A visit to The Adobe, just off the square in Sonoma, is uniquely special. This is where you can taste the wines of Three Sticks in a laid-back, no-rush space. You’d never know that you were just steps from ever busy downtown Sonoma. It was there that I met up with Three Sticks Winemaker Ryan Prichard, which was crazy considering he was in the middle of harvest. If you’ve been there for harvest, then you know. If not, you need to!

You can also hear Ryan on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Table Fellowship”

Learn more by visiting www.threestickswines.com

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Dan Kosta, DK Wine Group, Healdsburg, defining the term “Tension”.  Learn more by visiting www.dkwinegroup.com

Along Silverado Trail on the opposite side of the street from Soda Canyon Road, you’ll find the gates of Seven Apart. This winery has grown into a Napa Valley space with great history in its soil. Morgan Mauréze is Winemaker, born in France but raised in Napa Valley. Morgan still speaks French but has also grown into the Valley like a regular “Napkin”. I met up with Morgan a few weeks ago to talk about this extraordinary wine and how it came to be. A visit to this property is like a visit to a spa. Drink, relax, repeat.

You can also hear Morgan on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Titillate”

Learn more by visiting www.sevenapart.com

This is our second podcast asking the question, “why is wine so misunderstood?” This time back in June I asked this question of Livermore Valley Winemakers. The answer is always interesting. Cheers!

(PODCAST AUDIO ONLY) You can see the list of winemakers in order of their appearance on our website.

Featured on this Podcast in order of appearance:

Robbie Meyer/Winemaker-Murrieta’s Well

Alexandra Henkelman/Owner & Winemaker-Omega Road Winery

Noah Taylor/Co-Owner-Retzlaff Vineyards

Jessica Carroll/Owner & Winemaker-JMC Cellars

Steven Mirassou/Owner & Winemaker-The Steven Kent Winery

Jennifer Sahara/Owner & Winemaker-Sakura Winery

Lisa Lee/Winemaker-Charles R Vineyards

Larry Dino/Owner & Winemaker-Cuda Ridge Wines

Rhonda Wood/Owner & Winemaker-Wood Family Vineyards

Tim Sauer/Co-Owner & Co-Winemaker-Arroyo Cellars

John Chiprich/Co-Owner & Co-Winemaker-Arroyo Cellars

Rosa Fierro/Owner & Winemaker-Rosa Fierro Cellars

Meredith Sarboraria/Winemaker-Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery

Learn more by visiting www.lvwine.org

Traveling north on highway 128 into Sonoma County you will eventually find yourself in Alexander Valley, in my mind, a little slice of heaven. Following the winding roads through mostly local traffic, Alexander Valley Vineyards is easy to locate and great fun to visit. The history is amazing and you can even find the grave of Valley namesake, Cyrus Alexander. Today I enjoyed the company of Katie Wetzel Murphy, Winery Ambassador and Family Partner. You will notice a bit of noise in the background during the interview as a crew was busy on wthe bottling line in the next room. Watch the video to catch a glimpse!

You can hear Katie on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Balance (proportionality)”

Learn more by visiting www.avvwine.com