Ep. 56 – Wine Tasting and Bicycle Touring – Our Favorite Pairing
David’s guest this week is Allison Harbour, the Worldwide Trip Developer for Backroads – the world’s leading adventure travel company. David and Allison talk about bicycle wine tasting tours from Napa to Tuscany, from the Loire Valley to Provence.But before ...
Ep. 55 – A Rare Peak at Ancient Peak’s 25 Square Mile California Mission Trail Vineyard. WOW!
David travels up the California Mission Trail to historical Santa Margarita Ranch to spend the day with co-owner Karl Wittstrom and Winemaker Mike Sinor of Ancient Peaks Winery. The visit includes wine tasting on prehistoric Oyster Ridge, a tour of ...
Ep. 54 – The Millennial Generation, Crazy for Wine, The Make-Your-Own Wine Series Begins, Preparing to Climb Ancient Peaks, One Winemaker Vs. 650,000 Beer-Drinking Bikers
Definitely a variety show as we talk about the explosion of young wine drinkers, the very hot home winemaking hobby with expert Tristan Johnson of MoreWinemaking.com, a very intriguing conversation with Ancient Peaks co-owner Karl Wittstrom, and winemaker Keith Saarloos ...
Ep. 53 – Olive Oil is Cheating on Me, Kids Food for Wine Lovers, and California Wine Industry Icon, Louie Lucas and His Winemaking Wizard
The show begins with a conversation about wines overheated during shipping, then the conversation with winemaker Keith Saarloos turns to outrage over olive oils that lie about their virginity. Then, Chef Shelly shows us how to bring favorite childhood foods ...
Ep. 52 – Three Wines, Two Women, One Guy With a Microphone and an Aphrodisiac Cake-tastrophe
Red-hot author Amy Reiley (The Love Diet Cookbook; Fork Me, Spoon Me) invites Grape Encounters into her super-secret kitchen weeks before her upcoming appearance on The Today Show. To sweeten the pot, the lovely Lisa Peju of the Peju Province ...
Ep. 51 – Wine Apps, Wine Seduction and Winemakers on Film
This week’s show beginning with a discussion about hi-tech wine apps for wine drinkers who want to discover more. Then our go-to wine guy tries to explain why people fall so hard for fermented grapes. Finally, we meet filmmaker Rob ...
Ep. 50 – Wine, Dating and a Boast That Gives Birth to a Big Event
Aphrodisiac expert and author Amy Reiley returns to Grape Encounters to give David and listeners a little advice on how to make wine work for you in today’s dating world. Plus, David and Seattle Wine Gal challenge Oregon Wine Blogger ...
Ep. 49 A – The Wines of Summer. Why Not Host a No-Beer BBQ!
David and winemaker/judge Wes Hagen offer up a cellar full of hot tips on cool wines for warm summer days. Then, a visit with Santa Maria Valley Wine Country Kady Fleckenstein, who’ll clue us in on and exciting first-time event! ...
Ep. 49 B – Make Your Own Wine!
Tristan Johnson of MoreWinemaking.com tells you everything you need to know to make wine in your basement or garage. If you ever dreamed of making your own wine, you don’t want to miss this show! [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/2010-07-02_ge_49_b.mp3″ title=”Ep. 49 B ...
Ep. 48 – Groundbreaking Winemakers: Somebody Had to be First. An Intimate Discussion With Central Coast Wine Icons Brooks Firestone and Stephen Pepe
Brooks Firestone is nothing less than a legend in the Central Coast winemaking region. Stephen Pepe was part of the group that established the Santa Rita Hills AVA – widely considered one of the best Pinot growing regions on the ...
