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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ep. 47 – 8 Things You Can Do to Improve the Taste of Your Wine (that have nothing to do with what’s inside the bottle!)
Enjoying wine is not all about what’s inside the bottle. There are many things that influence a wine drinker’s perception of quality and taste. Join host David Wilson and wine ...
Ep. 46 B – It’s All About Romance! Are Wine and Food Aphrodisiacs?
David visits with Amy Reiley, author of The Love Diet, then has a virtual wine tasting with Clive Pursehouse of the Oregon Wine Blog to determine if screw caps are ...
Ep. 46 A – Making Wine… Dozens of Vintners at a Time, and Making Friends at Chef Shelly’s
Grape Encounters returns to the Terravant Wine Company to learn more about this awesome new winemaking venture, then we take our microphones to Chef Shelly’s raucous barbecue extravaganza. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/2010-06-11_ge46_a_pod_chefshelly.mp3″ ...
