The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits
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.
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Sep 13, 2019 • 1h 39min
The Wine Makers – Joel Burt
Joel Burt from Las Jaras Wines joins the podcast this week. Why would someone leave their job at Domaine Chandon to partner with actor/writer/comedian Eric Wareheim, who you may know from “The Tim and Eric Awesome Show”, and make some of the most intriguing “natural” wines from some very unique varietals ??
Listen in and get the whole story….
lasjaraswines.com
@lasjaraswines
YouTube
Sep 6, 2019 • 1h 17min
The Wine Makers – Alex & Breauna Kanzler
We are on the road this week, traveling to western Sonoma County for a visit with Alex and Breauna Kanzler from Kanzler Vineyards. This famed Goldridge soil vineyard in Sebastopol is only 8 miles from the coast, allowing the grapes to slowly ripen, building complexity. As Danny Fay said before our visit, “you will be in Pinot Heaven”. You can actually do a “farm stay” among the vineyards in their beautiful house with a pool, visit the website for pics and details… Enjoy the show.
kanzlervineyards.com
Facebook @kanzlerfamilyvineyards
Instagram @kanzlervineyards
Breauna@KanzlerVineyards.com
707-827-3874
Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 41min
The Wine Makers – Hawk Wakawakka returns
EP113: This week, Elaine Chukan Brown, aka Hawk Wakawakka returns to the podcast on the heels of her Screaming Eagle visit. We also taste some of the “hottest” celebrity Roses of the Summer. Sam pulls out a special bottle of Chardonnay from Mayacamas, the last vintage of this vineyard. Enjoy…
wakawakawinereviews.com
@hawk_wakawaka
Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 33min
The Wine Makers – Scott Kirkpatrick
Scott Kirkpatrick and Allison Watkins started Mountain Tides Wine in 2016 with a single vision, explore Petite Sirah in all of its forms. Unique vineyard sites and an openness to stylistic differences from a lot of other Petite Sirah on “the market” sets them apart and makes them unique. Being artists, they take a thoughtful approach to wine making and life in general, creativity is the journey and quality is the goal. Check out their story…
mountaintideswine.com
scott@mountaintideswine.com
989-492-6681
@mountaintides
@cellaringscott
@_allisonwatkins
Aug 16, 2019 • 51min
The Wine Makers – Harvest is Coming
EP111: Bart, Sam & Brian sit down and talk about the rapidly approaching harvest. Sam saves Brian’s birthday by showing up with some good Rose. Grenache day is around the corner and Sam is getting ready for a Vinyl Sunday. Check it out…
Aug 9, 2019 • 1h 34min
The Wine Makers – Steve Law, MacLaren Wine
Steve Law and his wife Heather have moved into a new location, away from the square, to a country setting more suited to their warm and inviting personalities. The wines are always on another level, high-quality but different than other wines. Rose, Sav Blanc, Viognier, Pinot and Syrah, from a Scottish man that trained in France and now living in the New World. Hope you enjoy…
maclarenwine.com
Jul 26, 2019 • 1h 2min
The Wine Makers – Nathan Stuart
EP109: We finish up our swing through Paso Robles with a trip to Tablas Creek, the epicenter of Rhone varieties in California. The guys sit down with Nathan Stuart, he and his dog Maya tend the bio-dynamic flock of over 200 sheep that keep this land in balance. The partnership between the Haas and Perrin families has advanced the spread of Rhone varieties in the New World and created some world-class wines. We talk about the history of the winery and touch on carbon-farming and desertification. Check out the TED talk by Allan Savory on
Jul 19, 2019 • 54min
The Wine Makers – Vicki Carroll
EP108: Brian and Bart travel to San Luis Obispo to sit down with Vicki Carroll, she runs the premier wine event Hospice du Rhone, annually at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee and bi-annually in Paso Robles. We open a bottle of rose and talk about and her work with some of the wine industries legends.
hospicedurhone.org
Jul 12, 2019 • 57min
The Wine Makers – Melani Harding
EP107: Bart & Brian go to Paso Robles to see Melani Harding, a former guest on the show, who now owns her own winery, Bon Niche Cellars. Melani introduces us to Leon Tackitt from Tackitt Family Vineyards down the road. So great to see Mel and Barley Von Doodle living their dream, check it out.
bonniche.com
tackittfamilyvineyards.com
Instagram @bonnichecellars
Instagram @barleyvondoodle
Jul 5, 2019 • 1h 1min
The Wine Makers – Is there a 100pt Rosé?
EP106: This week we catch Sam on his way to a tasting, so we run through his entire portfolio. Bart introduces us to a six dollar Vino Verde and Brian asks why there is no 100 point Rose’s.
