May 2, 2024

Grape Encounters Episode Archives

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Quality WIne Barrels Feature

Episode #494 – Quality Wine Barrels

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 ...
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Public Radio WIne, Grounded WIne Company

Episode #493 – The Grounded Wine Company

Josh Phelps of the Grounded Wine Company David talks with Josh Phelps of the Grounded Wine Company in Paso Robles, makes of the new wine “Public Radio.” Grounded Wine Co ...
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Episode #492 - Conversation Marketing with Kevin Lund

Episode #492 – Conversation Marketing with Kevin Lund

Kevin Lund, Author 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 ...
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Episode #491 - Mighway Adventure continues to Carter House Inn and Devitt Winery

Episode #491 – Mighway Adventure continues to Carter House Inn and Devitt Winery

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 ...
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Episode #490 - Mighway, Thousand Trails Camping and Sonoma County

Episode #490 – Mighway, Thousand Trails Camping and Sonoma County

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! ...
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Episode #489 - Harvest Hosts and Mighway RV Adventures

Episode #489 – Harvest Hosts and Mighway RV Adventures

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, ...
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Quality WIne Barrels Feature

Episode #488 – Quality Wine Barrels

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 ...
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Episode #487 - U.S. Wine Commerce, and Cannabis & Wine

Episode #487 – U.S. Wine Commerce, and Cannabis & Wine

Tom Wark, Executive Director, National Association of Wine Retailers David talks with Tom Wark, Executive Director of the National Association of Wine Retailers, and author of the Fermentation blog, about ...
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Thanksgiving

Episode #486 – Thanksgiving

David on all things Thanksgiving! Turkey methods, the all-important stuffing issue, and our friend Angel, a regular at the Grape Encounters wine bar! [haiku url=”http://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/grapeencounters.com/podcast/media/ep486.mp3″ player=1761] Download this episode https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/ep486.mp3Podcast: ...
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Episode #485 - The Anniversary of the Tubbs Fire and Sustainability

Episode #485 – The Anniversary of the Tubbs Fire and Sustainability

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 ...
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Yes!  It's OK to Tinker with Your Wine!

Yes! It’s OK to Tinker with Your Wine!

By David Wilson Nearly two decades ago, I had a life-changing wine experience. I was on the Island of St. Martin in the Caribbean with a group travelers who were ...
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Episode #475 - California Wine Month

Episode #475 – California Wine Month

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 & ...