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The Wine Makers – Ben Gordon, Bouchon Family Wines

Our friend Bella Pearson from Vine Connections introduced us to Ben Gordon from J. Bouchon Family Winery this week, and we were immediately intrigued by their deep history of farming Pais—known as Mission here in California.

The Bouchon family’s […]

The Wine Makers – Podere Le Ripi Winery, Sophia Quercioli

This week, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Sophia Quercioli from Podere Le Ripi in Montalcino, Italy. Known for producing exceptional Sangiovese, the winery is farmed biodynamically by a team of young, passionate, and slightly crazy individuals.

Founded in 1998 by Francesco […]

The Wine Makers – Todd Bostock & Kent Foulker

Fresh from the DTC Conference and Unified Symposium, the guys sit down with two out-of-state winemakers who are making waves in their regions.

Todd Bostock – Dos Cabezas WineWorks, Sonoita, Arizona
Since 1995, Dos Cabezas WineWorks has been growing grapes and crafting wines in Southern Arizona. The winery and […]

The Wine Makers – Grand Finale from the DTC Wine Symposium

The Marathon – Winemakers, Industry Leaders & The Reason for the Season, Steve Gross

In our final dispatch from the 2025 DTC Wine Symposium, we sat down with industry leaders, keynote speakers, and winemakers from across the country to explore the biggest conversations happening in the wine […]

The Wine Makers – DTC Show Pt 2, Monterey County Wine

The DTC Wine Symposium Podcast Extravaganza – Part 2: The Wines and the People of Monterey County

Okay, we admit it—we’re Sonoma homers. Occasionally, we branch out and interview someone from Napa (gasp!). But despite our regional prejudices, the growers and winemakers of Monterey County welcomed the podcast crew—not to mention […]

The Wine Makers – DTC Show Pt 1, Karen MacNeil

We kicked off our annual pilgrimage to the DTC Wine Symposium with one of the biggest names in wine: Karen MacNeil. Yes, the Karen MacNeil—winner of nearly every major wine writing award, founder of the Culinary Institute of America’s Professional Wine Program, Stanford University wine educator, and global authority on […]

The Wine Makers – Regenerative Agriculture Meets Academia

Professor Phil  wrapped up teaching a master class in regenerative organic agriculture to a group of Harvard and MIT grad students at Liquid Sky Vineyard in Sonoma’s Moon Mountain AVA.

After experiencing firsthand the vineyards and tasting the wine they helped study, John sat down with the students to discuss how […]

The Wine Makers – Isabel Gassier & Phil Coturri, “Á Deux Têtes” Release

This week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with winemaker Isabel Gassier and viticulturist Phil Coturri to discuss their collaborative project, À Deux Têtes, which began in 2017 with the late, renowned French winemaker Philippe Cambie. Isabel has been crafting wine simultaneously at her family’s Domaine Gassier in France […]

The Wine Makers – Adam, Sabelli-Frisch

Adam Frisch, a Los Angeles-based cinematographer, took an unconventional path to winemaking, diving in with no formal training to produce wines from historic varieties like […]

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