At the tender age of 10, Erica Stancliff demonstrated the skills that would later define her career as a winemaker and enologist. Now, with 16 harvests under her belt, Erica has been described by Press Democrat as a “young Sonoma County winemak

Paul Sloan believes by bringing the vines into balance, you will produce the best wines

Dec 22nd, 2023 52m 13s

Paul Sloan, co-owner and winemaker at Small Vines, started his journey in wine as a bus-boy in high school. He eventually worked his way up to the assistant wine buyer position at John Ash and Company. As a very young wine steward, he was given

Food & Wine's Ray Isle says there are plenty of good, affordable wines

Dec 8th, 2023 33m 58s

Food & Wine Magazine Executive Editor Ray Isle says, “You could probably spend your entire life drinking wines under $100 and probably under $50 and drink spectacularly good wine for years and years and never run out,” and he has just written t

Alex Gambal took a huge gamble when he moved his family to France to pursue a dream

Nov 3rd, 2023 36m 36s

While working for his family's real estate and parking business in DC in the late 80s, Alex Gambal received a life-changing case of wine as a gift. It wasn’t just wine that was uncorked, but opportunity. In 1993, he and his family moved to Fran

Moniqe Soltani persevered through tragedy to bring back Wine Oh! TV

Oct 13th, 2023 31m 8s

Monique Soltani is an award-winning journalist who has spent the majority of her life working in newsrooms in California's major cities from San Francisco to San Diego, and everywhere in between and through Wine Oh! TV, she has developed a core

Making wine and music have more in common than you think

Sep 29th, 2023 51m 9s

Famed winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo (of Domaine Méo-Camuzet in Burgundy, France) and legendary co-founder of IRS Records (think Police, REM, The Go-Go’s, etc.) Jay Boberg met serendipitously at a party in Philadelphia over 25 years ago. Their frie

Michael Kennedy doesn’t believe scores tell the whole story

Sep 8th, 2023 44m 12s

Michael Kennedy created the Vin Fraîche Wine Group in 2018, after launching three distinct wineries in Napa Valley, Bordeaux and Oregon. In 2020 an additional winery was acquired to the group in Tuscany, Italy. Kennedy's drive to create wines o

Gustavo Gonzalez brings a unique approach to Mira’s practices and techniques

Aug 7th, 2023 44m 25s

Gustavo’s love for wine runs deep into his childhood. He grew up in California’s Central Valley, surrounded by family with longstanding ties to agricultural business who instilled in him a love of the land and an appreciation for wine. He spent

David Kong is breaking the wine glass ceiling with Glasvin

May 26th, 2023 24m 40s

One day, entrepreneur David Kong asked himself, “What good is glassware if it never gets used?” That question inspired David to leave his job at a hedge fund and develop his own brand of hand-blown glassware designed for regular use. Glasvin wa

Mike Reynolds of Hall Wines has an appellation for every palate

May 5th, 2023 23m 30s

Mike Reynolds began his career at Hall Wines as winemaker and general manager during the infancy of the winery, and was later promoted to president. Since 2002, Reynolds has overseen development of the HALL, WALT and BACA businesses—including p

Ryan Prichard, director of winemaking at Three Sticks, loves creating 'table fellowship” in the tasting room

Apr 21st, 2023 19m 58s

Born and raised in Northern California, Ryan Prichard’s passion for wine blossomed while taking a wine appreciation course at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Initially, Prichard worked with smaller wineries in California and Colorado before j

Clay Mauritson is a winemaker for the generations… literally

Mar 31st, 2023 30m 19s

Clay Mauritson, of Mauritson Wines, was born and raised in the Dry Creek Valley and is part of the sixth generation of a grape-growing family. Pioneers from Sweden, Clay’s great great-grandparents raised Merino sheep for the wool and planted th

Jeff Morgan makes seriously great wines that just happen to be Kosher

Mar 20th, 2023 37m 4s

Jeff Morgan is the owner and founding winemaker of Covenant Wines, a boutique urban winery in Berkeley, California making small-lot fine wines from California and Israel. Covenant wines are made from extraordinary vineyards that stretch from Ce

Actor Aaron Jennings got hooked on wine because of the sitcom he's currently starring in

Jan 27th, 2023 20m

Aaron plays Anthony Holmes on the NBC’s comedy, Grand Crew. The popular sitcom tells the story of a ‘crew’ of 30-something Black professional friends in Los Angeles who regularly enjoy getting together at their favorite neighborhood wine bar to

What’s it like to run one of the most prestigious wine programs in the US? Lindsey Fern will tell you!

Dec 16th, 2022 37m 9s

Lindsey Fern discovered her passion for wine while backpacking through Europe and Africa and later honed her skills working in restaurants all over the world including London, Ibiza, Miami and San Francisco’s Bay Area. In 2014, her journey ulti

Thanks to Erica Crawford, there’s a new evolution of Sauvignon Blanc on the horizon in New Zealand

Nov 18th, 2022 30m 53s

Loveblock wines is founded by Erica Crawford, and her husband, Kim Crawford, renowned veterans of the New Zealand wine industry. Erica started her career as an aspirational medical scientist, progressing into the pharmaceutical industry. Her ca

The hills are alive with the wines of Arietta, thanks to Caren Hatton

Sep 12th, 2022 35m 54s

Caren Hatton, and her partner Fritz, started Arietta in 1996, in partnership with famed Napa winemaker John Kongsgaard. Their focus is, and has always been, ultra-premium Bordeaux-inspired blends from the Napa Valley. As classical music enthu

If Anthony Bourdain and Guy Fieri had a 'wine baby,' it would be Vince Anter

Aug 26th, 2022 23m 5s

Vince Anter is a certified sommelier and founder of “V is for Vino.” While pursuing a rock ‘n’ roll career as a guitarist and vocalist, he fell in love with wine while working at the bars and upscale restaurants that paid the bills. As he pursu

'Professor Chardonnay' David Ramey is unfiltered and unadulterated, just like his wines

Aug 12th, 2022 53m 17s

David Ramey revolutionized modern-day winemaking and helped to elevate California to the forefront of the international wine community. Hailed as “Professor Chardonnay” by Wine Spectator, David’s groundbreaking work with indigenous yeasts, whol

Making special occasions more memorable is what drives Rodney Strong winemaker Justin Seidenfeld

Jul 22nd, 2022 28m 12s

In the final installment from the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, Justin Seidenfeld shares his passion for winemaker and sustainability. Justin is the senior vice president of winemaking and winegrowing for Rodney Strong Vineyards, the ico

According to Steve Sangiacomo, in Sonoma County, grape growers are 'each other’s therapists'

Jul 1st, 2022 21m 48s

Steve Sangiacomo is a third-generation partner at Sangiacomo Family Vineyards, located in Sonoma, California where his family has farmed since 1927. He grew up on the ranch and began learning the ropes from his father and extended family at a y

Wine grower Duff Bevill says 'farming isn’t rocket science … it’s harder'

Jun 17th, 2022 24m 49s

In this third installment of the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, I had the pleasure of sitting down with wine grower, Duff Bevill. Duff originally intended to specialize in fruit and nut production, but a summer job in Dry Creek Valley in

It takes a lot of acorns to grow a pig! Alberto Solis has a passion for Iberico pork

Jun 10th, 2022 13m 46s

Originally from Spain, Alberto Solis developed his love for food and respect for high quality ingredients from his summers spent in Andalucia, a region known for Iberico. When Alberto came to the U.S., he followed his passion into the specialty

Food Network celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan shares her favorite wines to pair with Indian cuisine

Jun 3rd, 2022 15m 51s

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan was seemingly born with a ladle in her hand. She started her culinary journey in her homeland of India and eventually landed in Chicago where she became the executive chef of Vermilion, earning multiple accolades,

Mixologist extraordinaire Chantel Tseng expounds on the joys of sherry

Nov 5th, 2021 33m 9s

Just in time for International Sherry Week, Chantal Tseng – a true student of all things liquid - joins the podcast to discuss the versatility of various types of sherry – both paired with food and in cocktails - and to debunk a few old myths.