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Episodes

Women in Wine. Meet Rickey Trombetta.
Sept. 16, 2020

Women in Wine. Meet Rickey Trombetta.

The mother daughter team is formidable.
Alexandre Remy is exposing it all. Sort to speak. Interesting new approach.
Sept. 10, 2020

Alexandre Remy is exposing it all. Sort to speak. Interesting new approach.

You know where you stand with Alexandre Remys wines.
CoVid and Wine. Hear the fallout with Paul K and Ed Masciana
July 16, 2020

CoVid and Wine. Hear the fallout with Paul K and Ed Masciana

CoVid has wreaked havoc in the wine and food industries. Though on-line sales of wine are up, the industry itself is in a crippling phase.  Ed Masciana, author of Short Cuts on Wine explains the devastation with the restaurant crowd.
Meet Stetson Robbins. Expert on Central European Wines (redux)
July 9, 2020

Meet Stetson Robbins. Expert on Central European Wines (redux)

I met Stetson about 12 years ago as he brought my first video winemaker interview ever produced...a father son combo from Slovenia. A wealth of knowledge and passionate about wines from the region. A very interesting chat.
Redux:  Defining Natural Wine w/ Molly Hill and Ed Masciana
June 3, 2020

Redux: Defining Natural Wine w/ Molly Hill and Ed Masciana

We are joined by Molly Hill of Sequoia Grove Winery to talk all about Natural Wine. We discuss the importance of attentive farming and harvesting in natural wine, dry farming vs. wet farming, and the natural value scale.
Redux: The Trinchero Family is a Napa original. Meet their winemaker Mario Monticelli
May 26, 2020

Redux: The Trinchero Family is a Napa original. Meet their winemaker Mario Monticelli

Everyone knows Mario in Napa Valley...everytime I mentioned I did a podcast with him (restaurants and other wineries) everyone was like "we love Mario." You will quickly learn why.
Redux: Fantastic Journey From Restauranteur to Winemaker; Doug Margerum
May 23, 2020

Redux: Fantastic Journey From Restauranteur to Winemaker; Doug Margerum

The Wine Cask restaurant in Santa Barbara was iconic in its day and was innovative on all fronts; food, wine and service. When Doug Margerum walked in for out podcast and we began the conversation...the light went on...this is the guy from The Wine Cask.
French meets LA....in Arnaud Debons of San Antonio winery
April 8, 2020

French meets LA....in Arnaud Debons of San Antonio winery

As I was podcasting with Santo Riboli...the 3rd generation owner of San Antonio Winery...I was pleasantly interrupted by Arnaud Debons, the Frenchman who makes wine in DTLA (Downtown Los Angeles).  Sit back and hear his philosophy on wine making...
Ed and I peel it back some more. Hear about wine pricing, trying to make money and more.
March 18, 2020

Ed and I peel it back some more. Hear about wine pricing, trying to make money and more.

Ed has been hanging around the Wine of the Month Club for over 50 years....he is the author of Short Cuts on Wine and a wine educator. He has been on the floor selling wine in the best shops in LA, blending wine for his negociant label, working the...
I was the guest this time.....on Adam Carolla's show...tons of fun.
March 11, 2020

I was the guest this time.....on Adam Carolla's show...tons of fun.

Prior to Adam Carolla being on Wine Talks....I was asked to be a guest on HIS show....honored and humbled....we had a great chat. Shows why he is the king of podcasting as well as a documentarist: No Safe Spaces, The 24 Hour War, Shelby American and...
Rich Hartenberger makes all the wine making decisions. Listen how.
March 4, 2020

Rich Hartenberger makes all the wine making decisions. Listen how.

A visit from Rich Hartenberger shows us that you can make it in this business but it takes tenacity and passion. Listen to the family trek to California, how they chose Paso Robles and how it works now. You just have to love it for it to work.