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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.
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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.
Jun 28, 2019 • 1h 10min
The Wine Makers – Ariana & Jeff Riggs
Troika Wines is a newer winery based in Carneros but sourcing grapes from a wide variety of vineyard sites. Jeff and a couple of his good friends decided to start making wine, their first release was a Merlot made by famed consultant Phillipe Melka. Now with Sir John, they are making Pinot, Sav Blanc and Rose of Grenache. Check it out.
troikawines.com
info@troikawines.com
707-492-8213
Jun 21, 2019 • 1h 14min
The Wine Makers – Jess Wade
Jess Wade is a Sonoma native with strong ties to the community and our service industry. He is a “jack-of-all-trades” when it comes to wine, working in the vineyards, both here and abroad, tending to the cellar, and now creating his own label, Topophilia Wines. Jess makes small lots of hand-crafted Rose and Pinot Noir. He is in the process of planting Grenache on his family property. Enjoy…
www.topophiliawines.com
Instagram – @topophiliawines
Jun 14, 2019 • 58min
The Wine Makers – Jeff Cohn & Anne Charlotte
Our friends, Jeff Cohn from Sonoma, Anne Charlotte from France, have teamed up to make one barrel of wine, a blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre from the Chateauneuf du Pape. We sit down and get the story behind the wine and taste some recent releases. Check it out!
jeffcohncellars.com
lafontduloup.com
May 31, 2019 • 1h 32min
The Wine Makers – Alison Smith
Eric Story & Alison Smith Story started their small wine brand Smith Story Wine Cellars in 2014, funded by Kickstarter, sourcing small lots from family-owned vineyards. They met while working for K&L Wine Merchants and used their combined talents to create one of the most unique brands in wine country. Their dog, Lord Sandwich, has become an inspiration for some fun projects and is an Instagram celebrity.
smithstorywinecellars.com
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