Any winemaker will tell you that wine is made in the vineyard. But the role of winemaker can never be underestimated. Focus, experience, talent are just some of the major ingredients in making great wine. Jeff Cole, Winemaker at Sullivan Rutherford Estate in Napa Valley is our guest today and I had interviewed Jeff by phone back in June of 2020 (Podcast 387). At that time all of our interviews were by phone due to Covid. This time, we meet at the Estate and talk wine face to face, while the Napa winter drops precious rain from a beautiful rainbow.

You can also hear Jeff on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Unicorn Team”

Learn more by visiting sullivanwine.com

You can always tell successful business leadership by the kindness of the people that they employ. They smile a often and they love what they do. Crocker & Starr is that kind of business. It doesn’t hurt that folks who work with wine, tend to be pretty happy. Pam Starr has built that very business and Cyrus Hazzard is the Executive Vice President. I caught up with Cyrus during the crazy busy week known as Premiere Napa Valley. We chatted in between hard rain falls. But the best is, we laughed a lot.

You can also hear Cyrus on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Typicity”

Learn more by visiting www.crockerstarr.com