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Popping Corks w/ Winemaker Eric Jensen

Popping Corks is about all of the things we talk about once we’ve pulled the cork. Maybe its wine, beer or bourbon, but what do you talk about by the fire amongst friends after the booze starts flowing? For me (Eric) its music, sports and basic shit-talking.
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Episodes

Sitting down w/ Baltimore Ravens WR James Proche

Great sit down with James Proche diving into how his career started, being on the Baltimore Ravens, and his future. James opens up on how his love for wine and winemaking brings him to Paso Robles.

Apr 13, 202255 min

Sitting down w/ Scott & Anthony local winemakers

Long-time friends Scott and Anthony are local Paso neighbors. Scott Hawley is the winemaker at Torrin and Anthony Yount is the Winemaker at the Royal Nonesuch Farm and Denner.

Apr 06, 202255 min

Sitting down w/ Manny Marroquin

Sitting down with Manny Marroquin a 10x Grammy Award Winner mixing engineer. Manny has worked with superstar artists like Tupac, Kanye West, Whitney Houston, and Justin Bieber to just name a few. The stories start to follow as we start off with popping some 2010 Reserve Don Perignon

Jun 10, 20211 hr 5 min

Sitting down w/ Erin Darling and Zach Harper

For this episode, I got the pleasure of sitting down with two great and very entertaining people. Erin Darling, actress Comedian, and host of "Hot Pizza Ass" Podcast and Zach Harper writer for the Athletic.

May 20, 202150 min

Sitting down w/ MJ Towler aka The Black Wine Guy

This week we sit down w/ MJ Towler, host of the Black Wine Guy podcast. MJ went from a totally obsessed wine newbie to the world's first-ever African American fine and rare wine auctioneer in less than three years, working for Acker Merrall and Condit.

Apr 29, 202151 min

Sitting down w/ Joel Peterson and Adam Montiel

We dive right in with 2 longtime buddies from Paso Robles, Joel Peterson, and Adam Montiel. Joel is the executive director at Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Adam is the host of the "Where The Wine Takes You podcast. We hit on everything Paso in this one.

Apr 14, 20211 hr

Sitting down w/ Brewmaster Matt Brynildson

In this episode, I'm sitting down with a longtime friend, one of the greatest brewmasters in the United States, Matt Brynildson. Matt is current the Brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, 4 time World Beer Champion, 6 time Great American Beer Champion. We're gonna talk about Belgium, get some great stories from California and the midwest. We kick the show off talking about some great beers and then jump into bourbon.

Apr 06, 202159 min

Sitting down with wine blogger Alex Montague

During this episode, Alex tells us his story of how his love of wine started. We pop the cork on a spectacular bottle of Andremily. Check out his Instagram account @alexfinewine

Mar 24, 20211 hr 5 min

Sitting down with NBA player Michael Carter-Williams

I got to catch up with Michael Carter-Williams, who currently plays for the Orlando Magic. Michael was drafted in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft after playing college ball with Syracuse. We pop the cork on a bottle of Ripper and get into what it was like in the NBA bubble during Covid.

Mar 17, 202156 min

Sitting down w/ former MLB star David "Boomer" Wells

Sitting w/ good friend and the legendary MLB pitcher David "Boomer" Wells. Boomer played 21 seasons, multiple All-Star Games, and has 2 World Series rings. We jump into some banging bottles of wine, including Linnie Calado while we get great stories of what happened on and off the diamond.

Mar 02, 202158 min

Sitting Down W/ Former NY Giants Super Bowl Champ Will Blackmon

In this episode, we sit down with former NY Giants Super Bowl champ and former Boston College star Will Blackmon. We talk with Will and find out what motivated him after football to start a great wine business called THEWINEMVP. We also get some stories from his NFL playing days, including Super Bowl XLVI.

Feb 16, 202150 min

Sitting Down w/ Legendary Notre Dame QB Rick Mirer

Sitting with the legendary Notre Dame QB and Seattle Seahawk rookie of the year, Rick Mirer. Rick will give us stories from Seattle during the Grunge days when he played there. We also pop corks on Mirror Chardonnay and Cabernet.

Feb 12, 20211 hr 7 min

Sitting down w/ KIIS FM Legend JOJO Wright

Sitting down with JOJO Wright from KIIS FM. He shares some of his best stories from the years, including visiting Neverland Ranch, Dallas Cowboys, and many more. In this episode, they pop corks on 2 bottles of LEVO from Paso Robles.

Feb 10, 20211 hr 7 min

Sitting down w/ World Series Champs Joc Pederson and Austin Barnes

Sitting down w/ Joc Pederson and Austin Barnes fresh off the 2020 Dodgers World Series Win. Lots of great stories and we find out who is better at Basketball. Of course, all this happens after we pop some corks - some bourbon and a little Arista Chardonnay.

Feb 05, 20211 hr 1 min

Sitting down w/ Senior Writer for ESPN Baxter Holmes

Sitting down with Senior NBA Writer for ESPN, James Beard Award Winner, Baxter Holmes. We talk about LA's Art District, Baxter covering the NBA, including some of his Kobe Bryant stories, and round it off w/ a little music. During the chat, we pop corks on some exceptional Champagne, Wine, and Spirits.

Feb 02, 20211 hr 3 min

Sitting w/ former NFL linebacker and Pro Bowler Duane Bickett

Talking w/ Duane Bickett, the Former PAC 10 Def player of the year and Former NFL Pro Bowler. We get some great stories about playing in Indianapolis under Irsay's. Also, a few tidbits about him being in Seattle during the grunge era. Then, of course, we also pop some corks on a few amazing bottles.

Jan 19, 202153 min
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