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The Wine Makers
A laid-back journey into the heart of wine culture Every week, hosts Sam Coturri, Bart Hansen, and Brian Casey pull the cork on real conversations with winemakers, growers, sommeliers, and industry trailblazers from Sonoma and beyond. The Wine Makers blends deep knowledge with a relaxed, no-snobbery approach to everything from biodynamic farming to rebellious cider makers and sake artisans. These are not dry lectures or polished promos—just passionate people talking shop over a glass (or three). The hosts’ decades of hands-on experience in vineyards, cellars, and tasting rooms fuel lively discussions about sustainability, storytelling, and the changing world of wine. Whether you’re just starting to explore wine or already know your skin-contact from your carbonic maceration, this show delivers honest insight, practical advice, and plenty of personality. Pour a glass and press play.
Episodes
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Dec 6, 2019 • 1h 24min
The Wine Makers – Ramblin
This week the guys get together and talk tariffs, bottle size, boxed wine, sourcing barrels, Marin natural wine and a whole lot more. Check it out! [EP125]
Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 21min
The Wine Makers – Braiden Albrecht
What’s it like to have one of your wines selected by Wine Spectator as the “#2 wine in the world ?”… We ask Braiden Albrecht that question on this weeks podcast. Braiden is a childhood friend of Sams and former employee of Enterprise Vineyard who is now the wine maker at Mayacamas and works closely with Andy Erickson to craft some of the most sought after Cab and Chard in California. We talk about the long, rich history of the winery and how they are moving into the next phase of development. This is a good one, Enjoy…
Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 17min
The Wine Makers – Nalle Winery
This week we are taking the show on the road to a “hidden gem” in the Dry Creek Valley. Nalle Winery has been making beautiful, low-alcohol Zinfandels that have been compared to some great wines from Burgundy. Doug and Lee have passed the torch to Andrew and April, it is truly a “family affair”. We sat outside on the back deck, apologies for the windy background. Enjoy… [EP123]
nallewinery.com
andrew@nallewinery.com
707-433-1040
Nov 8, 2019 • 1h 10min
The Wine Makers – Kieran Robinson
Kieran Robinson joins the pod this week to announce the “almost” opening of his new tasting room in Philly. He has been doing the bi-coastal thing trying to make wine in Cali and complete construction in Pennsylvania.
The mystery of those strange tags in the Rossi vineyard is solved, Kieran is doing some consulting. Aron Rosenthal, podcast listener, joins the show and talks food and wine in South Carolina.
It’s Sunny in Sonoma! Enjoy
Nov 1, 2019 • 49min
The Wine Makers – John Myers returns!
The guys welcome back into the fold Mr. John Myers. Steve Waymire, grower at Lazy Dog Vineyard sits in, fresh from a night pick of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. We might talk a bit about the fire too.
Oct 25, 2019 • 1h 10min
The Wine Makers – Todd Jolly, Sonomas Best
This week we sit down with our friend Todd Jolly, he runs the best wine program in Sonoma out of a small deli at the end of 8th St. East. Todd brings some epic Riesling for us to try. We cover a wide variety of subjects on this show including the future of Ravenswood and To Kalon. Check it out. [EP120]
sonomas-best.com
Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 2min
The Wine Makers – Harvest Blackout
EP119: This is the 3rd year in a row that fire has dominated the conversation in October. Thankfully no major fires have started here in Northern California but our power company, PG&E, has decided that when conditions are favorable for a fire they will just shut off the power grid. We sit down and talk about how this affects the harvest and what’s going on out in the vineyards.
Oct 4, 2019 • 1h 16min
The Wine Makers – Katie Bundschu
Sixth generation vintner, Katie Bundschu joins the show and talks about her family history, life “on the road”, cool-climate Cabernet and her lifestyle brand, Abbots Passage. Also, harvest is in full swing and we talk about what’s going on out there. Oh and Bart makes Chenin Blanc…And Brian makes Roussanne…
abbotspassage.com
gunbun.com
Gundlach Bundschu Winery
2000 Denmark Street
Sonoma, CA 95476
707.938.5277
info@gunbun.com
Sep 27, 2019 • 1h 13min
The Wine Makers – Tony Moll, Three Fat Guys
The guys sit down with Tony Moll, retired offensive lineman in the N.F.L. and Sonoma native returning home to start his own wine label. Tony and his former team mates Daryn Colledge and Jason Spitz own and operate Three Fat Guys Winery, with a small tasting room off the square in Sonoma. They make Rose, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, and it’s good !!! Podcast listener Roger Randall comes to town and sits in on the show, bringing some special wines for us to try…
THREE FAT GUYS WINES
20816 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476
@threefatguyswines
Sep 20, 2019 • 1h 41min
The Wine Makers – Tom Inners
Bart and Brian go “on the road” to visit with Tom Inners from Clif Family, on Howell Mountain, in the small town of Angwin. If you thought Clif Family wines would be mass-produced and available in every store like the Clif Bars, you would be wrong, very wrong. They make small lots of hand-crafted wine from select, organic vineyard sites. The wines are beautiful and expressive, and the way our guest Tom Inners talks about them, you would think they are still just making them for close friends and family. The hospitality is honest and real, and the company culture is about enjoying life through cycling, food and great wine. We hope you enjoy the show, we sure did…
cliffamily.com
@cliffamily
709 Main Street
St. Helena, CA 94574
707.968.0625
