Episodes
Sept. 11, 2025
Wine Industry at a Crossroads: Changing Tastes, AI, and Where the Money Goes
You can't speak of trends in the wine trends in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter. You can't talk data mining in the wine trade without mentioning Felicity Carter...in fact, I can't think of many surrounding t...
Sept. 9, 2025
Ancient Roots, Modern Revival: Exploring Armenian Wine and Enotourism with Lilit Grigoryan
Not of all wine news is about a drop in sales or activity...wine tourism is up. On Wine Talks I regularly discuss the idea that wine is headed back in time to the days where the experience of wine is driving the interest in w...
Sept. 4, 2025
Navigating Change in the Wine Industry with Bernardus Winemaker Jim McCabe
The wines of the Monterey Peninsula, and particularly those of the Carmel Valley, are exquisite. It is always just so interesting to have the some grape grown in different parts of the world and be so different...soely on the...
Sept. 2, 2025
Wine, Terroir, and Storytelling: Cecilia Guzman and the Evolution of Chilean Winemaking
When people enter a room, you instantly get a sense of their disposition in life. Are they smiley? Frowning? friendly? Gregarious? and you instantly if this is going to work. I knew instantly that this was going to work when ...
Aug. 28, 2025
Science, Grapes, and Adventure: A Wine Student’s Summer at Chateau Haut-Bailly
A few years ago, a young woman was interning at the Original Wine of the Month Club. Her internship revolved around social networking, office duties, and one particular job that may have set her career path. Lisa Kassabian wa...
Aug. 26, 2025
The Changing Tastes of Wine: Trends, Innovation, and Restaurant Realities with Chef David Slay
I have been hanging around the South Bay beaches since my youth. Maybe you caught my Instagram posts about how that happened. As a family, we spent much of our time in Hermosa Beach; I love the SoCal beach culture. There is a...
Aug. 21, 2025
Redefining Wine Tourism: Intimate Journeys Beyond Typical Wine Country Tours
Enotoursim has been a staple in the tourism trade. One of my favorite podcast was with XXX Duput, the woman who delivered the wines from Napa to Steven Spurrier in Paris for the Judgement In Paris. She was the leading Enotour...
Aug. 19, 2025
From Australia to Paso: Jane Dunkley on Authentic Wine, Bezel, and California’s New Wave
Wine needs a fresh face. Well, that is if you ask the pundits in the industry. I am not sure I agree. Certainly, any industry needs to keep up with the times, I suppose marketing ideas and packaging ideas would follow. I am n...
Aug. 12, 2025
Wine, Paris, and Power: Inside the Untold Story of Empress Eugenie’s Legacy
You know the Kladstrups. Frankly, anyone interested in wine, whether through in the trade or as a consumer, should/must read their first book on wine: Wine and War. Since they have published 3 more books and just releasing th...
Aug. 7, 2025
From Internships to Iconic Glassware: The Many Faces of Wine: Behind The Scenes Of Wine Talks.
Sometimes, I just have to say my peace and get on with it. Though in this episode, I dig into the relationships that are forged like in no other industry. Hear me out. I would argue that the best stories in wine aren't just ...
Aug. 5, 2025
How the Right Wine Glass Changes Everything: Paul K Talks with Maximilian Riedel
Once I was asked to meet a vendor at a local diner...a diner like the one at the end of the movies Sideways. Complete with amber plastic tumblers. IN walked one of the old time great wine slaesman with his wares in tow. I mu...
July 31, 2025
Exploring Paso Robles: Rhone Varietals, Innovation, and Community with Jason Haas of Tablas Creek
Legacy in the wine trade is not guaranteed. Not every child wants to take on the wine trade. I have many stories of famed children of iconic brands setting out to carve their own path to only lnad back in this passionate busi...
July 29, 2025
Chasing Passions and Building Promise Winery: The Journey of Stephen and Jennifer McPherson
When I was approached by a PR firm to interview the Stephen and Jennifer McPherson, I gladly agreed not knowing a thing. Podcasts guests are not hard to find in the industry...but good podcasts guests...that is a different st...
July 24, 2025
Why Wine Pairing Rules Are Made Up Tim Hanni Explains
This is absolutely incredible. During this conversation with Master of Wine Tim Hanni, I had to step back and take a breather. He speaks on such a level about wine and the errors of the industry and packs so much into a singl...
July 22, 2025
Rethinking Wine Clubs, Loyalty, and Digital Marketing in the Modern Wine Industry
Reaching out to Polly to have a chat about coming on Wine Talks, was like a breath of fresh air. Podcasting takes great effort and a conscious effort to be better and to look for guests that can add to the entertainment and e...
July 17, 2025
Wine, Legacy, and Love: The Story Behind Zara Winery and Armenia’s Boutique Wine Renaissance
Sometimes life is about timing. Just as I was inquiring about the wine of an Armenian wine maker, I received an email from a gentleman thanking me for the inquiry, and that he happens to be in LA...and would love to sit for a...
July 17, 2025
Wine Industry Insights: Hospitality, Consumer Trends, and the Power of Storytelling
When I reach out for podcast guests...I look for interesting backgrounds. Meaning, I would like to see a variety of experiences and someone who has a point of view. With the advent of the wine critic (many years ago) and the ...
July 14, 2025
Authenticity in the Wine Business: Lessons from Ross Halleck of Halleck Vineyard
Despite being the son of a pharmacist turned wine professional, I did not know the purpose of an Entheogen. Ross Halleck set me straight,so much so, that after defining an entheogen, the value of the consumption of wine becam...
July 10, 2025
Violet Grgich on Wine as Emotion, Heritage & Rebellion | Wine Talks with Paul K
Proper winemaking takes humility. It takes a story. It takes risk. And I guess risk is relative. when you come from nothing or next to nothing and you plot a path and execute a path, that comes from and takes humility. Mike G...
July 8, 2025
Napa Cabernet Reinvented: Kelham Vineyards’ Ron Nicholsen on Releasing Decade-Old Wines
At a recent Cabernet Sauvignon tasting in Los Angeles at the famed Republique restaurant, I spied this cool cat pouring off some aged wines. In that I fancy myself as a off-beat jacket guy, I had to engage Ron as to the prove...
July 3, 2025
August Sebastiani on Gen Z, Wine Innovation & 100 Years of Sonoma Legacy
If you have spent any time at all in the wine trade...even if you have just visited the wine section of your favorite market; you know, have seen and recognize the name Sebastiani. They are one of the original Sonoma county w...
July 2, 2025
Armenian-Mexican Fusion with Chef Ara Zada: From Lavash to Laughter| Wine Talks
When I told my wife I was interviewing Chef Ara Zada...she was like..."I follow him!""He is great!" She never says that about me. I guess I need to learn how to make "fusion"cuisine with Mediterranean food!. Chef Ara Zada has...
June 26, 2025
She Is Bringing Back The Emotion Of Wine. Meet Stephanie Morton-Small
I forgot her exuberance, energy, and love of wine and music. I'm so glad I had the chance to remember. The wine world needs more Stephanie Morton-Smalls; she helps us keep our eye on the ball. If you’ve ever wondered why some...
June 24, 2025
Prosecco? Try Lo-Secco. Meet the brand stratigest and Founder, Monika Elling.
A wine podcast for everyone. I keep an eye on this girl. She makes this happen. As a college athlete, mom and wine brand manager, Monika is always "shaking the tree."I am inspisred by her tenacity and I am impressed with her ...