On this episode of The Pour with Adam Montiel, we’re coming to you straight from the 25th Anniversary of the World of Pinot Noir at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara—where the pours are deep, the wines are rare, and the conversations go where no tasting notes can take you.

This one’s stacked:

• Dan Kosta—a legend in Pinot Noir—joins The Pour for the first time to break down his next chapter. Why launch three new wine brands instead of one? What has he learned since selling Kosta Browne? And how do Admire, Convene, and DK Grail each tell a different story in the glass?

• Bernard Retornaz—the Burgundy insider who always brings the heat—talks Grand Cru vs. California, how climate is shifting the game, and why he keeps smuggling Chardonnay into World of Pinot Noir.

• Jeremy Retornaz, a Pour veteran, is flipping the script with Onirique Cider—his first-ever cider label. Normandy meets Sebastopol in a way that might just change how you see apples forever.

No scripted PR talk. No filler. Just winemakers, pioneers, and a few bottles you’ll wish you had in front of you.



Connect with Our Guests:

Dan Kosta & DK Wine Group

• Website: Admire Wines | Convene Wines | DK Grail Wines
• Instagram: @admirebydankosta | @convenebydankosta | @dk_grail

Maison Louis Latour

• Website: Louis Latour
• Facebook: Louis Latour USA

Jeremy Retornaz & Onirique Cider

• Website: Onirique Cider
• Instagram: @onirique.cider | @jeremyretornaz

Sponsored by:

• Tin City Distillery: Join the Private Barrel Club and craft your own custom whiskey. The Pour has its own barrel - you can too! Check it out here: tincitydistillery.com/club/private-barrel-club.

Links & Shoutouts:

• Solterra Strategies: solterrastrategies.com
• Tin City Distillery Private Barrel Club: tincitydistillery.com/club/private-barrel-club
• World of Pinot Noir: worldofpinotnoir.com

Follow Adam:

• Instagram: @adamontheair
• Website: adammontiel.com – Find episodes, giveaways, and more.
• Podcasts: Up & Adam, Where Wine Takes You, and The Pour with Adam Montiel—stream wherever you get your podcasts.

Pop the cork and join the conversation—this is one pour you don’t want to miss!

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For info on Tin City Distillery’s Private Barrel Club Click Here

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The Pour is recorded, edited, produced, and hosted by Adam Montiel. Follow Adam on Instagram @AdamOnTheAir and check out his daily podcast Up + Adam as well as Where Wine Takes You. To connect with Adam, learn more, or for Spotify or other pod links, visit AdamMontiel.com

About ‘The Pour with Adam Montiel’:

In 2010, Radio Host Adam Montiel combined his longtime love for broadcasting with his, then, new love for wine. He created and produced, ‘The Cork Dorks’. The show was hosted with Adam and his good friend Jeremy West. It was the first of its kind. It began focusing on central coast wineries but as the show grew, so did their ability to travel and meet other winemakers they found everywhere from Napa to Bordeaux that adopted that same Central Coast quality of people willing to share their wines, and their stories. 

As the area’s producer’s grew, soon Adam’s interview’s covered everything from spirits, craft beer, cider, cuisine, hospitality, and more. Fast forward to today, the spirit and enthusiasm cultivated with the award winning show, is reborn as The Pour with Adam Montiel, this time independently, and unfettered by corporate authority leaving it even more free to share the journey of making wine more approachable and fun for everyone.  

Here, We Taste It. We Spill It. We Leave it All On the Table. This is ‘The Pour’ with Adam Montiel.

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