Welcome to Premiere Napa Valley Part Two were we ask about the auction lots as well as how is PNV important to smaller production wineries? All in all I interviewed 47 vintners during the weeklong event. Listen to what Napa Valley is all about. Cheers

Vintners in order of appearance:

Michael Scholz/Vice President of Winemaking & Vineyards/St Supery

Tom Rinaldi/Owners & Winemaker/Patent Wines

Paula Kornell/Proprietor/Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine

Elias Fernandez/Winemaker/Shafer Vineyards

Sara Fowler/Director of Winemaking/Peju

Julie Robertson/Winemaker/Crocker & Starr

Sarah Vandendriessche/Winemaker/Elizabeth Spencer

Rod Santos/General Manager/Wm Harrison Vineyards

Sally Johnson/Proprietor & Winemaker/SJB Winemaking

Cyrus Hazzard/Executive Vice President/Cocker & Starr

Linda Neal/Proprietor/Tierra Roja Winemaking

Benoit Touquette/Proprietor/Fait-Main Wine

Josh Widaman/Winemaker/Pine Ridge Vineyards

Kurtis Ogasawara/Director of Winemaking/Robert Mondavi Winery

Stuart Spoto/Proprietor & Winemaker/Spoto Family Wines

Christy Spoto/Proprietor & Yummy Mgr/Spoto Family Wines

Trevor Durling/Chief Winemaker/Beaulieu Vineyards

Josh Phelps/Proprietor & Winemaker/Grounded Wine Co

Jonathan Tyre/Winemaker/Inglenook

Elizabeth Vianna/Winemaker/Chimney Rock Vineyards

Aaron Pott/Proprietor & Winemaker/Pott Wine

Jean Hoefliger/Proprietor & Winemaker/JH Wine Consulting

Carrie Reed/PR/Force & Grace

Karen MacNeil/Author/The Wine Bible

Doug Shafer/President/Shafer Vineyards

Eric Titus/General Manager/Titus Vineyards

Robert Smith/Director of Winemaking/Quioxte

Jean-Charles Boisset/Proprietor/JCB Group

Stephanie Putnam/Vide President of Winemaking/Raymond Vineyards

Shannon Rosette/Ntl Sales Director/Stones Winemaking

Priyanki French/Winemaker/Signorello Estate Vineyards

Kara Krushin/General Manager/Maroon Wines

Phillip Titus/Winemaker/Acumen

Monty & Sarah Preiser/Proprietors/Shadowbox Cellars

Melissa Devore/President/Amici

Bastien Luca/Winemaker/Marciano Estate

Greg Fitzgerald/Winemaker/Pope Valley Winery

Diana Hawkins/Proprietor/Pope Valley Winery

Jason Moulton/Winemaker/Whitehall Lane

Chris Dearden/Proprietor & Winemaker/Dearden Vineyard

Chelsea Barrett/Winemaker/Materra Wines

Andy Schweiger/Proprietor & Winemaker/Schweiger Family Vineyards

Lily Coquerel/Director of Growth/Coquerel Family Wine Estates

Austin Peterson/Winemaker/Ovid

Aron Weinkauf/Winemaker & Vineyard Mgr/Spottswoode

Erin Scally/Director of Marketing/Mending Wall

Jack Verozza/Proprietor/Verozza Vineyards

Julie Johnson/Proprietor/Tres Sabores

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Once a year, members of the Napa Valley Vintners gather to taste and to auction one-of-a-kind wines to members of the trade. This is my 13^th visit to the event and I’m grateful to present these interviews with old and new friends alike. Enjoy our first of three videos from Premiere Napa Valley 2024. Cheers!

Vintners Appearing in this video:

Aaron Pott/Winemaker & Owner/Pott Wine

Julie Robertson/Winemaker/Crocker & Starr

Josh Widaman/Winemaker/Pine Ridge Vineyards

Kurtis Ogasawara/Director of Winemaking/Robert Mondavi Winery

Karen MacNeil/Wine Author

Lily Coquerel/Director of Growth/Coquerel Family Wine Estates

Greg Fitzgerald/Winemaker/Pope Valley Winery

Trevor Durling/Chief Winemaker/Beaulieu Vineyards

Chelsea Barrett/Winemaker/Materra Wines

Sally Johnson/Proprietor & Winemaker/SJB Winemaking

Carrie Reed/Senior PR/Force & Grace

Shannon Rosette/National Sales Manager/Stones

Priyanka French/Winemaker/Signorello Estata

Stephanie Putnam/Winemaker/Raymond Vineyards

Rod Santos/General Manager/Wm Harrison Vineyards

Josh Phelps/Winemaker/Grounded Wine Co

Jean-Charles Boisset/Proprietor/JCB Group

Stuart Spoto/Proprietor & Winemaker/Spoto Family Wines

Eric Risch/Proprietor/Patent Wines

Bridget Raymond/Winemaker/Bridget Raymond

Andy Schweiger/Winemaker/Schweiger Family Vineyards

Christy Spoto/Proprietor/Spoto Family Wines

Bastien Lucas/Winemaker/Marciano Estate

Aron Weinkauf/Winemaker & Vineyard Mgr/ Spottswoode

Aaron Pott/Winemaker/Pott Wine

Chris Dearden/Proprietor & Winemaker/Dearden Vineyard

Robert Smith/ Director of Winemaking/Quixote

Doug Shafer/President/Shafer Vineyards

Julie Johnson/Proprietor/Tres Sabores

Phillip Titus/Winemaker/Acumen

Sara Fowler/VP of Winemaking & Operations/Peju

Tom Rinaldi/Winemaker/Patent Wines

Austin Peterson/Dir of Operations & Winemaking/Ovid Naspa Valley

Melissa Devore/President/Amici Wines

Jean Hoefliger/Winemaker/JH Wine Consulting

Learn more by visiting www.napavintners.com

To get a look into Premiere Napa Valley we like to run the video of the previous year to give a good look back.  Premiere 2024 is coming up in two weeks and we will feature a brand new podcast and video to celebrate.  For now take a look and enjoy Premiere Napa Valley 2023!  The list of vintners is below.  Learn more by visiting www.napavintners.com

Premiere Napa Valley is back in full force for 2023. Winemakers from all over the Valley have created special lots for the auction to support the Napa Vintners. Our last PNV podcast was in 2020 so it was a very happy reunion of winemakers and the trade to be together at various wineries for tastings during the final week of February. This podcast features brief interviews with almost 50 winemakers at these events pouring and catching up. Listen and please enjoy.

Learn more by visiting www.napavintners.com

The following is a list of vintners interviewed in order of appearance.

Intro by Aaron Pott/Pott Wines

-John Skupny/Lang & Reed

-Jason Moulton/Whitehall Lane

-Emma Swain/St Supery Vineyards

-Michael Scholz/St Supery Vineyards

-Josh Widaman/Pine Ridge Vineyards

-Ray Signorello/Signorello Estate

-Lilly CoquerelCoquerel Family Wine Estates

-Stephen Cruzan/Titus Vineyards

-Brian Liu/Chase Cellars

-Aron Weinkauf/Spottswoode Estate

-Julie Robertson/Crocker & Starr

-Renee Ary/Duckhorn

-Chris Deardon/Robert Biale Vineyards

-Lesley Russell/St Helena Winery

-Diana Schweiger/Acumen Wines

-Stephanie Douglas/Aratas Wine

-Cyrus Hazzard/Crocker & Starr

-Cristie Kerr/Kerr Cellars

-Pam Starr/Crocker & Starr

-Tor Kenward/TOR Wines

-Benoit Toquette/Tierra Roja

-Michael Cooperman/LITHOLOGY

-Connie Gutterson/Freedom Estate

-Linda Neal/Tierra Roja

-Benoit Toquette/Fait Main

-Ehlers Estate/Laura Diaz Munoz

-Brian Maloney/Buena Vista

-Garret Lyon/Brilliant Mistake

-Steve Rogstad/Brandlin Estate

-Cody Hurd/Priest Ranch

-Tom Rinaldi/Patent Wines

-Molly Hill/GRO Wines

-Ivo Jeramaz/Grgich Hills Estate

-Sarah Kasai/Grieve Family

-David Tate/Barnett Vineyards

-Jean Hoefliger/JH Wine Consulting

-Aaron Pott/Blackbird Vineyards

-Elizabeth Vianna/Chimney Rock Vineyards

-Casey Stringer/Stringer Cellars

-Julie Johnson/Tres Sabores

-Trevor Durling/Beaulieu Vineyards

-Shannon Lail/Lail Vineyards

-Sara Fowler/Peju

-Robin Akhurst/Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine

-Jean-Charles Boisset/JCB Collection

-Bastien Lucas/Maxville Winery

-Ana Diogo Draper/Artesa Vineyards

-Robin Baggett/Alpha Omega