{"id":2437,"date":"2024-11-26T17:31:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:31:54","slug":"winemaker-interview-series-flanagan-and-rileys-rows-with-eric-riley-flanagan-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2437","title":{"rendered":"Winemaker Interview Series \u2013 Flanagan and Riley\u2019s Rows with Eric &#038; Riley Flanagan &#8211; November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Riley-and-Eric-Flanagan-Newsletter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Riley-and-Eric-Flanagan-Newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Riley and Eric Flanagan\" width=\"260\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a>On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, we had a chance to interview and catch up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eric-flanagan-b7319635\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Eric Flanagan<\/u><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rileysrows.com\/my-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Riley Flanagan<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Eric owns <a href=\"https:\/\/flanaganwines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Flanagan Winery<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Riley is the Assistant Sales Manager for Flanagan and the owner of Riley\u2019s Rows. In our Zoom interview, we covered six Flanagan wines and two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rileysrows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Riley&#8217;s Rows<\/u><\/strong><\/a> wines. We last interviewed Eric and Riley back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>January 2024.<\/u><\/strong><\/a> In that interview, we covered two of Riley&#8217;s wines and five of the Flanagan Wines. Check out what we learned from Eric and Riley this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before we get to the wines, I thought I would share some tidbits and updates with regards to Eric, Riley, Flanagan, and Riley&#8217;s Rows.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eric is back to bond trading as of July 1<sup>st<\/sup>. The timing and market is right for this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riley is doing a majority of the wine related road trips these days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riley&#8217;s wines can be found on Seabourn Cruises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The &#8220;Beauty of Three&#8221; wines are not available for retail. They are for on premise or in gift packages only.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A vineyard designate wine is coming from their River Road Vineyard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riley is working on the corporate gifting program again this holiday season. <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/flanaganwines.com\/2024-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See all the options they put together here<\/a>.<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flanagan-Two-Bottles-Gift-Set-200.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flanagan-Two-Bottles-Gift-Set-200.gif\" alt=\"Flanagan Gift Wines\" width=\"200\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below is a summary of the new-release Flanagan and Riley\u2019s Rows wines that we covered with Eric and Riley. The links below are to our full reviews. If you are interested in ordering and trying these wines, you will find many of these wines via your favorite fine wine shop, country club, or on top quality wines lists. You can also purchase these wines on the <a href=\"https:\/\/flanaganwines.com\/store-main\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Flanagan<\/u><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rileysrows.com\/buy-rileysrows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Riley&#8217;s Rows<\/u><\/strong><\/a> websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flanagan-Logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flanagan-Logo.gif\" alt=\"Flanagan Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2023-Viognier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flanagan 2023 Viognier &#8220;Bennett Valley&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $65 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 90.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2022-Beauty-of-Three-Chardonnay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flanagan 2022 Chardonnay &#8220;Beauty of Three&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $36 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2022-Ritchie-Vineyard-Chardonnay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flanagan 2022 Chardonnay &#8220;Ritchie Vineyard&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>$74 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2022-The-Beauty-of-Three-Pinot-Noir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flanagan 2022 Pinot Noir &#8220;The Beauty of Three&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (Sonoma Coast) $42 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2022-Gaps-View-Vineyard-Pinot-Noir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flanagan 2022 Pinot Noir &#8220;Gaps View Vineyard<\/strong><\/a> (Sonoma Coast) $88 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Flanagan-2021-Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flanagan 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon &#8220;Sonoma County&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $105 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rileys-Rows-Logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rileys-Rows-Logo.gif\" alt=\"Riley's Rows Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Rileys-Rows-2023-Sauvignon-Blanc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley&#8217;s Rows 2023 Sauvignon Blanc &#8220;North Coast&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>$26 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 90.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Rileys-Rows-2021-3x3-Proprietary-Red-Wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley&#8217;s Rows 2021 &#8220;3&#215;3 Proprietary Red Wine&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>$34 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can find reviews of past and future Riley\u2019s Rows and Flanagan wines that we cover on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine.php?winery=2592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>KWG Riley&#8217;s Rows winery page<\/u><\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine.php?winery=2568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>KWG Flanagan winery<\/u><\/strong><\/a> page on our website. We hope you enjoy these terrific wines as much as we did. Cheers! &#8211; Ken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 for Flanagan and the owner of Riley\u2019s Rows. In our Zoom interview, we covered six Flanagan wines and two Riley&#8217;s Rows wines. We last interviewed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2692,1748,18,13,1747,1118,100,11,10,12,1201,1187,1745,1746,2691,1120,67,43,31,126,8,6,240],"tags":[2699,1755,1754,2700,625,491,2693,1751,1162,2694,2695,2696,519,1226,492,1165,1749,1750,1562,2697,518,2698,1124,704,633,1272,528,1361,517,426],"class_list":["post-2437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty-of-three","category-bennett-valley","category-cabernet-sauvignon","category-chardonnay","category-eric-flanagan","category-flanagan","category-gift-wine","category-kens-wine-guide-tasting-panel","category-merlot","category-pinot-noir","category-red-blend","category-red-wine","category-riley-flanagan","category-rileys-rows","category-ritchie-vineyard","category-sonoma-coast","category-sonoma-county","category-syrah","category-viognier","category-wine-ratings","category-wine-recommendations","category-wine-reviews","category-wine-tasting","tag-3x3-proprietary-red-wine","tag-beauty-of-three","tag-bennett-valley","tag-bond-trading","tag-cabernet-sauvignon","tag-chardonnay","tag-corporate-gifts","tag-eric-flanagan","tag-flanagan","tag-gaps-view-vineyard","tag-gift-wines","tag-kens-wine-guide-tasting-panel","tag-merlot","tag-north-coast","tag-pinot-noir","tag-red-blend","tag-riley-flanagan","tag-rileys-rows","tag-ritchie-vineyard","tag-river-road-vineyard","tag-sauvignon-blanc","tag-seabourn-cruises","tag-sonoma-coast","tag-sonoma-county","tag-syrah","tag-viognier","tag-wine-ratings","tag-wine-recommendations","tag-wine-reviews","tag-wine-tasting"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437\/revisions\/2441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}