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Wine Talks with Paul K.
Wine Talks with Paul K.
All you knew about wine is about to bust wide open….we are going to talk about what really happens in the wine business and I’m taking no prisoners... I am your host Paul Kalemkiarian and as the 2nd generation owner of the Original Wine of the Month Club, I sold 17,000,000 bottles of wine and tasted somewhere north of 100,000 wines. And what I learned is that wine is about the story; the story can't be that I bought this wine on the internet for 5 bucks. Join me as we peel back the real stories behind the wine you are tasting. How can Groupon sell 12 bottles for $60 and the wines be good? How do you start a winery anyway and lose money? And is a screwcap really better than a cork? Sometimes I have to pick a wine at the store by the label and the price...and I get screwed. Subscribe now and prepare to be enlightened.
May 18, 2022

Who You Know In Napa Is Important. Just ask Jamey Whetstone

Who You Know In Napa Is Important. Just ask Jamey Whetstone

When he started speaking on the Napa royalty he knew, I knew this was a crazy conversation.

You will learn that sometimes that who you know can help....like that is a stretch. I always tell my kids..."after what you know, it is who you know" and the reason I say that is evident in this podcast with Jamie Whetstone.

As if coming from South Carolina to be in hospitality in the Napa Valley wasn't taking enough of a life risk, Jamie Whetstone found the lifestyle of wine so intriguing, he switched gears to venture into wine making.

His latest venture is Fresh Vine wines....wines of celebrities Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough. The latest segment of the wine market are low carb and low sugar wines; wines that have a perceived health value. As well, Jamie is making wines under his own brand; Whetstone Cellars.

Come on this journey with me...he is quite articulate and wise with all things wine.