Sonoma’s Best’s Wine Director, Todd Jolly, welcomed the members and winemakers of the Historical Vineyard Society, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of California’s historic vineyards, to a walkaround tasting, sampling wines from these vineyards. Meanwhile, the hosts hunkered down in a corner of Sonoma’s Best to taste the wines […]

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Flambeaux are the dancing torchbearers of New Orleans’ Carnival, representing tradition, light, dance and joy. Flambeaux was named after these torchbearers as they are an historic symbol of the hometown of the Murray family, their native New Orleans. Founded by the Murray Family, Flambeaux Wine makes hand-crafted, limited-production wines that […]

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Brooke Shenk, winemaker at St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery (stsupery.com), guests on the show and hosts the podcast in St. Supéry’s historic Atkinson House, which was built in the 1880s. Brooke has been with St. Supéry for more than a decade, supervising vineyard and production crews as well as […]

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Emma Swain, CSW and CEO of St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery (stsupery.com), guests on the show and hosts the podcast in St. Supéry’s historic Atkinson House, which was built in the 1880s. Emma joined St. Supéry and became CEO in 2009. Prior to her tenure she served for 13 […]

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EP19: Melissa Smith, aka “The Sommelier to the Silicon Valley Stars” and owner of Enotrias, returns as a guest on the show, discussing her unique services with the show’s hosts. Also, continuing to serve as a guest co-host on today’s show is Patti Neumann, a brand manager and digital strategist […]

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EP18: Melissa Smith, aka “The Sommelier to the Silicon Valley Stars,” guest on the show, discussing her unique services, beyond the typical sommelier’s, with the show’s hosts. Also, serving as a guest co-host on today’s show is Patti Neumann, marketing and social media director for several boutique wineries in the […]

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EP17: Philippe Langner decided to start his own wine brand in the true West despite his peripatetic life in Central America, South Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe. In homage to the Garden of the Hesperides, Hesperian’s vineyard, at 1,400-foot elevation overlooking the valley from atop Napa’s Atlas Peak, Langner’s […]

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EP16: Kim Cotter, Controller at Don Sebastiani & Sons, joins the hosts to discuss the behind-the-scenes end of wine company management. Kim never set out to work in the wine industry. Yet it was through her lengthy travels that she fell in love with wine and eventually landed in Northern […]

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EP15: Honorary Sonoma County Wine Auction Co-Chair Gina Gallo, Vice President of Estate Winemaking for E. & J. Gallo Winery, guests on the podcast to discuss this year’s auction activities and lots. Talking with hosts Lisa Adams Walter, Marcia Macomber and Misty Roudebush Cain, Gina, and auction Managing Director Dana […]

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EP14: As Head of Wine at WineAccess.com, Vanessa Conlin, has witnessed major shifts in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine marketplace. Guesting on the podcast, Vanessa talks with the hosts about WineAccess’ unique offering to wine consumers: Her team tastes over 20,000 of the world’s best wines every year in search of […]

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