When Orson Welles famously slurred We will sell no wine before its time, he must have been talking about Slow Wine! The Slow Food Movement began 35 years ago, to celebrate local and traditional, to be thoughtful about where food comes from and how it wa

We first had Reid on the show with Cody from Desire Lines talking about his work at graduate school about the effects ofmicrobiome of vineyardsin wine. At that time he shared a wine that really caught our attention. Since then Tidings Wine Co had had it

What do you do when Randall Graham and Elaine Chukan Brown (aka Hawk Wakawakka) show up at your back door with a box full of open wine bottles? You grab the microphones and some wineglasses and press record is what! What were Randall, the legendary Califo

The 300th episode of The Wine Makers!!! Okay; IT WAS A PARTY and we ran up against the technology curve for the first 15 minutes, but it's all great after that! Listener calls, Sonoma luminaries and past guests, even a call from MJ Towler in Italy.  It's

Brian, John and Sam spend the morning with Tim Zahner, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and cover all the reasons to visit and have a ball in Sonoma. Tim's a great sport as we cover lots of ground from History, Vineyards and Wine t

Sam, Brian, Bart and John try to make sense of the crazy late harvest that as of Oct. 13th, is still only about 20% in. They talk all areas of California grape growing and even Arden Kramer gets in the act covering the Olive harvest for The Wine Makers. L

The guys got a special Grenache Day visit from one of the icons and iconoclasts of the Paso Robles rhone scene. Cris Cherry and family run Villa Creek Cellars and the MAHA Estate specializing in Grenache and blends that exemplify their West Paso terroir.

This week we welcome Richard Bruno from Vinum Cellars.Richard pursued his interest in wine by going into the restaurant business in 1985. Working with Master Sommelier Larry Stone at Rubicon Restaurant in San Francisco as a waiter and bartender gave him

This week Brian, John and Sam go through Bart's new releases. As always there are some other distractions and discussions about the current state of affairs in the wineindustry. Bart's new releases include a new source for Chein Blanc, yes it's true, Dan

Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham once said of the Grateful Dead Theyre not the best at what they do theyre the only ones that do what they do. For decades, Tony Coturri was to natural wine what the Grateful Dead were to Jam Bands, as in, there w