Next week we feature the full Nalle Winery podcast featuring Doug, Lee and Andrew Nalle, but this week we offer a Sneak Peak. For this podcast, the Nalle family answer the question, “Why is Wine Important?” Lots of fun, this one!

Learn more by visiting www.nallewinery.com

When a winery has skilled leadership as well as a sense of humor, the sky is the limit. Pam Starr is Owner and Founding Winemaker and Cyrus Hazzard is Partner and President at Crocker & Starr in Napa Valley. Spirited conversation, exceptional tastings and lots of laughs are at the heart of these two leaders. If you meet either of them while tasting at the winery, you’ll not soon forget their passion. And you’ll laugh too.

You can hear Pam on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “The Cycle”. And listen to Cyrus defining the phrase “Blending is not just grapes”.

Learn more by visiting www.crockerstarr.com

This week on our Vino Lingo segment Erin Rasmussen, Owner, American Wine Project, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, defines the term “Foxy”. Learn more by visiting www.americanwineproject.com

Spring Mountain stands to the west of St Helena, growing some of the finest grapes to be found in Napa Valley. Many winemakers on the mountain have been at it for several years and represent Napa from years gone by. Lots of wine history has been made here. I visited Sheldon Richards, Owner and Winemaker at Paloma Vineyard, to learn about his experiences in the business. Paloma has one of the most exceptional views I’ve seen in California and that pays off the fun and crazy drive up the mountain

Learn more by visiting www.palomavineyard.com

Premiere Napa Valley 2025 is in the books but check out this short video of some of the events from PNV 2025.  Learn more by visiting www.napavintners.com