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.
Episodes
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Sep 22, 2017 • 36min
The Wine Makers – International Grenache Day
EP21: The Guys have a first taste of Pinot Noir in a can from up in Oregon. It’s also Bart Hansen’s birthday! Boxes, cans, screw-tops…it’s all in the fruit not the packaging. So drink more Grenache!
A special shout-out to Sondra Bernstein for throwing her intimate little party for Grenache Day and Bart’s birthday.
Sep 15, 2017 • 25min
The Wine Makers – CRUSH
EP20 The guys are cut in half today because of the most important part of making wine…Harvest and Crush. Brian and John kick around the fact that Harvest workers put in the longest and hardest work weeks of the year in just getting the grapes off the vines and to the winery crush facilities.
We’ll see you next week with a full report on crush and especially International Grenache Day
Sep 8, 2017 • 55min
The Wine Makers – Spillage
Bart and Sam rant about the Federal Gov. and labeling. A massive wine scam in France sent executives to jail. Sam and Bart say there are wineries in Sonoma that spill more in a day than the whole production of their small wineries.
Sep 1, 2017 • 41min
The Wine Makers – It’s A Dirty Job
Brian Casey tours The Lasseter Family Winery and their vineyard and gets the full treatment. The guys kick around Airline wines, touring France and finding wine in your local store that fits your taste profile. And Dirty hands mean you’re truly doing your job in wine-making. Ever seen a barrel of wine with red stains on it? Well, we determine that it’s all Bart’s fault. We also discuss what a “normal” year is when it comes to harvest and crush if there is such a thing anymore.
Aug 25, 2017 • 59min
The Wine Makers – Erich Bradley
The guys are lucky enough to have one of THE Master Wine Makers in the US, Mr. Erich Bradley on the show this week. Erich helps pull back the curtain on what it really takes to make a world-class wines. We discuss everything from land and fruit to winemaking and John discovers the fact that Erich is the mastermind behind many of his favorite wines.
From Ag and field reports, this week’s show also addresses the impact the intense 100+ degree days have had on the vines and ultimately, what will be in your glass soon.
Aug 18, 2017 • 42min
The Wine Makers – Bio-dynamic
This week the guys hit hard on a new subject in the wine world; Bio-dynamic cultivation of Cannabis. Since Mike Benziger put his name on 400 acres of Organic Bio-dynamic Cannabis here in Sonoma the wine leaders are becoming the pot leaders.
Aug 11, 2017 • 45min
The Wine Makers – Kyle Haraszthy
The guys introduce you to special guest, Kyle Haraszthy. Sam reports on the Vineyards and finds them in great shape going into harvest mode. Kyle’s family and background go all the way back to when the Very First grapes were grown here in Sonoma…About 1850 or so.
Aug 4, 2017 • 50min
The Wine Makers – Ingredients: Organic Grapes
By the luck of the gods the guys get to taste a perfect Kamen Savignon Blanc 2013. Ingredients: Organic Grapes. The guys cover the growth, the experience and the the full trip from the mountain vineyard to your glass. What a long, strange, fascinating trip it really is. They “Phil” out the show with two more Phil Coturri Savignon Blancs from Hamel Family Wines and Stone Edge from the top of Cavedale Road. High quality but certainly not soft spoken.
Jul 28, 2017 • 44min
The Wine Makers – Where’s Your Beret?
EP13: The guys are back, this week discussing Sam’s recent bottling, the state of grapes in the field, great local wines they’ve discovered and more!
Jul 21, 2017 • 47min
The Wine Makers – Cold Stabilization
Sam’s on special assignment. John, Bart & Brian check out a Spanish ‘organic’ wine, but is it? Bart’s Chenin blanc is being blended. Is there a new trend in red blends? Would you drink wine from a can?
