Meet Rachel Davies who is a vintner and proprietor of Stellareese handbags in the Napa Valley. Learn how she’s coping after being evacuated from her home because of the fires. Find out more about this talented entrepreneur, including how a position at T-Vine winery provided the perfect opportunity to start her own boutique wine brand. Learn how quality and craftsmanship are the cornerstones to both her businesses. Discover her connection to a Mediterranean island and the unique course of events ...
Aug 26, 2020•36 min
Meet chef Liza Hinman from Sonoma County. Learn how this business owner, wife and mother of three started her career as an editorial assistant at Gourmet magazine and is now the proprietor and chef of a restaurant and hotel. Discover the inspiration behind her popular restaurant and what makes it so unique. Learn the history of the Astro hotel which has been renovated with a mid-century design, and modern conveniences. Discover how Liza remains happy and grounded while having a successful work/l...
Aug 19, 2020•28 min
Joan Little is the proprietor of Little Vineyards Family Winery in Sonoma County. Joan’s family is rich in wine history; her grandfather is Julio Gallo. With no intention of working in the wine industry, she started her career at Bank of America, until she met man and found the perfect property in Sonoma County. Take a listen to this interview and learn her story.
Aug 05, 2020•26 min
Episode 73 - Chelsea Barrett, Materra Wines by Michelle Mandro
Jul 29, 2020•28 min
Meet Amy Groth the co-proprietor of Prohibition Spirits in Sonoma, CA. Learn how growing up surrounded by entrepreneurial parents led her to start and run a successful event company, to creating and launching the first certified organic limoncello in California. Discover why this distilled spirit was the foundation the business was built on. Today, the company produces over 60 small batch products. Discover Amy’s favorite cocktail and learn how her fondness for the beach and ocean have impacted ...
Jul 23, 2020•31 min
Episode 71 - Artist Sandra Spiedel by Michelle Mandro
Jul 16, 2020•28 min
Meet Kate MacMurray the spokesperson for MacMurray Estate Vineyards in Sonoma County. Learn how she started her career as a fashion model in Los Angeles, and became the ambassador for a wine brand with her name. Discover what life was like for her growing up at MacMurray Ranch with parents who were successful actors. Find out what Kate enjoys most about working in the wine industry, and learn about the collection of short stories she writing in her free time.
Jul 08, 2020•32 min
Akiko Freeman is the proprietor of Freeman Vineyard & Winery in Sebastopol, CA. Learn how she dreamed of a career as a curator in a Museum, but an appreciation for wine eventually, led her to become a winemaker. Learn how she describes her winemaking style which is focused on chardonnay and pinot noirs. Find out how her wine ended up at the White House. Discover how she met her husband, how they picked their property in Sonoma County, and about the house they built.
Jul 02, 2020•25 min
Meet Tim Mondavi the proprietor of Continuum Estate in the Napa Valley. Enjoy this special Father's Day edition of our Wine Country Women podcast. It's a fun, insightful, and interesting show. Tim is the son of the legendary Robert Mondavi, and also the father of five. Learn about the man, his contribution to the wine industry, and what makes Continuum the wine you should be enjoying now and aging in your cellar!
Jun 21, 2020•45 min
Meet Nicole Hitchcock the winemaker at J Wines in Sonoma County. Discover how she started her career working in the wine cellar at Robert Mondavi before pursuing a career in winemaking. Learn about the top moment in her career (so far), and a newer wine project that is generating a lot of buzz. Find out how this woman, who grew up in Carmel, decided to live in Santa Rosa, and so much more!
Jun 10, 2020•30 min
Meet Daisy Damskey the proprietor of Palmeri Wines in Sonoma County. Learn what makes this wine unique. Find out how Daisy went from working in PR to becoming a winery owner. Discover why she decided to make Geyserville home even though she grew up in the Napa Valley.
Jun 03, 2020•36 min
Meet Erin Miller a California winemaker, wife and mother. Discover how she went from traveling the world with the Peace Corp to becoming an experienced winemaker and now, director of wine at Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, CA. Find out how Erin first perfected her skills producing cabernet sauvignon in the Napa Valley before she became a pinot-file in Sonoma County. Learn about her winemaking style, how she chose to live in Healdsburg plus, an impressive hidden talent.
May 27, 2020•32 min
Meet Erica Stancliff the winemaker of Trombetta Family Wines in Sonoma County. She’s a California girl making wine for her family, and consulting for a few other wineries. Discover how the legendary Paul Hobbs influenced her career. Learn how she met her husband on a trip to Las Vegas, and what she likes most about Argentina and horses! All this and more when you take a listen to this show.
May 20, 2020•30 min
Episode 63 - Nancy Cline, Cline Family Cellars by Michelle Mandro
May 13, 2020•35 min
Meet Susan Tuck the proprietor of Chevoo, a marinated goat cheese company in Healdsburg, CA. Discover how Susan went from teaching first and second graders to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Learn the story behind creating the business including some of the challenges and innovation. Discover Susan’s love of chili and lemon, and honey and lime. Find out how this Australian landed in the United States, and why Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s are on her list of favorite shopping spots!
May 06, 2020•26 min
Meet Amy Chenoweth the winemaker for Chenoweth Wines in Sonoma County. Discover how she went from art teacher to successful winemaker. Learn about her boutique wine brand which produces pinot noir, chardonnay and rose. Find out how you can taste her wines and go for a ride through the vineyard too. Learn everything Amy’s involved in including a new initiative called Regions. Find out about her personal life too, and the story behind her 25 year old marriage.
Apr 30, 2020•31 min
March is Women’s History Month so, our founder and president, Michelle Mandro is talking with some of her friends. This week, meet Cherie Melka who is the proprietor and vintner of Melka Estates. Cherie started her career as a micro biologist, and found fulfillment and happiness working in the wine industry. She met and married a successful French winemaker. Together, they started Melka Estate in 1996. Cherie helped build the brand from the ground up while her husband grew his consulting busines...
Mar 19, 2020•30 min
March is Women’s History Month so, our founder and president, Michelle Mandro is talking with some of her friends. This week, meet winemaker Heidi Barrett who is also an artist, pilot and skier. Wine critic Robert Parker has awarded her wines 100 points five times. Learn about the moment she decided to study wine and become a winemaker. Find out about her work with Screaming Eagle and the story behind the 6-liter bottle that sold for half-a-million dollars at Auction Napa Valley. Discover which ...
Mar 10, 2020•33 min
March is Women’s History Month so, our founder and president, Michelle Mandro is talking with some of her friends. This week, meet Layla Fanucci who is an international artist and proprietor of Charter Oak Winery in St. Helena, and also a wife, mother and an exceptional cook! Layla started her career as a music teacher. After 25 years she made a change and became a successful self-taught artist. Learn how she developed a unique style all her own which involves cities around the world. Find out a...
Mar 03, 2020•28 min
Meet chef Alicia Deal who was the primary food stylist on Wine Country Women of Sonoma County. Learn about her unique upbringing and what she enjoys most about living in the town of Sonoma, and much more!
Feb 19, 2020•31 min
Meet Karin Warnelius Miller who is a grape grower, winemaker and proprietor of Garden Creek Vineyards in Sonoma County. Discover how this Swedish woman found herself right at home in the Alexander Valley. Learn how this wife and mother, started working in the wine industry for Jean Charles Boisset before creating her own unique boutique wine brand. Learn how Karin spends her time off, and how you can get your hands on a few bottles of her incredible wine.
Feb 11, 2020•27 min
Alanna Hanson is the co-founder of Hanson of Sonoma, but also an experienced film professional. Learn how this California girl, and her family decided to build something different in wine country. Discover how they are on the forefront of organic spirits in the united states; making a wine based vodka. Next up is a four year old whiskey. Find out some personal fact on Alanna including details of her home which is described as northern California beach chic.
Feb 04, 2020•28 min
Meet Nicole Marino who is an entraprenuer in the Napa Valley. Find out how a vacation to wine country led this Boston woman to pack her bags and move west. Discover her unique perspective on life. Learn her story and find out the details of a favorite memory with chef Thomas Keller. After spending the last decade living in various towns around the Valley, find out why Napa is now the perfect place for her to call home.
Jan 28, 2020•29 min
Christine Hanna is the Proprietor and President of Hanna Winery. This California girl never thought she’d be running a winery one day. Discover how a career as a corporate event planner in the Silicon Valley, led her to working for the family business. Find out why they have two locations in Sonoma County, and what makes their sauvignon blanc so popular, they dedicate more than half of their inventory to this white wine. Chris has several proud accomplishments, but the standout moment was when H...
Jan 21, 2020•30 min
Meet Katie Bundschu who is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Gundlach Bundschu and Proprietor of Abbott’s Passage. Katie is a sixth generation vintner whose family owns the oldest winery in California. While she was born and raised in Sonoma; discover her unique career path in advertising and college athletics, before returning home to work for the family business. Find out why she started her own wine brand and how it’s carving out it’s own place in the competitive market.
Jan 14, 2020•30 min
Meet Kristen Stoller who owns several businesses in the Willamette Valley. She is also involved in the local community. Kristen’s family has deep roots in the region. Her grandfather’s construction company built some of the first iconic wineries in the area. Kristen is an Oregonian, but grew up in Greece, before moving back when she was in grade school. Today, she lives with her husband and three daughters in the Dundee Hills. Kristen is the co-founder of the Community Wellness Collective. Learn...
Dec 18, 2019•27 min
Meet Dena Grunt the CEO of Highway 1 Hospitality, but also a woman who is always up for a new adventure. Learn how Dena began her career at Nick’s Cove, a charming seaside resort in Tamales Bay, to run a successful hospitality business of restaurants, hotels, boats, and event space. Learn about a new property in Lake Tahoe previously owned by the Ferrari family for over sixty-years. Find out how Dena chose Petaluma as the place to call home and learn about her year in Brazil, her time behind the...
Dec 11, 2019•29 min
Episode 49 - Gretchen Boock, Dobbes Family Estate by Michelle Mandro
Dec 04, 2019•32 min
JoAnn Serafini is the Proprietor of Shibumi Knoll Vineyards. Discover how this upstate New Yorker landed in the Napa Valley owning a winery and living in a 1921 cottage. Learn how she started her career working with celebrities in the television industry before moving on to the world of advertising and telecommunications. Find out the meaning behind the wine brand and what makes it different from others in the area. Discover what this outdoor woman enjoys most when she has some free time, includ...
Nov 27, 2019•32 min
Laurie Shelton is the proprietor of CAMi Vineyards, but also a wife, mother and artist. Learn how she began her career in the wine industry which evolved into creating a boutique wine brand. Discover the story behind the name of her wine and it's label, and who gave her wine a fantastic rating. Learn about her new space in Calistoga which combines her passions. Find out why she paints, and much more, including details about her home designed by famed architect Howard Backen.
Nov 20, 2019•29 min
