Vint Wine Podcast

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy announce Vint's recent fundraising round: a $5 Million oversubscribed seed round. The round's leader, Montage Ventures, will be a great partner to Vint over the coming years. Matt Murphy, General Partner at Montage joins us to discuss the fundraise, Montage's approach to venture capital, and some of the opportunities and challenges in the early stage/venture capital market. Thank you to all of our investors and podcast listeners for participating so actively in the Vint community!  Read our announcement article on Tech Crunch Visit Montage VenturesCheers!Contact us anytime at brady@vint.co or billy@vint.coThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy discuss Burgundy and the life and journey of special guest Allen Meadows, better known as "Burghound", the world's most prolific and well-respected authority on the wines and producers of Burgundy. As a student and lover of the French wine region for over 40 years, Burghound has steadily grown his influence as a top critic and commenter, tasting with the most venerable winemakers and in the most historic caves across the region. You can find catalogs of his extensive work on the Burghound website, with a host of downloadable content from past vintages, as well as audio guides and ratings and reviews from thousands of tastings. Allen is also the author of two books on the region, which we will link below! Links:Allen Meadows' Burghound.comBurgundy Vintages – A History from 1845The Pearl of the Côte – The Great Wines of Vosne-RomanéeThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy invite on Dylan Dittrich and Bradley Calleja from the research team at Altan Insights to help break down this past year across the alternative asset markets. We discuss the stability and strong performance of wine and spirits, macro factors affecting the marketplace, and some exciting assets and product innovations to look forward to as we move into 2023.You can learn more about Altan Insights and their suite of useful resources and products, here. Cheers!Contact us anytime at brady@vint.co or billy@vint.coThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy interview Tim Gaiser, Master Sommelier, musician, and author of an upcoming book titled "Message in the Bottle: A Guide to Wine Tasting". Tim has extensive experience across many areas of the fine wine world, including previous roles as the Education Director for the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, and adjunct professor for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley. Aside from his passion for teaching about wine and wine tasting for quality, Tim is an accomplished musician and received an M.A. in Classical Music from the University of Michigan. We hope this episode will pull back the curtain on how wine professionals taste wine to assess quality, and some of the nitty-gritty on the philosophy of sensory experience and memory around wine tasting.  We'll release information about Tim and his upcoming book at the links below:Tim's WebsiteTim's Book (Link Coming Soon)The Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy chat with Vince Anter, the producer and host of V is for Vino, a fast-growing wine education web/tv show for wine education, travel, and food experiences. Vince is a Certified Sommelier and musician with a passion for making great food and wine content accessible for more people. He has quickly grown his online presence with features on Fox, CBS, and Amazon Prime to name a few. Most of his content is available for free on the V is for Vino website, and we were super fortunate to have him on today to share some Thanksgiving wine picks as well as more background on his wine education and content journey. Enjoy!Check out V is for Vino at the links below:WebsiteYoutubeInstagramThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy chat with two professionals involved with wine branding. First, we catch up with Joel Peterson who is the Executive Director for the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, overseeing many aspects of the promotion of Paso Robles as a destination for wine, alongside wineries and other hospitality businesses. Then, we welcome Megan O'Connor, the Brand Director at Treasury Wine Estates and an expert in messaging and storytelling around wine labels and producers, as well as the differing approaches to winery-level branding based on the particularities of a specific wine region. We hope these interviews provide new insight into how brands are developed and stories are told within the wine industry!The Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy are joined by Adam Lapierre MW, Vint's Director of Wine and the leader of all sourcing, storage, and asset sales for our platform. We ask Adam a number of questions about sourcing the right investable wines and spirits from reputable merchants, ensuring quality, our process for ensuring provenance from acquisition to sale, and more. This episode is a great resource for Vint investors wanting to better understand our business practices, and for industry-adjacent people who are interested in fine wine acquisition, quality, and storage logistics. Cheers!Contact us anytime at brady@vint.co, billy@vint.co, or adam@vint.coThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy are joined by Jason Haas, Proprietor and General Manager of Tablas Creek Vineyard and a leader in sustainability, regenerative agriculture, and the cultivation of Rhône varieties in the US. As many of our collections feature sustainably produced wines by producers who employ biodynamic and regenerative farming practices, we wanted to give our listeners a behind-the-scenes look into what goes into that style of viticulture. Even beyond Paso Robles, where Tablas Creek makes world-class wine, Jason is an advocate and model for farming and business practices that consider the health of the land, animals, and people to be of utmost importance. Our conversation covers Tablas’s unique farming practices, forward-looking efforts in ethical and sustainable business, and the resurgence of interest in oft-forgotten varieties that are now being cultivated in California, and the US broadly. The Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy are joined by Ken Freeman , owner of Freeman Winery and BNY Mellon senior strategist, aka the perfect combination of finance and wine. We discuss how he and Akiko acquired a Sonoma vineyard and winery for a steal and were immediately profitable (unheard of in the wine space), Sonoma Coast wines, and his work with regional viticultural organizations. We also cover his work outside of the winery, where Ken is at BNY Mellon and works with estates throughout Napa and Sonoma to manage the sale and acquisition of high-profile vineyards and wine brands.  Cheers!Contact us anytime at brady@vint.co or billy@vint.coThe Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!

In this episode of the Vint Podcast,  Brady and Billy are joined by Former Editor in Chief of Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate and co-founder of The Wine Independent, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW. Lisa is one of the most accomplished and well-respected critics in the wine world today. She played a vital role through the mid-2000s in helping to establish The Wine Advocate (WA) as an authoritative online source of reliable information for consumers and industry members alike. She is one of the very few Masters of Wine in the United States today, earning the distinction in 2008, and has spent time reviewing and teaching about wine all over the world. Lisa was also the lead critic reviewing wines from Bordeaux and Napa Valley for WA, widely considered two of the most important regions for wine scorers and critics. The Vint Wine Podcast is hosted and produced by Billy Galanko. For more content follow Billy on Instagram @BillyGalanko_wine_nerd and for partnerships and collaborations please email billy@sommeliermedia.com. Cheers!