David talks with Josh Phelps of the Grounded Wine Company in Paso Robles, makes of the new wine “Public Radio.” Grounded Wine Co. is the personal brand of Napa native Josh Phelps, built to reflect his experience growing up in wine country, and his relationships in the wine community. A grassroots, all-American, wine label, the
David talks with Kevin Lund, author of the book Conversation Marketing, How to Be Relevant and Engage Your Customer by Talking Human, about the language of wine marketing and selling directly to consumers. Each of us sees more than 5,000 marketing messages every day. In such a crowded marketplace, brands are scrambling to find new
In our second installment of our 4-part Northern CA and Southern Oregon Mighway RV adventure, we stop in Eureka, CA at the Carter House Inns, where their Restaurant 301 has one of the best wine lists in the world, with over 3,800 selections and has been a proud recipient of the Wine Spectator’s most prestigious
We begin our Northern CA/Oregon RV adventure… picking up our Mighway RV in Oakland, CA, heading up north to Cloverdale in Sonoma and the Thousand Trails Russian River RV Resort! David talks with Mitch Craighead, Regional Manager, about the Thousand Trails camping concept that lets people subscribe to different regions (including many wine countries), a
David talks with Joel Holland, CEO of Harvest Hosts, an agency that coordinates wineries with RV travelers that can stay onsite at many wineries in the US. “Wineries, farms, breweries, museums, and more – Free overnight stays at over 600 incredible locations across North America” Next, David talks with Lynea Gagliano of Travel Oregon. Finishing
David talks barrels with Lucas Brewer and Michael McGloughlin of Quality Wine Barrels in Arroyo Grande, CA. While working at one of California’s largest wineries in the late ‘90s, Quality Wine Barrels founder Roger Burson saw a need for obtaining reasonably priced high quality used wine barrels from trustworthy sources. With few options available apart
David talks with Tom Wark, Executive Director of the National Association of Wine Retailers, and author of the Fermentation blog, about the challenges of wine buying and shipping in the U.S., due to states’ laws. Tom explains this complicated issue in an easy-to-understand way, but you should also check out his award-winning blog! To stay
David on all things Thanksgiving! Turkey methods, the all-important stuffing issue, and our friend Angel, a regular at the Grape Encounters wine bar! Download this episode
On the anniversary of the devastating Tubbs Fire in Sonoma, David hosts Micheal O’Shea, co-owner of Amaturo Sonoma Media Group, owners of KSRO in Santa Rosa, discussing the documentary Urban Inferno, about the fires that devastated Santa Rosa in 2017. Michael’s radio station KSRO was the lifeline for many local folks and they won two
David talks about California Wine Month, and just about everything else under the sun, with Elaine Chukan Brown. Elaine serves as the American Specialist at JancisRobinson.com, a contributing writer with Wine & Spirits Magazine, and a speaker at events worldwide. Her work has been featured in World of Fine Wine, Decanter, Robb Report, MensHealth.com, GuildSomm.com, Wine Business Monthly, San Francisco Magazine,
David talks wine, art, baseball and more with artist and winemaker Tom Rodrigues of Artevino wines of Maple Creek Winery. Tom has been an artist for many years, and this year has been chosen as WineSong’s Artist of the Year for 2018. Winesong is the premiere annual charity auction & wine + food tasting on