Wine, is incredibly diverse. If you are open to it, you’ll make discoveries from all over the world. The gift of fermented juice is abundant. The trick is to learn. That door, can be opened at any time. It’s up to you to walk through it. We suggest you do so, because it’s going to be a heck of a lot of fun.  This is the first of four podcasts featuring interviews with Winemaker’s from the Piedmont region of Italy. We visited several wineries in the Asti DOCG and our eyes were opened.

We begin with Federico Ceretto of Ceretto Wines.

Learn more by visiting www.ceretto.com

From time to time we like to delve into an even deeper area of winemaking that can be regarded as ‘behind the curtain’. For this podcast we met with Daryl Eklund of Parramon USA, which is headquartered in Spain. Daryl is US Sales Manager for Parramon and operates in Napa Valley. We spoke with Daryl earlier in the year to try to geta better handle on how the whole cork thing works.

Learn more by visiting www.parramonexportap.com

Focusing once again on the Australia Up Close Chicago tasting, we feature Kim Longbottom of Henry’s Drive Vignerons from Padthaway, South Australia. Australian wine offers a great value in these days of escalating prices and certainly worth a look….and taste. You can revisit the seminar recorded in Chicago by checking out podcast #235.

Learn more by visiting www.henrysdrive.com

Continuing with our series of interviews with Australian Winemakers this week we feature Tim Duval of John Duval Wines from the Barossa Valley. As part of the Australia Up Close event, we were able to taste many excellent wines from this amazing country. For Tim, travelling the states gives him a chance to meet some of the folks they sell to. And even sneak in an evening at Wrigley Field for a Cubs game. Not bad for a cricket fan.

Learn more by visiting www.johnduvalwines.com

Ed Sbragia of Sbragia Family Vineyard discusses the wine industry labor shortage back in April at the Sonoma Barrel Auction.