Wine Women on Radio Misfits
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsRecorded weekly at The Panel Wine Lounge in Sonoma, California, WINE WOMEN Radio features members of the nonprofit, professional organization that’s focused on providing the tools, guidance and creativity for its members to attain wine industry prominence.
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Wine Women – Sylvie Tannhauser, CS CHT WSET III
October 23, 2020 10:55 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBSylvie Tannhauser’s enthusiasm for champagne is infectious (a very good thing)! With a Champagne Master Designation from the French Wine Society (among many wine certifications), Sylvie introduced us to her first “adult” champagne she ever tasted, the Pommery Royal Brut NV. We thought it most fitting that she chose to feature a champagne house headed by a woman in the 1800s (Louise Pommery), a rarity in that era. And also that it was Madame Pommery who created the first brut champagne to meet...
Wine Women – Kirk Venge, Venge Vineyards
October 17, 2020 18:39 - 1 hour - 73 MBKirk Venge has lived in Napa’s wine country his entire life. He’s seen his share of wildfires threaten valley wineries, businesses and homes. But when the Glass Fire broke out the last weekend of September, it was far too close. Tune in to hear Kirk tell of racing from his home to Venge Vineyards with embers flying all around him. He considers himself very lucky to have the fire bypass his winery in Calistoga. Some of his neighbors were not as lucky. He himself spent a fair amount of time put...
Wine Women – Tanya Holland, Tanya’s Table
September 18, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBTanya Holland is known for her inventive take on modern soul food, as well as comfort classics. She’s the executive chef/owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, California, and is also the author of the Brown Sugar Kitchen Cookbook and New Soul Cooking. She was the host and soul food expert on the television series Melting Pot and competed on the fifteenth season of Top Chef. Holland holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, and a Grande Diplôme from La Varenne Ecole de Cuis...
Wine Women – Bonny Meyer, Perfect Pairing
September 11, 2020 10:24 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBSilver Oak Cellars would never have existed without Bonny Meyer. Never would’ve happened! But wait, you’re thinking, “Justin Meyer was the winemaker behind this iconic winery.” Whaddya mean? Technically true, but had Justin not met Bonny at UC Davis in the late 1960s, he would have remained the winemaker at Christian Brothers and would’ve remained a monk. Instead, he left Christian Brothers to become a consulting winemaker and viticulturist. With Bonny, he had the opportunity to co-found Sil...
Wine Women – Be Bubbly Napa Valley
August 28, 2020 10:51 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBErin Riley may be Chief Bubblehead now, but before Be Bubbly was born, she had another “child” to attend to. Erin cites her daughter’s imminent departure for college as the impetus for creation of Be Bubbly, Napa’s newest and only sparkling wine bar and shop. As her daughter contemplated the big move to university, Erin wondered, “What next?” The answer came surprisingly quickly: She loved Champagne and sparkling wines. As the former buyer for Napa Valley Wine Train, Erin was well familiar w...
Wine Women – Laura Schermeister, Schermeister Winery
August 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBLaura Schermeister is the consummate storyteller, a good skill to have when you have so many stories of great drama: Girl picks up stakes to move cross-country to wine country. Boy pursues live-long dream to open his own winery. Girl and Boy meet. Boom! Love at first (or second) sight. There’s much more to this story, filled with drama (California wildfires!) and quickly adapting to rapidly evolving circumstances (again, wildfires!). You’ll need to listen to Laura tell the story on our show ...
Wine Women – Summer Sippers with Mia Morelli and Lynda Paulson
August 14, 2020 14:17 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWith temperatures spiking, many imbibers (including all of us!) are simply looking for a refreshing, cooling glass of wine. Mia Morelli and Lynda Paulson joined the hosts to discuss their favorite summer wine sippers and careers in the wine industry. Hosts Marcia Macomber, Misty Rodebush Cain and Lisa Adams Walter chose some of their favorites to enjoy the summer weather. Misty’s summer go-to sipper is St. Supery’s Dollarhide Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, a bright, crisp and thoroughly refreshin...
Wine Women – Victoria Coleman, Lobo Wines
August 07, 2020 10:46 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBWe’d been trying to find a date to meet (virtually) with Victoria Coleman for several weeks. (It’s always a good sign when a winemaker is wildly busy with the year-round tasks to ensure the wines are as darn near perfect as they can be.) At last a window opened on the schedule, and we had the most delightful conversation about the wines; Victoria’s adventures in China (in winemaking); and the evolution of Lobo Wines in her thirteen years with them. Victoria Coleman is a graduate of the UC Da...
Wine Women – The Amazing Women Behind the Petaluma Gap AVA
July 31, 2020 10:19 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBWho knew it was primarily a team of women that were the driving force behind creation of Sonoma County’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) sub-appellation?! Could this be another first in the wine industry for women? We searched them out to learn why they felt the Petaluma Gap, a vast plain area coming off the Pacific Ocean, perpendicularly to the coastal range, deserved its own AVA designation. [EP45] Eager to tell the story of this unique geographic area and the wine it produces, we ...
Wine Women – The Women Behind Lorenza True Rosé
July 24, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 61 MBThis dynamic mother-daughter duo was exciting to talk with on this week’s show. First, they have a very unique winery model: Lorenza Wine focuses solely upon producing amazing rosé. No whites. No reds. Just rosé. Second, they recently branched out into canned Spritz Rosé, which we got to taste. Packaged in an elegant 4-pack with a shimmering finish, their wine is likely the most elegant thing we’ve ever drank from a can! But we’re getting ahead of the story…. We wanted to hear all about the...
Wine Women – Alicia Maria Kidd, The Wine Noire
July 17, 2020 10:55 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBIt’s been a year or more since we caught up with Alicia Maria Kidd, founder and CEO of The Wine Noire LLC, an import, export and wholesale distribution company based in Berkeley, CA. Launched in 2017, The Wine Noire specializes in helping winemakers who are women and people of color get their wines into the marketplace, as well as directly into the hands of consumers. Alicia caught us up on her diverse activities, and we were delighted to hear how much her business has grown since we last ta...
Wine Women – Laura Barrett, Clif Family Winery
July 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 5 MBLaura Barrett had a vision of herself stuck in a window-less basement laboratory for many years to come when she was studying chemistry in college. That unappealing forecast drove her to seek out other alternatives to a life in science, in a basement. When someone mentioned enology, she dove into research and was delighted to find the science of fermentation, coupled with spending time outdoors in the vineyard, made for a perfect combination. Her new career path would ensure she wouldn’t be s...
Wine Women – Margaret Valenzuela, Rubia Wine Cellars
June 26, 2020 10:15 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBMargaret Valenzuela spent part of her formative years growing up in Mexico, where she was affectionately referred to, from time to time, as “Rubia.” She is, indeed, blonde -- someone who stands out in a crowd in Mexico. She is also co-proprietor and vintner of Rubia Wine Cellars in Napa Valley. The winery name? Her husband’s idea – not hers. A term of endearment. But in speaking with Margaret during this show, it was clear she relishes her figurative (see the label design with her likeness) ...
Wine Women – Mallory McEligot, BANG Napa Valley
June 19, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBMallory McEligot guests on the show this week, fresh back from a brief vacation and, like many, juggling duties of work and parenting simultaneously while Zooming! As co-host Lisa Adams Walter put it: “Mallory McEligot is a real go-getter!” Not only is our guest Director of Membership & Events at Silver Trident Winery, but she’s also a busy influencer on Facebook and Instagram, social media consultant and founder and executive director of BANG Napa Valley. BANG Napa Valley (By Appointment Ne...
Wine Women – Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys
June 12, 2020 13:24 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBLucia Albino Gilbert, PhD, and John C. Gilbert, PhD, Professors Emeriti, Santa Clara University and The University of Texas at Austin, are joined by Zelma Long, Lane Tanner and Shelly Rafanelli-Fehlman as guests on the show, discussing the experiences of women winemakers. Tune in to hear about the Gilberts’ new book, Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys, for which they traveled the globe, interviewing women winemakers from France to New Zealand. Zelma, Lane and Shelly are just three of the man...
Wine Women – Renae Perry
June 05, 2020 12:28 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWe’re baa-aack! The WWRH team has been on a Corona-hiatus. Like most of the world, the pandemic forced our team to pivot to new directions, take on new duties, and handle new projects. At long last, we’ve wrestled our recording schedule back under control. In today’s show, tune in to learn what the hosts have been up to during #ShelterInPlace. We’ve switched to Zoom recordings out of necessity to maintain social distancing. Each of the hosts is in a different town in the North Bay, from Peta...
Wine Women – Fortunati Vineyards
April 17, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBJust before California’s governor ordered a shelter-in-place regulation statewide, we visited Fortunati Vineyards’ new tasting room in the Oak Knoll district of Napa Valley, with owners Ellen Reich Luchtel and Gary Luchtel. [EP37] Derived from the Italian pronunciation of "Lucky" and the owner's last name "Luchtel", [say "For-too-not-ee"], we were fortunate enough (pun intended) to taste through a few of Fortunati’s ten, award-winning wines with Ellen and Gary during the show, as well as lea...
Wine Women – Colby Smith, CANVAS
March 13, 2020 12:02 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBWe sat down with Founder and Executive Director Colby Smith of CANVAS (Concierge Alliance of Napa Valley and Sonoma) at Fortunati Vineyards’ new tasting room in the Oak Knoll district of Napa Valley. Having served the hospitality industry now for more than a decade, the Concierge Alliance of Napa Valley and Sonoma, CANVAS, is a dynamic organization comprised of outstanding leaders in the hospitality community. CANVAS Members continually provide guests to Napa and Sonoma with the best possibl...
Wine Women – ZAP! Joel Peterson, Godfather of Zinfandel
March 06, 2020 10:53 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBWe first spoke with Joel Peterson, aka the “Godfather of Zinfandel,” during our podcast of the Historical Vineyard Society’s tasting event last fall. (Replay the show here.) That was our first introduction to his wealth of knowledge about California’s historic vineyards—but also about the versatility of zinfandel. Whom better to learn from at ZAP! than Joel Peterson himself about the current State of America’s Grape? Following our discussions with several zinfandel viticulturists, Peterson ...
Wine Women – ZAP! Kyle Lerner, Harney Lane Winery
February 28, 2020 11:42 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBIf you’re hankering for a wine tasting experience that represents genuine family-hospitality and history, look no further. We sat down with Kyle Lerner to talk about his family’s 100+ year-old winery, Harney Lane, founded 1907 by his father-in-law’s great-grandfather in Lodi, California. All of their wines are 100% estate grown and Certified Green. (More on that later.) Lerner had not expected a life in farming. He received is Bachelor of Science from California State, Fresno in Finance and ...
Wine Women – ZAP! David Gates & Jake Neustadt
February 21, 2020 14:32 - 56 minutes - 52.8 MBWhile enjoying a bottle of 1986 Ravenswood Old Hill Zinfandel that Joel Peterson left on our table at ZAP! while recording, our first guest, David Gates, Vice President of Vineyard Operations at Ridge Vineyards, told us he’d been farming the legendary Monte Bello Vineyard for Ridge since 1989—just three years after the wine was made. Wow! What was probably the most delightful about our discussion with David was that he seemed as enthusiastic and delighted about working at Monte Bello, and wi...
Wine Women – ZAP! Brenae Royal & Brennan Stover
February 14, 2020 17:07 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWine Women Radio goes to ZAP! We had the pleasure of sitting down with some of the best viticulturists and vineyard managers who oversee the farming and care of 1000s of acres of zinfandel vines throughout California. On this show we meet Brenae Royal, vineyard manager of the famed and historic Monte Rosso, above Sonoma Valley in the Moon Mountain District, and Brennan Stover, vineyard manager at Turley Wine Cellars in Paso Robles, overseeing ancient vines in challenging growing conditions. ...
Wine Women – Petite Sirah, I Love You
February 07, 2020 16:19 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIn part 2 of our interview with Jo Diaz, we get to meet and taste the wines of two members of the organization Diaz founded and runs, P.S. I Love You, an advocacy organization for Petite Sirah. Meet Theodora Lee, aka Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards, at Theopolis Vineyards in the Yorkville Highlands of Anderson Valley in Mendocino. Theodora is a partner and trial lawyer at Littler Mendelson by day and vintner by night! We also meet Mandy Donovan, vintner and winemaker of Merisi Wines, anoth...
Wine Women – Jo & José Diaz
January 31, 2020 14:49 - 58 minutes - 54 MBJo Diaz moved to California in 1992 after 11 years in broadcasting, involving PR, producing, and photography. Detecting a natural segue way being surrounded by wine country, she moved into the wine industry in 1993. Did we mention she’s been employed by Hambrecht Wine Group (Belvedere and Grove Street wineries), Robert Mondavi, Barefoot Cellars, Ironstone Vineyards, and Kendall-Jackson, while simultaneously working on a wine sales and marketing degree? And we haven’t even told you about José ...
Wine Women – Jason Holman, Rebel Vintners pt2
January 25, 2020 18:29 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBUncharted territory is where guest Jason Holman found himself when he chose a career in wine over one in the law. He just couldn’t see himself building a life around the Juris Doctorate degree he’d just earned. After a stint at Napa’s Kongsgaard dragging hoses, cleaning tanks and performing punchovers, aka “cellar rat” duties, he knew he’d found his calling. Thus began his adventures traveling the globe to learn about winemaking. In part 2 of the podcast interview with Jason Holman, the co-h...
Wine Women – Jason Holman, Rebel Vintners
January 17, 2020 15:53 - 53 minutes - 50 MBWhat do you do with a Juris Doctorate degree? Why, become a winemaker, of course! Jason Holman knew by the time he graduated that he wouldn’t be stepping into any courtrooms. The world of wine beckoned during a stint at Kongsgaard, followed by several stints at other Napa Valley and South African wineries. Fast forward to our podcast recording in Jason’s downtown tasting room (which is shared with two other winemaker vintners), and you’ll get a master class not only in natural winemaking but ...
Wine Women – Ann Reynolds
January 10, 2020 11:53 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBWhat on earth is “wine compliance”? And why is it important? These are questions best answered by our guest, Ann Reynolds, chief compliance officer and founder of Wine Compliance Alliance in Napa, California. Ann’s been working in wine compliance for more than 20 years and founded her business 10 years. Ann’s services include everything from ensuring a winery’s wine labels meets current TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) regulations to compliance training. She runs a busy YouTube ...
Wine Women – Christian Oggenfuss
January 03, 2020 14:56 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBChristian Oggenfuss is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Napa Valley Wine Academy. He holds the dipWSET, the highest certification from the London based Wine & Spirit Education Trust and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Wine & Spirits. Christian also holds the French Wine Scholar (FWS), the Italian Wine Professional (IWP), and the American Wine Expert (AWE), certification. He is also one of only 64 Bourgogne Wine Ambassadors in the world. [EP26] He brings 20+ years of wine...
Wine Women – Claudia Schug
December 06, 2019 13:02 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWith their roots in Germany and now as 30-year stewards of the land at their Carneros Estate, Claudia Schug, daughter of famed Founder and winemaking pioneer Walter Schug, guests on the show. Along with siblings Axel and Andrea, Claudia leads the family winery’s promotional and marketing endeavors. By honoring their decades-old, handshake commitments with local farmers throughout Sonoma County, coupled with techniques handed down through the generations, the winery makes wines known the world...
Wine Women – Katy Wilson, LaRue Wines
November 22, 2019 11:56 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBSince 2009, LaRue Wines has focused on making high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, exclusively from vineyards on the Sonoma Coast. The wines are elegant, restrained, and forever inspired by the resilience and strength of one Veona LaRue. Who is Veona LaRue? Tune in to find out as the hosts talk with Katy Wilson, vintner/winemaker, and granddaughter of Veona. Learn what Veona had to say when Katy told her she was naming her winery after her. [EP24] Alongside LaRue Wines, Katy works with s...
Wine Women – Historical Vineyard Society at Sonoma’s Best
November 15, 2019 12:15 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBSonoma’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 and meet with the winemakers. Listen in as they talk about these legendary California vineyards with Joel Peterson of Once and Future Wine, and Mike Officer, C...
Wine Women – Art Murray, President, Flambeaux Wine
November 08, 2019 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBFlambeaux 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 capture the essence of the Flambeaux Dry Creek Valley Estate Vineyard, as well as other world-class Sonoma County vineyards. Art Murray joined the host...
Wine Women – Brooke Shenk
November 01, 2019 13:56 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBBrooke 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 the interns who learn various methods and techniques at the winery. During the show, Brooke walked the hosts through a tasting flight of St. Supéry’s wines and talked about what she’s learned ab...
Wine Women – Emma Swain, St. Supéry
October 25, 2019 10:28 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBEmma 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 years as Chief Operating Officer at Sebastiani Vineyards. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis. She currently serves as the Boar...
Wine Women – Melissa Smith, Certified Sommelier, Enotrias pt2
October 18, 2019 10:49 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEP19: 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 for several boutique wineries in the Bay Area. In this show, the hosts and Melissa discuss food and wine pairing while enjoying Mathis Wine’s Rose de Grenache, Grenache and Uberblend. Learn tips ‘n’ t...
Wine Women – Melissa Smith, Certified Sommelier, Enotrias
October 11, 2019 10:31 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBEP18: 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 Bay Area. While providing in home and corporate wine tasting seminars, and private cellar services to the top collectors in the region through her firm Enotrias, Melissa Smith beca...
Wine Women – Philippe Langner, Hesperian Wines
October 04, 2019 10:45 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBEP17: 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 Hesperian -- “One of the West” – was founded in 2004. A true vigneron, Philippe holds two masters degrees from U.C. Davis and oversees all aspects of farming his mountain vin...
Wine Women – Kim Cotter, Don Sebastiani & Son
September 21, 2019 14:14 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBEP16: 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 California. She received her Bachelor of Business Science and Accounting & Finance degrees from the University of Capetown, South Africa. In the U.S., Kim worked her way up through the ranks at Foley Family W...
Wine Women Radio – Gina Gallo
September 13, 2019 09:55 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBEP15: 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 Macaulay, discuss how the auction brings together the community to support non-profits across Sonoma County. It has raised more than $30 million for Sonoma non-profits and commu...
Wine Women Radio – Vanessa Conlin
September 06, 2019 10:58 - 54 minutes - 75.9 MBEP14: 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 those that overdeliver on price. About 1 out of 18 make the cut to offer their customers. Their personal connections unlock access to the most out-of-reach wines from First Growt...
Wine Women – Diana Eakle Hawkins
August 23, 2019 10:59 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBEP13: The Pope Valley Winery was founded in 1897 by Ed Haus as Burgundy Winery & Olive Oil Factory. A century later in 1997, the Eakle family purchased the historic winery and gave it a new life as Pope Valley Winery. In 2009 the next generation of Eakles stepped in to continue building and furthering the family's vision for Pope Valley Winery as a fine winemaking establishment. Currently siblings David Eakle, winemaker, and Diana Eakle Hawkins, general manager, are making great strides in br...
Wine Women Radio – Mid-Summer Wine Stories
August 16, 2019 11:10 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThe show hosts, Lisa Adams Walter, Marcia Macomber and Misty Roudebush Cain, catch up on wine industry news, including developments in the vineyard: veraison is the onset of ripening when grapes begin to turn purple. Lisa is the founder of boutique PR agency Adams Walter Communications. She is also the editor-in-chief and co-founder of CANVAS – The Magazine – “Canvassing Wine Country.” Marcia, as Creator-in-Chief for Cornucopia Creations and co-founder of WINE WOMEN, discusses upcoming digita...
Wine Women Radio – Jen Walsh, La Crema
August 09, 2019 10:07 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBEP11: Jen Walsh, Winemaker at LA CRÈMA (lacrema.com), guests on the podcast to celebrate the winery’s 40 years of winemaking excellence in the Russian River Valley. The family-owned and operated winery has focused exclusively on cool-climate coastal appellations. Tune in to learn about La Crema’s long history in the appellation. The winery helped to establish prominence for the enviable winegrowing appellation of Russian River Valley during its early days. More notably, La Crema played a fun...
Wine Women – Alison Smith-Story
August 02, 2019 11:33 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBEP10: Alison Smith-Story joins the hosts to share her story of founding Smith Story Wine Cellars (smithstorywinecellars.com), with her husband Eric, after eloping to Hawaii. Their wines are made with respect for the land, kindness for the grower, and love from the winemaker. "Wine is our life, we are honored to now jump into the creative process of producing wines after decades of learning and selling wine for others. It is our hope that you invest in our story, fall in love with the wines an...
Wine Women Radio – Alexandra Romanini
July 26, 2019 14:53 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBEP9: Alexandra Romanini, consulting winemaker at Canihan Family Cellars (https://www.canihanwines.com/), joins co-hosts Ruby Fontana, Events Director for Wine Women, and Marcia Macomber, co-founder and Marketing Director of Wine Women, to discuss her globe-trotting wine career and taste the award-winning Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Rose from Canihan’s certified organic estate vineyards in the heart of the Sonoma Valley. Romanini is a native Sonoman who traveled the world to learn her winemaking cr...
Wine Women – Emily Byrne, Carneros Wine Alliance
July 19, 2019 13:32 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBEP8: Emily Byrne, co-chair of the Carneros Wine Alliance (Carneros.org), joins co-hosts Lisa Adams Walter and Marcia Macomber to discuss the Los Carneros AVA’s upcoming event, the 3rd Annual Carneros Cornhole Tournament and Wine Tasting, coming up on August 10th, from 4 - 6 PM PDT at Etude Wines, in Napa. The walk-around tasting will offer wines from Artesa, Calmére, Ca' Momi, Cuvaison, Etude, Poseidon Vineyard, Schug, Saintsbury, Sangiacomo, Truchard, Viansa, and ZD Wines. And all proceeds b...
Wine Women – MJ Wickham, Photography
July 12, 2019 10:38 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBEP7: M.J. Wickham joined the hosts to discuss her lengthy career as a professional photographer to the wine industry. Since 1982, M.J. has been photographing wine brands in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Counties, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. Listen in as she explains her no-fail strategy for shooting compelling bottleshots, food and location visuals. M.J. divulges her “secret sauce” in preferred camera equipment. Most of all, she’s into making it all fun for clients and intriguin...
Wine Women – Lauren Wong, Aperture Cellars
July 05, 2019 11:01 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBEP6: Lauren Wong is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Aperture Cellars (aperture-cellars.com), the world-class winery launched by father/son duo Andy and Jesse Katz. Lauren has been working with Jesse since 2015 and is now leading the development of a brand new winery and hospitality center for Aperture in Healdsburg, California. Lauren joins the co-hosts, Marcia Macomber and Olga Mosina, to talk about this exciting new project, set to open in early Spring 2020.
Wine Women – Elizabeth Tangney, Cornell Vineyards
June 28, 2019 10:59 - 53 minutes - 50 MBE5: Elizabeth Tangney is the Director of Viticulture and Winemaking for Cornell Vineyards, which is a Cabernet-focused, certified organic winery in Sonoma off of Spring Mountain Road. Elizabeth, and guest co-host Olga Mosina (Wine Women’s Education Director), join in a lively discussion about the challenges of mountain grapevine farming. This task is even more challenging since owners Henry and Vanessa Cornell opted to follow an organic farming regimen for their Bordeaux varieties. Listen in ...
Wine Women – Dar Rhodes, The Panel Wine Lounge
June 21, 2019 13:59 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBEP4: Dar Rhodes was looking to buy a coffee bar when she stumbled across a listing for a wine club for sale. Intrigued, she began her due diligence… The Wine Women Radio hosts talk with Dar, co-owner along with her husband Charlie and daughter Zoe of The Panel, a public wine lounge, tap room and wine shop in Sonoma, California, about their first year in business. Not only did Dar, Zoe and Charlie have to get up to speed quickly on the wine business and wine club management (as none had worked...