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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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Feb 1, 2019 • 56min
The Wine Makers – Bottle Barn
The guys head north to talk with Barry Herbst, ‘Head-Guy-In-Charge’ at Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa. You know you’re in the right business when so many of the Wine Folks in NorCal buy their wine, beer and more from your choice of 6000skus. Gotta love the French and Italian 6 packs-to-go on line too.
Jan 25, 2019 • 1h 23min
The Wine Makers – Atmospheric River
The guys podcast from the Atmospheric River covering most of Northern California. John answers a couple of email questions from Nakedwines.com and thinks he’s an expert. Sam wants Cannabis AVAs’. No Roundup! Sam’s new Kosher wine. The Sonoma Index Tribune photographer takes our photos for the paper. Enjoy.
Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 20min
The Wine Makers – Ben Larks of Idle Cellars
Roaming the world and looking for an Idle Moment, Ben Larks is one of the more colorful people in the California wine world. Enjoy one of our most entertaining interviews as we talk the ying and yang of life as micro-winery entrepreneur. Join the Idle Movement!
Idlecellars.com
Jan 11, 2019 • 1h 19min
The Wine Makers – Tegan Passalacqua
This week The Wine Makers go “on the road” to Victor, a small town near Lodi, Ca. to meet with Tegan Passalacqua. Most people will know Tegan as the wine maker for Turley Wine Cellars, but he has another, small brand called Sandlands that gets a lot of attention from people “in the know”. These wines are made from lesser-known vineyards, most outside of Sonoma and Napa. Tegan recently purchased a house and a historic meat processing plant in Victor with plans to convert it into a production facility for his Sandlands wines. He is also the founder of the Historic Vineyard Society, a non-profit whose only goal is to identify and save old-vine vineyards in California.Tegan took us on a tour of the vineyards in the surrounding area and we ran into Markus Bokisch, you can see this on our Instagram feed… @winemakerspod
www.turleywinecellars.com
www.sandlandsvineyards.com
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Jan 4, 2019 • 1h 27min
The Wine Makers – Tim Wallace
The guys are back for the New Year and bring you one of the most fascinating talks with anyone in the wine business, Tim Wallace, former President of Benziger Family Wines and currently the Executive in Residence at Sonoma State Wine Business Institute. This show is literally worth thousands of dollars in wine marketing and branding lessons. Enjoy.
Dec 21, 2018 • 33min
The Wine Makers – Happy Holidays
We hope your holidays are excellent and filled with great wine. Listen now to find out how to win a limited-edition Sixteen600 tie-dyed T-shirt! We’re back Jan. 4, 2019
Dec 14, 2018 • 1h 1min
The Wine Makers – Craig Haarmeyer
Bart and Brian take a road trip to West Sacramento and sit down with Craig Haarmeyer, owner-winemaker Haarmeyer Wine Cellars. Sacramento terroir is the focus. He makes small batches of Chenin Blanc, Nebbiolo, Mataro, Syrah and Zin, their purity and soul shine through, winemaking at its finest from a historic warehouse facility. Thoughtful and non-apologetic, Craig makes wine that he wants to drink. Give it a listen and catch the “Sacramento Buzz”….
Dec 7, 2018 • 57min
The Wine Makers – Todd Jolly
EP78: The Wine Makers team sits down with Todd Jolly talking wine, sports and our awesome listeners. Our favorite wine sales guy from Sonoma’s Best has lots of Holiday hints for listeners with Bubbly and French imports. We enjoy the Sonoma wine community and celebrate California liquid sunshine, wine and Equator Coffee. A special shout out to Dane Cellars for their incredible scores at the San Francisco International Wine Competition.
Nov 30, 2018 • 1h 5min
The Wine Makers – Csaba Zsacal
EP77: We sit down with Csaba Szacal and talk vineyards in Napa and Sonoma valleys, their fruit and the passion of winemaking. Steeped in four generations of Hungarian winemaking, Szakál’s approach is a mix of old-world tradition and new-world innovation. Csaba is passionate about Sonoma County Russian River coastal pinot noir and high-elevation cabernet sauvignon from three Napa Valley mountaintop AVA’s.
“[En Garde] wines show a fragrant complexity that seems something this winery obtains routinely.”
– Robert Parker
Engardewinery.com
Nov 23, 2018 • 1h 17min
The Wine Makers – Raj Iyer
Raj Iyer was raised in India, where his father let him try Chablis at a very young age. He recalls that memory in the wines he makes today from two famed Sangiacamo vineyards. A chance meeting on the Sonoma square connects Raj with the famous artist who created his beautiful labels. The passion and thoughtfulness come through clearly in his wines.
We recorded this episode at the Rhone Room, owned by Sondra Bernstein from The Girl & The Fig. Sondra sits down and reveals her newest project, a podcast about food called “The Bite Goes On”
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