Deborah Blum is the founder and executive director of Goatlandia an animal sanctuary in Sonoma County, but also a former fashion designer, restaurantuer and professional pilot. Learn how an encounter with 150 goats changed her life forever. Find out why she became vegan and how coffee has become a big part of her life. Discover why she likes Italy, motorcycles, passion flowers, actor Jodie Foster, and so much more.
Mailynh Phan is the CEO of RD Winery in Napa. Discover how she grew up in New York, graduated from Vassar and landed her first job running a winery in the Napa Valley. Find out how the business was initially designed to sell California wine to the Vietnamese market. Discover the unique story around opening a new tasting room and why you should visit. Discover how Mailynh’s competitive spirit makes her successful at her job. Learn how plants, singer Adele, art, and Yosemite are important to her.
Episode 104 - Katie Hamilton Shaffer, Feast It Forward by Michelle Mandro
Episode 103 - Lucetta Elmer, Union Block Coffee & Douglas on Third by Michelle Mandro
Episode 102 - Sadie Drury, North Slope Management by Michelle Mandro
Episode 101 - Pam Baker, Little Lavender Farm by Michelle Mandro
Episode 100 - Lisa Burner, Burner Wines by Michelle Mandro
Episode 99 - Aurora Coria, Coria Estate by Michelle Mandro
Episode 98 - Fiona Mak, SMAK Wines by Michelle Mandro
Episode 97 - Janell Dusi, J Dusi Wines by Michelle Mandro
Episode 96 - Ashley Trout, Brook & Bull Cellars by Michelle Mandro
Episode 95 - Cindy Steinbeck, Steinbeck Vineyard & Winery by Michelle Mandro
Episode 94 - Sylvia Taplin, Taplin Cellars by Michelle Mandro
Episode 93 - Lauren Benward, Beltane Ranch by Michelle Mandro
Episode 92 - Carolyn Wente, Wente Family Estates by Michelle Mandro
Episode 91 - 2020 Holiday Memories & Traditions by Michelle Mandro
Meet chef and restaurantuer Ouita Michel from Kentucky. Learn all about this remarkable and beloved woman who owns eight successful restaurants in the Lexington, Kentucky area. Discover her connection to the James Beard Foundation and how it’s still part of her life today. Find out the people who have supported career and continue to influence her life. Discover some of the unique characteristic of her historic home and some of her holiday traditions, and so much more.
Episode 89 - Niki Wente, Wente Family Estates by Michelle Mandro
Episode 88 - Alicia Regusci Hardin, Regusci Winery by Michelle Mandro
Episode 87 - Thanksgiving Messages by Michelle Mandro
Episode 86 - Aimee Sunseri, Nichelini Family Winery by Michelle Mandro
Episode 85 - Andrea Bogart, Stories by the Glass by Michelle Mandro
Episode 84 - Artist Alexis Day by Michelle Mandro
Joy Sterling is the CEO of Iron Horse Winery in Sonoma County. Learn how this dynamic woman grew up in Paris, France, had a career in news before joining the family wine business. Discover her connection to the 1984 Olympics and space shuttle landings. Find out, as second generation working at the winery, why she hopes to get people craving Iron Horse 24/7. Learn all of this about Joy, and so much more!
Episode 82 - Carolyn Martini, Castlevale by Michelle Mandro
Episode 81 - Lisa Stravropolous, Greek Grape Wine Tours by Michelle Mandro
Episode 80 - Erinn Benziger Weiswasser, Glen Ellen Star by Michelle Mandro
Episode 79 - Sofia Torres McKay, Cramoisi Vineyard by Michelle Mandro
Tracy Dutton is the proprietor of Dutton Estate Winery in the Sonoma County. Learn how her first job at 12-years old, working for her families farming business managing their fruit stand helped prepare her for her work today, overseeing the day to day operations of the winery. Discover how she met and married the boy next door. Discover what she enjoys most about working with her family, why she enjoys road trips, and likes listening to the same music her kids do.
Robin Lail is the founder and president of Lail Vineyards, but also a real trailblazer. Robin grew up at the historic Inglenook property in the Napa Valley. Her father was a renaissance man who helped establish this wine region and was Robert Mondavi’s mentor. Robin started her career at the Bank of America, and later went on to create Dominus, and Merryvale along with launching the first Auction Napa Valley. Today, she lives in a beautiful farmhouse with her husband, surrounded by a small viney...
