Winemaking for Pam Starr is a true passion. You could say that’s true for all wine makers. But maybe, with Pam it’s a bit more so. Pam is finally making wine in her own self designed Winery located in Napa Valley. Crocker and Starr wines have always been exceptional and during this interview Pam talks about the newest addition to their lineup. It’s all about passion.

Learn more by visiting www.crockerstarr.com

A few weeks ago we attended the Simply Italian tasting at London House in Chicago.  We recorded several interviews during the tasting and here we feature two Italian Wine Industry professionals. We start with Barbara Rosso of Consorzio DOC Friuli Grave. Our second interview features Matteo Soria of Azienda Agricola Matteo Soria. Italian wine can be a bit confusing but our two guests give you an inside view of simple it can all be.

Learn more by visiting www.docfriuligrave.com or www.matteosoria.it

Italian wines are amazing. And lets face it, they can be a bit confusing too. To have a better understanding of Italian wines, it helps to have an expert giving you the information you need to make a good purchase. In this case, we are talking about Chianti. We met with Luca Alves of the Chianti Consotium during the Simply Italian tasting held in Chicago two weeks ago. Luca has a deep knowledge of these wines and best of all, a love for Chianti.

Learn more by visiting www.conforziovinochianti.it

From time to time winemakers from all over the country pass though our town of Milwaukee. But now we have a winemaker from Oregon who is originally from Milwaukee. Although she is no longer directly involved with the winery Susan Sokol Blosser of Sokol Blosser Winery in Oregon is not far from the vineyard. These days the former winery President is an author with two books to her credit. We were very lucky to have her stop by the Life Between the Vines studio just before an evening wine dinner. And lucky to have her autograph my copy of her latest book.

Learn more by visiting www.sokolblosser.com or www.susansokolblosser.com

The youngest from classic Italian family, Emilia Nardi is President of Tenute Silvio Nardi winery and we caught up with her at the Kobrand tasting in Chicago. Montalcino is an area of Italy growing some of the very best wines in the country. Emilia knows her wine quite well and the family keeps an eye on things for her during this year’s harvest, which was lucky for us.

Learn more by visiting www.tenutenardi.com