Since the start of this podcast over 13 years ago I’ve interviewed Stu Smith several times. I’ve always enjoyed his candor and humor. He’s a very smart guy. This was one of the most fun and highly educating interviews I’ve done with Stu. I enjoyed every minute. Its also one of the few times we had an “audience” during the recording. Speedy and Lisa Baldwin, were at the winery for a tasting, and sat in on the recording, making for a good time. Stu founded Smith_Madrone 50 years ago. Think about that before you listen. A fantastic accomplishment. Cheers to you, Stu.

Special thanks to Julie Ann Kodmur for arranging the interview.

Learn more by visiting www.smithmadrone.com

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This podcast takes us into a slightly different area of the wine business, but still with a focus on family winemaking. Rebecca Sciandri Griffin and Elise Nerlove Rutchick are both part of Save The Family Farms, which is based in Napa Valley. Rebecca is from Sciandri Family Vineyards and Elise, from Elkhorn Peak Cellars. You may remember Rebecca from podcast #170 featuring her late father Ron, released in December of 2015. We met up with Elise and Rebecca at the Sciandri

Vineyards in Coombsville just outside the city of Napa. Winemakers work hard. It’s important to see that few businesses do retail, wholesale, manufacturing, legal, hospitality, compliance as well as working hand in hand with mother nature.

You can also hear Rebecca on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “ASDIN”

Learn more by visiting www.savethefamilyfarms.com

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www.sciandrivineyards.com

www.elkhornpreak.com

With us, it’s almost always about family, and in this program its about the Terlato family. John Terlato is one of the family members that operates Terlato Wines in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The company is run from the former Armour mansion where they oversee several wineries. We had interviewed John’s father Tony back in our early days, in fact Podcast #14 in 2010 and Podcast #102 from November 2013. John takes a hands-on approach to winery ownership and it shows in the bottle. So listen while we chat about Sanford, Chimney Rock, Rutherford Hill and much more.

You can also hear John on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Delicious”

Learn more by visiting www.terlatowines.com

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This year, Life Between the Vines celebrates our 10^th Premiere Napa Valley. For this podcast we recorded brief interviews with 25 winemakers during the barrel tasting. These winemakers were offering very special, one-of-a-kind lots for the 2020 PNV event. So without delay…

Family experience in Cognac and Bordeaux, all come together at Pym-Rae Napa Valley. Located on Mt. Veeder at Robin Williams former estate, Pym-Rae is the single red made by the Tesseron family. Noé Tesseron visited the LBTV studio while on a tour of the US to promote the first vintage of this very special wine. This is not the first time Bordeaux has come to Napa to make wine but to be sure any serious wine collector will surely seek out this small production wine. Noé has a very different take on wine pairing for you, so we suggest you tune in and turn it up.

You can also hear Noé on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Terroir Driven Philosophy”

Learn more by visiting www.pym-rae.com