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Latest Episodes

Barry Herbst with Sparkling Wines
December 19, 2025

Barry Herbst is here to talk about sparkling wines for the holidays on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. Barry has been on CWC many times before. For the comparison, here is a show where he brought sparkling wines, recorded on D

Gamay Beaujolais with Dan Berger
December 19, 2025

Melissa Galliani and Dan Berger.Dan Berger takes some time to explain Gamay Beaujolais today on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. Later in the show, Barry Herbst from Bottle Barn will be in, to talk about sparkling wines they h

Garry Brooks, Brooks Note Winery
December 12, 2025

Garry Brooks from Brooks Note Winery in the Petaluma Gap is back on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. He has been on the show before, the last time was this episode in February of this year.They begin by tasting the 2023 Chardo

Bettina from Laurel Glen Vineyard
December 05, 2025

Bettina Sichel, the owner of Laurel Glen Vineyard is back in the studio as our guest on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. She was on the show once before, on this episode last May.Bettina has brought a new wine that Dan is tast

Shared Notes Wines, plus Coffee too
November 21, 2025

Bibiana RavBibiana Rav, winemaker and co-owner of Shared Notes, joins Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell on California Wine Country.Bibana has been on CWC twice, first on this episode of August 29, 2019, to talk about her own wine brand Alma de Cattleya.

Sonoma County Wine Library
November 21, 2025

Peg Champion and Brad Whitworth from the Sonoma County Wine Library join Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell on California Wine Country. The Sonoma County Wine Library is reopening and the wine community is celebrating the rebirth of this great resource. They

James MacPhail
November 21, 2025

James MacPhailJames MacPhail is our in-studio guest today on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. This is his first time on the show.James MacPhail tells about how he was able to buy back the rights to his brand in July of 2024,

Adam Lee with Clarice Wines
November 14, 2025

Winemaker Adam Lee is our in-studio guest today on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. He has enjoyed a distinguished career as a winemaker and winery owner and now he runs Clarice Wine Co. The last time Adam was on the show was t

Jake Lachowitzer of Banshee Wines
November 07, 2025

Jake Lachowitzer from Banshee Wines is our guest on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. Banshee Wines was last on this show on this episode of June 1, 2022 which featured their winemaker at the time, Alicia Sylvester. Banshee wine

Elaine Wines
October 31, 2025

Elaine, the owner of Elaine Wines is our guest today on California Wine Country with Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell. She started her winery after a career as an biotech intellectual property attorney.