreme
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boundary Breaks is located in the Finger Lakes in Central New York. It's the consummate cool weather growing region, where Riesling and aromatic white...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 295: Sleight of Hand- Washington State's Wine Magic
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sleight of Hand Cellars is the fulfillment of two dreams. Jerry Solomon was a real estate attorney in San Diego who longed for a small town life and w...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 290: Theresa Breuer of Georg Breuer Represents Rheingau, Riesling, and the New Face of German Wine
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you had no interest in Riesling or in Rheingau previously, this show will change your mind completely and make you jump out of your seat to try Geo...
Bonus Sponsored Ep: Greg Lambrecht, Inventor of Coravin
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is sponsored by Coravin, the first and only tool in the world that lets you pour wine without removing the cork. You can pour wine in...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 284: Lorenzo Muslija from Andis Wine in Sierra Foothills, California
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak with Lorenzo Muslija, the co-owner and National Sales Manager for Andis Wines in the Sierra Foothills of California. I had the honor...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 269: From Doctor to One Woman Winery--Kerith Overstreet of Bruliam
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kerith Overstreet is a triple threat: Bruliam Wines co-founder and winemaker, medical doctor, and mom to three teens. After retiring from general su...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 267: Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines, The Dane who Mastered California Chenin Blanc
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from Denmark where he grew up as the son of a chef and hotelier in the happiest country in the world, Leo Hansen started in the hospitality...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 262: Serge Dore Outstanding French Wine Importer
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Serge Doré has been importing high quality, outstanding value wines from small French family wineries for decades. His passion, discerning palate, et...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 259: Will Henry of Lumen Wines talks about Santa Barbara, Surfing and Wine
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will Henry, co-proprietor at Lumen Wines in the cool climate AVAs of Santa Barbara, talks about his life in surfing, environmental activism, photograp...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 253: Stu Smith of Smith-Madrone Vineyards Talks About 48 Years in Napa Valley
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In May 1971, with a partnership of family and friends, Stuart Smith bought a vineyard on Spring Mountain, which today is Smith-Madrone Vineyards and W...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 224: Ana Keller of Keller Estate in the brand new Petaluma Gap AVA of Sonoma, CA
17 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the Women in Wine series for Women's History Month 2018, I speak with Ana Keller of Keller Estate. She helped establish the Petaluma Gap Am...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 218: Nalle Winery of Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, CA -- Elegant Zinfandel like no other
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Zinmasters of the Dry Creek Valley, Andrew & April Nalle. Nalle has been making Zinfandel in a milder style than most o...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 217: Peterson Winery of Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma, CA
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded this podcast at the Peterson Winery tasting room while I was visiting Sonoma in support of the Sonoma Underground event I co-founded (www.u...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 195: Oded Shakked, Dynamic Winemaker & Owner of Longboard in Sonoma
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This time, an outstanding interview with Oded Shakked of the small Russian River Valley producer, Longboard Vineyards. Although he's been making wine...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 188: Kieran Robinson, Where Sonoma Meets the Rhône
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kieran Robinson is a small producer of Rhone style wines in Sonoma --and his stuff rocks. A Philadelphia native, after working in the Northern Rhône ...
Ep 181: Laura Catena, The Leading Lady of Argentine Wine
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The first in a series for Women's History Month, I speak to Laura Catena of Bodegas Catena Zapata in Mendoza, Argentina. We discuss her life as a doc...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 162: Jason Haas of Tablas Creek in Paso Robles, CA
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Haas was the 2015 Paso Robles Wine Industry Person of the Year. As the GM and a partner in the Tablas Creek joint venture with the Perrin family...
Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 139: Fred Frank of Dr. Konstantin Frank in Finger Lakes NY
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow up to episode 138 on the Finger Lakes wine region, we interview Fred Frank, grandson of the man who made growing premium wine grapes on th...