The Wine is Talking

How to Party Like a Napa Icon!

She’s the wife of the CEO of one of the original family wineries of the Napa Valley. She is Blakesley Chappellet and she has taken on the task of chronicling the social side of America’s most renowned wine region. In her landmark book, Napa Valley Entertaining, Blakesley gives us an …
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The Dynamics of Bio-Dynamics

Yes, you really are looking at cow horns filled with their own manure. Okay, it certainly seems peculiar, but it is actually an import part of Bio-Dynamic winemaking. To learn how it all works, give a listen to Episode 6. Bio-Dynamic wine is one of winemaking’s biggest mysteries. It has …
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Grandma’s Food and Wine Lessons From the Old World

Where do great chefs and winemakers get their imagination and work ethic from? In a delightful conversation with Dan Marca, co-owner of Dancin Vineyard, just a mile or two away from Jacksonville, Oregon, revelations run rampant about the influence Dan and David’s little Italian Grandmothers had on the careers they …
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What Makes a Wine Good?

Some wine just isn’t worth drinking! It seems like a simple enough question. What makes a wine good? Well, as you’ll learn from this podcast, simple questions sometimes have very complicated answers. This discussion will make your head spin and certainly pique your curiosity as David is joined by nationally-renowned …
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