A former sommelier interviews incredibly famous and knowledgeable wine personalities in his tiny apartment. He gets them to talk candidly about their lives and work, and then shares the conversations with you. To see new episodes sooner and to see all of the hundreds of back episodes in your feed, it is important to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE the show. It is free to do either, the show is free.
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Mike Chelini has been the winemaker at Stony Hill Vineyard in the Napa Valley of California for over 40 years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
John Sellar is New York Metro General Manager of Frederick Wildman & Sons, a wine and spirits importer and distributor based in New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jim Clendenen is the winemaker and owner of the Au Bon Climat winery and also Clendenen Family Vineyards, both based in the Santa Maria Valley of California. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dr. Katharina Prüm collaborates with her father, Dr. Manfred Prum, to make the wines at their family estate, Joh. Jos. Prum, located in Germany's Mosel region. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Bobby Stuckey is an owner of the restaurants Frasca Food & Wine and Pizzeria Locale, located in Colorado. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Veronica Stoler was the wine buyer at Despana Vinos Y Mas Market, a Spanish food and wine retail store located in lower Manhattan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Randall Grahm is the founder and winemaker of the Bonny Doon Vineyard, a winery based in California. Randall charts his sometimes quixotic path to finding a true vin de terroir. He discusses the transposition of terroir, extended reductive elevage, magnetic bâtonnage, radical genetic diversity in the vineyard, and the financial challenges to realizing his visions. He also reflects on his accomplishments and reputation over 30 years in the wine business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Jean-Marie Fourrier is the proprietor of Domaine Fourrier, based in the Burgundy village of Gevrey-Chambertin in France. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Arianna Occhipinti is the owner of the Occhipinti winery located in Sicilia, Italy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Matteo Mollo is the owner SelectioNaturel Imports and also a member of The Wine Bottega retail team, located in Boston, Massachusetts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Jeff Porter was the Wine Director of Del Posto Ristorante, located in Manhattan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Katherine Moore is the Sales General Manager at Union Square Wines, a wine and spirits retailer located in lower Manhattan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Emanuela Stucchi Prinetti is a member of the the family that owns the Badia a Coltibuono winery in Tuscany, Italy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
At the time of this interview, Aaron Von Rock was the Wine Director of Lincoln Ristorante, located in Manhattan's Lincoln Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, David Schildknecht was a wine critic for "The Wine Advocate." He has since moved to write for a different publication. As a wine critic, David is known in particular for his coverage of Germany and Austria. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Scott Gerber was a cofounder of wine and spirits distributor Martin Scott Wines, based in New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Michele Smith was the Wine and Service Director of Brooklyn Fare restaurant, located in New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Kristen Murphy was a Wine Buyer and Social Media Specialist for Wine Library, the retail merchant located in New Jersey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Piero Incisa della Rocchetta is the owner of Bodega Chacra in Patagonia, as well as a member of the family that owns Tenuta San Guido, the producer of Sassicaia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Richard Betts is an author, spirits producer, and former sommelier. This is part two of a two episode interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Richard Betts is an author, spirits producer, and former sommelier. This is part one of a two episode interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
During the 2012 grape harvest in the Piemonte region of Italy, Levi sat down separately with two vigneron. This episode consists of short interviews with Marta Rinaldi of the the Giuseppe Rinaldi winery in the Barolo commune and Fabio Alessandria of the G.B. Burlotto winery in the Verduno commune. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
At the time of this interview, Jon Langley was a beer sommelier in New York City. He discussed the beer-focused restaurant Tørst, located in Brooklyn, which was about to open at the time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Charlie Woods is the owner of wine importer and distributor Bonhomie Wine Imports, based in New York. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Deirdre Heekin is a writer, winemaker, and restaurateur. She's the author of "Libation, A Bitter Alchemy" and the founder of the la garagista winery, located in Vermont. At the time of this interview she was also a co-owner, along with her husband Caleb Barber, of a restaurant named Osteria Pane e Salute. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
At the time of this interview, Yannick Benjamin was a sales associate at Le Du's Wines, a wine retail shop in the New York City's West Village. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
John Gilman is a wine critic, and the publisher of wine newsletter " View From the Cellar ". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Liz Nicholson was the Wine Director of Maialino restaurant, within the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jean-Marc Roulot is the proprietor of Domaine Roulot, located in the Meursault commune of Burgundy, France. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
At the time of this interview, Steve Wildy was the Beverage Director of the Vetri Family of restaurants, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Steve discusses his Irish roots, love of Italian wine, and explains why he won't drink Guinness anymore. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
