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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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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
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
