Way back in April of 2014 I recorded an interview (podcast 109) with Ron Sciandri, Proprietor of Sciandri Family Vineyards in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley. Just a few weeks ago I was able to have a bit of a family reunion with Ron’s son and daughter at their home in Coombsville. Ron and Rebecca now run the family vineyards as their dad had passed in 2015. It was great to catch up and remember their Ron with great love. This is family. This is Coombsville.

You can also hear Ron and Rebecca on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “ASDIN”

Learn more by visiting sciandrivineyards.com or coombsvilleava.com

Short Pour Video No 13 features Guillaume Large, Winemaker, Resonance, Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Learn more by visiting resonancewines.com

Short Pour Video No 12 features Charlie Smith of Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley. #wine #winemakers #napavalleywine #springmountain #winelovers

Visit smithmadrone.com for more info.

JL Wood dives deeper into Chardonnay than any other winery I’ve ever spoken to. Ed Filice is the Winemaker at JL Wood and we met up at the Napa Wine Company to talk about his experiences. These white wines are as varied as can be and well worth the taste. But your question might be, why just Chardonnay? Listen to Ed as he fills in the blanks with great stories only a winemaker can tell.

You can also hear Ed on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Elevage”.

Learn more by visiting jlwoodwine.com

The Coombsville AVA is Napa Valley’s 16^th sub-appelation and that designation originated with a petition to the federal government, started by Tom Farella. Tom’s wine journey started when he was very young, finding an appreciation of fine French wines. And the rest is history. I visited Tom at his beautiful Coombsville property by the foot of the Vaca mountains to look deeper into this rich wine growing region. There’s nothing like hanging out with a cool winemaker.

You can also hear Tom on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Shrinkle”

Learn more by visiting farella.com