Welcome to the Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2024! Once again we interview vintners at the tasting event which was held at Baccus Landing as well as the Auction itself taking place at MacMurray Ranch in the Russian River AVA. Here winemakers were pouring never before, never again wines for bidders looking to score some gems. This 10^th Anniversary Auction raised over $400,000 and our podcast lets you hear some of the stories behind the wines. Cheers!

Learn more by visiting www.sonomawine.com

Vintners appearing (not in order of appearance):

Katie MacMurray-MacMurray Ranch

Greg Morthole-Davis Bynum

Gregory Roberts-Brandon Gregory Estate

Brandon Muller-Brandon Gregory Estate

Cassidy Block-Three Sticks Wines

Dan Kosta-dk Wine Group

Alicia Sylvester-Banshee Wines

Andrea Card-Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Darrel Holbrook-Chalk Hill Estate

Mark Mazzoni-Zialena

Olivia Wright-Rodney Strong Wine Estates

Telia Suggs-Head High Wines

Randall Watkins-Laurel Glen Vineyard

Teresa Heredia-Gary Farrell Winery

Tracy Burns-Flowers Vineyards & Winery

Reid Kinett-Brooks Note Winery

Jay Sweet-Sweet Family Vineyards

Chris Benziger- Benziger Family Winery

Jeff Pisoni-Fort Ross Vineyard

Hillary Sjolund-Aperture Cellars

Lisa Amaroli-Benziger Family Winery

We will once again be attending the Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2024 this year, which begins May 2nd.  As a tradition we like to revisit the previous year’s auction to get a feel for what is to come.  Please enjoy!

Learn more by visiting https://barrelauction.sonomawine.com/

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Lindsay Hoopes, Proprietor, Hoopes Vineyard, defining the term “Phenolic Bitterness”.  Learn more by visiting hoopesvineyard.com

Anyone that starts a small business has my immediate respect. Anyone that owns a small business in the wine industry has my immediate curiosity. Stephanie Franklin is the Proprietor of Fly Wines, based in Oakland, California, which is in it’s first year of business. The wine industry can be a huge challenge and successfully finding one’s way through laws, licenses, rules and logistics can only come from passion. Stephanie has the passion.

You can also hear Stephanie on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Spittoon”

Learn more by visiting www.flywines.club

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Jeff Cole, Winemaker, Sullivan Rutherford Estate, Napa Valley, defining the term “Unicorn Team”.  Learn more by visiting www.sullivanwine.com