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There are many AVA’s in Napa Valley, in fact Napa Valley itself is an AVA. The Coombsville AVA is located just east of downtown Napa and is something not found in the other viticultural areas of the Valley. Coombsville features softly rolling hills and peaceful country roads with vineyards of all sizes. Not glitzy and [...]
If there is a name that spells Coombsville AVA it’s John Caldwell of Caldwell Vineyard. Smuggler and story teller, John loves people and wine. His vines talk and he listens. I was grateful to hear many of his wine stories…and as you know, winemakers tell the best stories. You can also hear John on our [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature John Caldwell, Founder, Caldwell Vineyard, Coombsville AVA, Napa Valley, defining the term “Terroir”. Learn more by visiting caldwellvineyard.com
Each interview I conduct The Question is asked, “What is the one question you’ve never been asked, that you would like to be asked”. This podcast features Washington winemakers giving our audience a bit of a look inside their world. Below is the guests are listed in order of appearance: Joanne Dunham/Dunham Cellars Andrew Browne/Browne [...]
Winemakers are well known for cellar work in many different parts of the world. Its not unusual to meet a winemaker that has made wine in the southern hemisphere, Sonoma or Germany. In fact our guest for this podcast has done just that, and now Bennett Ewald makes wine in both Door County and Kewaunee, [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Bennett Ewald, Assistant Winemaker, Parallel 44 Winery, Wisconsin, defining the term “ROGL”. Learn more by visiting 44wines.com
This is a follow-up to podcast 751 which featured Joanne Dunham, Founder of Dunham Cellars, Walla Walla, Washington. This time around I met up with John Blair, Partner and President of Dunham and once again we met up at the amazing Dunham hanger tasting room. While its always about the wines, this is a must [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature John Blair, President & Partner, Dunham Cellars, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “Shiner”. Learn more by visiting dunhamcellars.com
Way back in November of 2010, in the very early days of this podcast, I met with Chad Johnson, Co-Owner of Dusted Valley Winery in Washington state. That was podcast #26. In 2003 Chad and his partner/brother-in-law Corey Braunel left their home in Wisconsin and began the Dusted Valley and Boomtown labels. They never looked [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Corey Braunel, Co-Owner, Dusted Valley, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “Kin’A”. Learn more by visiting dustedvalley.com
Over the past 17 years I’ve interviewed Steve Johnson, Co-Owner of Parallel 44 and Door 44 Wineries many times. This time around his son Isaac, who spent the 2025 harvest as a cellar hand, will be joining us. Also, watch for an upcoming interview with Steve’s Assistant Winemaker, Bennett Ewald in the next couple weeks. [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Steve Johnson, Proprietor, Parallel 44 Winery, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, defining the term “Northern Varietals”. Learn more by visiting 44wines.com
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Isaac Johnson, Cellar Hand, Parallel 44 Winery, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, defining the term “Rubbin’ Buds”. Learn more by visiting 44wines.com
Our guest this week is Randy Caparoso, wine journalist as well as author of “Lodi! A Definitive Guide and History of America’s Largest Winegrowing Region”. Randy’s experience with wine as well as food is vast, having been a restaurateur, winemaker, sommelier plus extensive travel wherever wine is grown. A special thanks to Eric Awes for [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Randy Caparoso, Wine Journalist, Lori, California, defining the phrase “Mediterranean Climate”. Learn more by Googling Randy Caparoso.
Washington’s Red Mountain grows some of the most sought after grapes in the country. This desert climate area really shows how great fruit can come from diverse property. I met up with JJ Williams, General Manager at Kiona Vineyard and Winery at their extraordinary tasting room to learn more about this area. JJ is a [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature JJ Williams, General Manager, Kiona Vineyards, Red Mountain, Washington, defining the term “Flavor Listing”. Learn more by visiting kionawine.com
I love Ohio wines and for those in the know, the state has an extensive history in wine growing dating back to the early 1800’s. Take the time to check out Leon Adams book The Wines of America, if you can find it, to learn more. Way back in 2012 I interviewed Art and Doreen [...]
This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Lauren Fiala, Winemaker, Baci Winery, Grand River Valley AVA, Ohio, defining the term “Heroic Viticulture”. Learn more by visiting baciwinery.com
With 42 years at San Felice, Oenologist Leonardo Bellaccini is committed to blending tradition with innovation. Wine in Tuscany is renown world wide, representing some of the finest wines to be found in Italy. But what is old, is new, and creating the groundbreaking Vitiarium project shows the essence of the region. I spoke with [...]




