Winemaker Interview Series — Tom Rinaldi of Patent Wines and Pellet Estate
Ken On November 30, 2023, we had a chance to interview Tom Rinaldi. Tom is the winemaker for Patent Wines and Pellet Estate. In our Zoom interview, we covered three of…
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Winemaker Interview Series — Thibaut Delmotte of Colome
On September 6, 2023, we had the opportunity to meet and interview Thibaut Delmotte (virtually). Thibaut is the winemaker at Colomé. In our Zoom interview, we covered four current-release wines…
Winemaker Interview Series – Andy Schweiger of Schweiger Vineyards
On August 23, 2023, we had the opportunity to meet and interview Andy Schweiger (virtually). Andy is the winemaker at Schweiger Vineyards. In our Zoom interview, we covered six of…
Winemaker Interview Series – Acumen-Coho-Titus Tasting – July 2023
On July 26, 2023 we had the opportunity to meet and interview representatives from three different wineries. The one thing in common with all three is the link to Phillip…
Winemaker Interview Series – Walter Leiva — Davis Estates – April 2023
On April 19, 2023, we had a chance to meet and interview Walter Leiva virtually. Walter is the winemaker for Davis Estates in Napa. I have been covering Davis Estates…
Winemaker Interview Series – Rebecca George – Brandlin Estates – March 2023
On March 10, 2023, we had a chance to meet and interview Rebecca “Becky” George. Becky is the associate winemaker for Brandlin Estates. She was in town for a dinner…
Winemaker Interview Series – Daniel Daou – Jan 2023
On January 11, 2023, we had a chance to once again catch up with Daniel Daou, the proprietor and winemaker at DAOU Vineyards and Patrimony. In this Zoom interview, we…
Winemaker Interview Series – Phillip Corallo-Titus from Chappellet Winery
During our Zoom interview on June 29th, we had a chance to catch-up with Phillip Corallo-Titus who is the winemaker at Chappellet. Phillip has been the winemaker there since 1990.…
Winemaker Interview Series – Christian Tietje from Anarchy Winery
During our interview on May 4, we had a chance to catch up with Christian Tietje. I first met Christian many years ago during the early days of the Boston…
Wine Days, Wine Months and Wine Holiday List
I was recently listening to the The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW) podcast and I thought they were discussing a great topic: Wine Holidays! I found it really fun to…