Winemaker Interview Series – Peter Merriam of Merriam Vineyards – May 2025
Ken On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, we had the opportunity to interview Peter Merriam. Peter and his wife Diana are the owners of Merriam Vineyards. Their oldest son Evan is the…
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Winemaker Interview Series – MacRostie – Heidi Bridenhagen – February 2025
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, we interviewed and got to know Heidi Bridenhagen. Heidi is the winemaker for MacRostie Winery. We covered three of her new 2022 vintage Chardonnays and…
Winemaker Interview Series – Limerick Lane – Chris Pittenger – January 2025
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, we had a chance to interview and get to know Chris Pittenger. Chris is the winemaker for Limerick Lane Cellars. We covered eight of his…
Winemaker Interview Series – Flanagan and Riley’s Rows with Eric & Riley Flanagan – November 2024
On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, we had a chance to interview and catch up with Eric Flanagan and Riley Flanagan. Eric owns Flanagan Winery. Riley is the Assistant Sales Manager…
Winemaker Interview Series — Diana Schweiger — Sales & Marketing Director at Acumen — May 2024
On Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, we had the opportunity to once again interview Diana Schweiger. Diana is the Sales and Marketing Director for Acumen Winery. As a reminder, the Acumen…
Winemaker Interview Series – Pax Mahle of Pax Wines – March 2024
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, we had the opportunity to meet and interview Pax Mahle. Pax is the owner and winemaker for Pax Winery. We covered eight of his current-release…
Winemaker Interview Series – Eric and Riley Flanagan of Flanagan & Riley’s Rows Wineries – January 2024
On January 31, 2024, we had a chance to interview and catch up with Eric Flanagan and Riley Flanagan. Eric owns Flanagan Winery. Riley is the Assistant Sales Manager for…
Winemaker Interview Series – Jake Bilbro of Limerick Lane — Jan 2023
On January 25, 2023, we had a chance to interview Jake Bilbro for the first time. Jake and his wife Alexis own Limerick Lane Cellars and Limerick Lane Vineyards. We…
Winemaker Interview Series – Riley Flanagan, Assistant Sales Manager for Flanagan Wines and the owner of Riley’s Rows
During our Zoom interview on December 7, we had a chance to catch up with Riley Flanagan who is the Assistant Sales Manager for Flanagan Wines and the owner of…
Tasting Panel Covers Zinfandel’s Before ZAP Experience
The KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel is a big fan of Zinfandel. We decided to do an impromptu ZAP tasting in December before our regular winter Zinfandel blind tasting in February. So…