Episode #440 – The Sensation of Innovation: The V-Spin Aerating Decanter and a Sampler of an Entire Wine Region
Charn Rai, Creator of the VSpin, accepting the 2018 German Design Award On this week’s Grape Encounters, meet Charn Rai, the inventor of a device that host David Wilson says ...
Episode #444 – Wine Enthusiast Editors Share Their Top Wine Travel Destinations
Each year, Wine Enthusiast Magazine chooses ten destinations that are all about maximum wine enjoyment and, this year, there are some very big surprises on that list. Joining David on ...
Episode #445 – How to have a great time with your wine!
Host David Wilson welcomes guest Chris Kern of Forgotten Grapes; a wine entrepreneur talks about artisan wine making compared to wine as a product. Second guest, Amy Riley, an expert ...
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, ...
