Episodes
April 6, 2023
Purely educational Bordeaux talk. Like serious. Meet Guillaume-Alexandre Marx
As your first soirée into wine study, one might say study Bordeaux and particularly the Classification of 1855. Here Napoleon III ordered a ranking of wine of the Medoc for the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Here you will find fa…
April 4, 2023
Single serve wine...it was her idea. Meet Dana Spaulding
She came home from work and had a hankering for a glass of wine and as she reached to open, her husband made a face. "What?" she inquired. "You are just going to drink one glass and waste the rest!" he replied. Thus was born…
March 30, 2023
She will create thoughts. Kira Ballotta is brilliant in her approach to wine.
Wine is really about history. What other product do you deliberately wit 20 years to explore, what other product can you take half way around the world and say “This is who we are and when we are” I was thinking about the …
March 28, 2023
Fruili is one crazy place for vineyards. Massimo Furlan will tell you why.
All of a sudden there are have been two Friulian wine houses in studio when for years there had only been on in here prior. Why? The world of Italian wine is complicated and can take years to understand. And as one studies …
March 23, 2023
Piemonte is Italian wine history. Emiliano explains why.
What is fascinating about the Italian wine scene is the variety and distinct differences between their primary wine regions. And don’t look over the fact there are over 2000 wine varieties in Italy, some still being discover…
March 21, 2023
Funny, Latina, and passionate about wine.. Meet Elle Rodriguez.
The minute she walked into the studio, the crew knew this conversation would have little restraint. A practice communicator of not only all things wine but wine with the Latin market. Her tag is The Modern Pour and she is dy…
March 16, 2023
The Mayor of Montefalco was in the house. Beside making incredible wines, Valentino was in local politics!
Understanding Italian wines takes study and patience. With over 2000 wine grape varieties in the country, it is hard to sort them out. When you break down the country, there is a bit more clarity with grape varieties but lit…
March 14, 2023
From the north of the north island, meet Simone Kelly of Seresin Winery
There is so much to know and understand about the wine diversity just between the two islands, let alone the wine diversity among each island, that New Zealand is recognized with exemplary wines. Simone Kelly stopped in for …
March 2, 2023
Truly a non-alcoholic wine that has character. Meet the co-inventor Marco Marano.
Walking the aisles of the Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, a gentleman stuck a sparkling wine glass in my face and said “Do you like wine?” I responded, “Is this a joke?” He went on to tell me that this was an…
Feb. 28, 2023
The author of Sideways is up to his old shenanigans. Hear what Rex Pickett is doing.
Wine Talks first sat with Rex in 2021 as he was pondering a Sideways musical. In just a few years, the musical is touring Spain to sold-out crowds and he is holding Sideways concerts in Napa Valley. We caught up with Rex in …
Feb. 23, 2023
This is one motivated woman in wine. Jessica Kogan is hell-bent on her agenda.
Once in a while, you run into someone who is a force of nature and come away with “I want her on my team.” This is Jessica Kogan. You must realize that sometimes there are people smarter than you and that there are people th…
Feb. 21, 2023
It takes humility to be a proper winemaker. Jon Priest is the definition.
Etude is exemplary in its approach to sustainability. When Jon told me during our interview that the sheep were out on the south 40 aerating and churning the soil and mulching the vegetation, it conjured up a vision of old. …
Feb. 16, 2023
Katrina Frey is the real deal. Try to keep up with her.
The concept of organic wine farming is really quite old. If you think about it, vineyards were organic for thousands of years before the invention and use of pesticides. Katrina and her husband were the first certified orga…
Feb. 14, 2023
There are the greats and then the greats. Meet one of the latter, winemaker of Maison Louis Jadot, Frédéric Barnier.
The study of wine will take you all over the world. It is fascinating and intoxicating (pun intended). It is said that all roads of wine curiosity lead to Burgundy. The history, the lifestyle, the wines, and the people. Me…
Feb. 9, 2023
I can’t take it anymore. Just hear me out on this. I tell it like it is.
The formidable Winc is in bankruptcy under the rules of Chapter 11. They were one of the largest Direct To Consumer wine companies in America and they failed. The business failing is one thing, and that happens all the time …
Feb. 7, 2023
They saw the story. They tell the story. Meet Don and Petie Kladstrup
Wine and war is a subject close to my heart. I had been studying it when I stumbled across the book of the same name. What a story about the Nazis and the French sparring during the Nazi occupation during World War II. The d…
Feb. 2, 2023
This guy gets wine. Because it is about the soul. Meet Keith Saarloos
After Mathew Kaner was on the show, we received a call from Keith stating he needed to come on and talk all things wine. After 30 seconds of our initial call, I said “when can you come on?”. This guy got it. Wine really is a…
Jan. 31, 2023
Get Educated Here. Seriously Educated. Maryam Ahmed Waxes Poetic On Wine.
From Cornell University studying Hospitality to becoming an entrepreneur stopping on the way for an Enology degree, Maryam Ahmed is learned and articulate. Engaging in conversation with a point of view is how the needle mov…
Jan. 26, 2023
Who plants a vineyard in Virginia? Carolyn Covington does.
The enthralling Carolyn Covington, aka The American Wine Girl, had her aha wine moment on a trip to Florence, Italy where she learned that wine was an art form. This revelation took her to learn the industry and become WSET …
Jan. 24, 2023
Bad Ass Wine Witch? I agree! Meet Justin Trabue
Justin Trabue drives back and forth between Paso Robles and Napa Valley to hone her craft. Between learning the value of each district, she is also working towards raising the people of color coefficient in the wine industr…
Jan. 19, 2023
Meet your new “bougie” wine cousin, Chasity Cooper.
She wants wine to be an approachable beverage to all. Passionate about removing barriers for women and people of color into the wine industry, Chasity has covered the gamut of places to create the force. She enjoys the camar…
Jan. 17, 2023
Try and stump Mathew Kaner on all things wine. Can’t do it.
When he landed his first job at the iconic Wine Cask in Santa Barbara, he was asked to stock the fine Burgundy section in order of vineyards from north to south; this is a tough task for an experienced wine academic, let alo…
Jan. 12, 2023
Most Expensive Restaurant In America? Disneyland. Find out from the Matt Ellingson.
Some of you might know that Disneyland has a private club; Club 33. But did you know of the club named 21 Royale? In what was to be Walt Disney's apartment? and could be the most expensive restaurant in the country...and by …
Jan. 11, 2023
The Hollywood Dream is real. David Zucker, famed Director tells his story.
Sandra and I recently had dinner with famed director, David Zucker and all we did was laugh and talk about the future and what is in store. As he is preparing to release a new book, on the making of the movie Airplane, I tho…