Episode #409 – The Chappellet Family: Carrying on the Mission of a Napa Legend is a Family Affair
Alexa Chappellet Flagler In a very special edition of Grape Encounters Radio, Host David Wilson spends a few very special days at the home of the Chappellet Family in California’s ...
Episode #408 – The Villa San-Juliette Jeep Tour and Wine Tasting
Behind the Scenes of the Winery that American Idol Helped Build: The Villa San-Juliette Jeep Tour and Tasting You’ve got to imagine that when the former producers of American Idol ...
Episode #407 – A Conversation with Christian Roguenant of Niven Family Wine Estate
A Peak Into Christian’s Crystal Ball! French Winemaker Christian Roguenant is literally a walking encyclopedia of wine. If you’ve got a question, Christian has an answer. That’s why Grape Encounters ...
Episode #406 – Delia Viader – Against All Odds
How Delia Viader Challenged Conventional Wisdom and Came Out On Top! Today’s episode of Grape Encounters introduces you to one of the very finest producers of Bordeaux Varietal in the ...
Episode #405 – 2017’s Vinexpo Bordeaux Takes to the Radio!
ENCORE PRESENTATION by Popular Demand! One-On-One with Xavier De Eizaguirre, Chairman of Vinexpo Bordeaux, Europe’s Biggest Wine Soiree! This June, Bordeaux will host the most stylish wine industry show in ...
Episode #404 – Speaking Sustainability with the Uncontainable Jean-Charles Boisset!
We can think of no one in the wine industry so fully charged with creativity, so committed to the notion of never saying never, and so delightfully engaging and charming ...
Episode #403 – Toby Halkovich of Cakebread Cellars Talks Sustaining a Legendary Brand by Sustaining Incomparable Land
Toby Halkovich, Director of Vineyard Operations, Cakebread Cellars As we dig deeper into our month-long discussion of sustainability, Host David Wilson put one very acclaimed Napa winery on his MUST-VISIT ...
Episode #402 – Down to Earth Month and Korbel’s Commitment to Sustainability
Bubbling Over with Pride: Down to Earth Month and American Champagne Producer Korbel Shares Their Unbending Commitment to Sustainability This week on Grape Encounters Radio, Rick Marson, the Quality Assurance ...
Episode #400 – Thinking 250 years ahead in the vineyard with Tyler Thomas
Tyler Thomas, Winemaker at Dierberg and StarLane Vineyards This week, meet one of the most delightful, forward thinking winemakers in America today; Tyler Thomas. After working for producers like Donelan ...
Episode #399 – Beer vs Wine: Just Who is Copying Who?
CRAFT: The California Beer Industry It’s amazing to see what is happening in the craft beer industry. Just a few years ago, wine had replaced beer as the most popular ...
Episode #398 – Pinot Point-and-Counterpoint With Special Guest Brian Talley of Talley Vineyards
Plus, Farm Labor Fears on the New Political Landscape Brian Talley of Talley Vineyards and Talley Farms in the Arroyo Grande Valley on the Central Coast of California welcomes David ...
Episode #397 – Pairing Wine with Movies… Now THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!
He’s known around the country as the Sommelier of the stars. That’s because both Hollywood and corporate elite turn to him for wine advice. Christopher Sawyer is without a doubt ...
