Each interview I conduct The Question is asked, “What is the one question you’ve never been asked, that you would like to be asked”. This podcast features Washington winemakers giving our audience a bit of a look inside their world. Below is the guests are listed in order of appearance:

Joanne Dunham/Dunham Cellars

Andrew Browne/Browne Family Vineyards

Allison Engman/Ambassador Wines

Dennis Murphy/Caprio Cellars

Joel Wright/Chateau Ste. Michelle

Jason Gorski/DeLille Cellars

Marissa Dineen/Dineen Vineyards

Corey Braunel/Dusted Valley

JJ Williams/Kiona Winery

Jesus Martinez Bujanda/Valdemar Estates

Devyani Isabel Gupta/Valdemar Estates

Marty Clubb/L’Ecole No. 41

Jean-Francois Pellet/Pepper Bridge Winery

Mark Kaigas/Quilceda Creek

Bobby Richards/Seven Hills Winery

Mike Martin/The Walls & Stanley Groovey

Brandon Moss/Gramercy Cellars

Learn more by visiting washingtonwine.org or auctionofwawines.org

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Winemakers are well known for cellar work in many different parts of the world. Its not unusual to meet a winemaker that has made wine in the southern hemisphere, Sonoma or Germany. In fact our guest for this podcast has done just that, and now Bennett Ewald makes wine in both Door County and Kewaunee, Wisconsin. The name of the game is cold weather grapes and that presents many unique challenges. But growing grapes and making wine isn’t easy. If it was, everyone would do it.

You can hear Bennett on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “ROGL”.

Learn more by visiting 44wines.com

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This is a follow-up to podcast 751 which featured Joanne Dunham, Founder of Dunham Cellars, Walla Walla, Washington. This time around I met up with John Blair, Partner and President of Dunham and once again we met up at the amazing Dunham hanger tasting room. While its always about the wines, this is a must visit tasting room. Washington wines stand with some of the finest wines made in the US. Taste the wine and feel the desert.

You can hear John on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Shiner”

Learn more by visiting dunhamcellars.com

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Way back in November of 2010, in the very early days of this podcast, I met with Chad Johnson, Co-Owner of Dusted Valley Winery in Washington state. That was podcast #26. In 2003 Chad and his partner/brother-in-law Corey Braunel left their home in Wisconsin and began the Dusted Valley and Boomtown labels. They never looked back. On my recent visit to Walla Walla I was able to spend some time with Corey at their tasting room just outside of the city to come full circle in this story. And as they say, Go Pack!!

You can also hear Corey on our Vino Lingo segment defining the word “Kin’A”

Learn more by visiting dustedvalley.com

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