The name of this winery is pronounced May-yea and the meaning of the word is Native American for bird. Our guest on this podcast is Rob Campbell, Founder & Winemaker at Meyye which can be found in Eldorado Hills, California. Winemaking is an ancient art practiced by cultures all over the world.
The beauty in the wine is climate, soil, tradition, terrain and people. All people.

You can also hear Rob on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Delastage”.

Check out the website at www.meyyewines.com

This week on our Vino Lingo Video series we feature Laura Diaz Munoz, Winemaker and GM, Ehlers Estate, Napa Valley, defining the term “Winearia”.  Learn more by visiting www.ehlersestate.com

The background of a typical winemaker is anything but typical. I’ve always found it interesting to learn about one’s work or education history when finding their way into the wine business. Julie Robertson, Winemaker at Crocker & Starr came from the field of architecture. One passion leads to another passion. It is really all about passion.

You can also hear Julie on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Roly Poly”.

Learn more by visiting www.crockerstarr.com

In November we embarked on a four day tour of Michigan wineries which proved to be eye opening. If wine fans have one thing in common (other than wine), they love to turn their friends on to different wines and wineries. So we say, checking out Michigan wine is well worth the time. We travelled up the western border of the state which is, of course, the east coast of Lake Michigan. This series begins with a guy whose passion for the grape glows from his face as he speaks. Wally Maurer is the Owner and Winemaker of Domaine Berrien Cellars in Berrien Springs, Michigan. We caught up with Wally at the winery as he finished up with the last of the grapes from harvest. The thing is, Wally is the kind of winemaker you want wine lovers to meet. It’s in his blood. And he’ll tell you why.

Learn more by visiting www.domaineberrien.com

If you want to learn about Merlot, Chris Carpenter is the guy to talk to. Chris makes wine in Napa Valley for Lokoya as well as Mt. Brave, Cardinale and La Jota as well as a project in Australia, and he knows great Merlot. Well, he know great wine in general. We had a fantastic interview with Chris a few weeks ago and while we talked about his history, Merlot was the name of the game. This is a grape people should get to know. All over again. Believe me, Chris will tell you…

Learn more by visiting www.lokoya.com or www.jacksonfamilywines.com