Interviews with Andy Peay of Peay Vineyards, John Raytek of Ceritas Wines, and Akiko Freeman of Freeman Winery on the potential new AVA of West Sonoma Coast, and the winemaking practices common in the region.
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Interviews on the topic of tannin with winemakers Virginia Willcock of Vasse Felix, Mark Porembski from Zeitgeist Cellars, and Jean-Nicolas Méo of Méo-Camuzet and Nicolas-Jay.
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An intervew with Sarah Jane Evans MW on exciting new styles of Spanish wine and the country's key regions.
Evans' new book is The Wines of Northern Spain, available to GuildSomm members with a discount from Classic Wine Library. Learn more!
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Geoff Kruth interviews Jason Haas of Tablas Creek and Pax Mahle of Pax Mahle Wines on working with Rhône grape varieties in California.
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Geoff Kruth interviews with Dave Phinney of Orin Swift and Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon on how they have achieved success with big visions in the wine business.
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Christopher Tanghe chats with Steven Spurrier about the role of the United Kingdom in the history of the wine trade, and Geoff Kruth interviews Terry Kandylis of 67 Pall Mall for insight on current trends in London.
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Geoff Kruth interviews Frédéric Panaiotis of Ruinart and Rodolphe Péters of Pierre Péters on regionality, vintages and current topics in Champagne. Our previous episode on the Champagne process from 2013 is available here.
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Chris Tanghe interviews fellow Master Sommeliers June Rodil and Brahm Callahan on the topic of running a restaurant wine program.
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