Episode #443 – The World Wine Guys
David talks with MIKE DeSIMONE and JEFF JENSSEN, also known as the World Wine Guys, who are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts. They are award-winning journalists ...
Episode #439 – The Winemakers of Paso Robles and Atlas Wine
Julia Perez, creator of “The Winemakers of Paso Robles” book David talks with photographer Julia Perez who, along with legendary California wine writer Paul Hodgins, created “The Winemakers of Paso ...
Episode #438 – Cycles Gladiator in a Can
Adam LaZarre, Head Winemaker at Wine Hooligans and LaZarre Wines It wasn’t that long ago that Grape Encounters host David Wilson would cringe at the idea of putting fine wine ...
Episode #437 – Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines list
Bruce Sanderson, Senior Editor, Wine SpectatorThis is host David Wilson’s favorite time of the ear because it’s when the top wine publications release their top 100 wine lists for the ...
Episode #434 – Holiday Wine and Boxxle: Premium Bag-In-Box Wine Dispenser
“Winter White, Holiday Red or something else instead” David shares ideas on how to get the most out of your holiday wine and food pairings. When fall rolls in, our ...
Episode #435 – Napa Valley Entertaining with Blakesley Chappellet
Meet Blakesley Chappellet, Author of Napa Valley Entertaining If you think Napa Valley Wines are amazing, you should see how the vintners of America’s premiere wine region party! The term ...
Episode #432 – Château La France and Château Leroy-Beauval
Bruno Mottet, Executive Director of Chateau la France Continuing the exploration of Bordeaux, David visits with Bruno Mottet, Executive Director of Chateau la France, a beautiful chateau with vineyards, a ...
Episode #430 – Recovering from the Fires
Katrina Frey of Frey Vineyards From one of the first wineries to be declared lost to the fire, David talks with Katrina Frey of Frey Vineyards in Redwood Valley about ...
Episode #429 – Wild Fires In Wine Country
David talks with Chris Sawyer [Sommelier to the Stars) and Jeff Davis of KSRO about the effects of the wildfires in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and other northern counties. Chris Sawyer, ...
Episode #428 – VINOME Lets Your DNA be Your Sommelier!
Genes affect your senses of taste and smell, which in turn influence your wine preferences. Genome – vinome? Grape Encounters host David Wilson has long insisted that our taste in ...
Episode #427 – Natural Cork Making a Big Comeback
Well, it wasn’t all that long ago that wines with screw cap enclosures began to flood wine stores in a very big way. Most fine wine drinkers resisted the trend ...
Episode #422 – Meet Two Anderson Valley Superstars: Husch Vineyards and Foursight Wines!
Leading up to Winesong 2017, this week’s show features two top participants from the remarkable Anderson Valley. First up is Zac Robinson of Husch Vineyards. Husch was founded in 1971 ...
