Life Between the Vines

May 02 2024 21

Winemakers tell the best stories. Life Between the Vines is a weekly podcast about wine, featuring interviews with those folks who walk the vineyards. These are the real people from all over the world that make wine happen. The growers, the vintners, the cellar rats. Wine shouldn't be scary. So listen in and hear the stories you'll hear nowhere else. You'll never drink wine the same way again.

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Podcast 595 – Magdalena Viani, Winemaker, Bodega Trivento, Mendoza, Argentina

Apr 29 2024 35 mins

Wine lovers who know Argentina also know all about Mendoza and Malbec. Malbec is gold in Mendoza and Magdalena Viani makes Bodega Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec. I caught up with Magdalena right in the middle of harvest which was very kind of her to take the time. This inexpensive wine delights the palate and makes [...]

Vino Lingo – “Charisma” Magdalena Viani, Winemaker, Bodega Trivento, Mendoza, Argentina

Apr 29 2024

Podcast 594 – Stephanie Franklin, Founder & CEO, Fly Wines, Oakland

Apr 22 2024 30 mins

Anyone that starts a small business has my immediate respect. Anyone that owns a small business in the wine industry has my immediate curiosity. Stephanie Franklin is the Proprietor of Fly Wines, based in Oakland, California, which is in it’s first year of business. The wine industry can be a huge challenge and successfully finding [...]

Vino Lingo – “Spittoon” – Stephanie Franklin, Founder & CEO, Fly Wines, Oakland

Apr 22 2024

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Stephanie Franklin, Founder & CEO, Fly Wines, Oakland, defining the term “Spittoon”. Learn more by visiting www.flywines.club

Podcast 593 – Charlie Smith, Winemaker, Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley

Apr 15 2024 32 mins

Smith-Madrone Winery dates back to the very early ’70s in Napa Valley, a time when wineries weren’t so common. Stuart and Charlie Smith literally carved out an incredible future in fine wine making back then and have maintained top quality all those years. It’s been way too long since I last sat down with Charlie [...]

Vino Lingo – “Minerality” Charlie Smith, Winemaker, Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley

Apr 15 2024 1 mins

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Charlie Smith, Winemaker, Smith-Madrone, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, defining the term “Minerality”. Learn more by visiting smithmadrone.com

Podcast 592 – Lindsay Hoopes, Proprietor, Hoopes Vineyard, Napa Valley

Apr 08 2024 41 mins

Growing up in Napa Valley, Lindsay Hoopes looked outside of the wine industry for her future. Eventually she came back to the place she loved to rediscover the wine in her blood. Lindsay has had some incredible adventures before returning to wine country and to this day does not back down from a challenge. I [...]

Vino Lingo – “Phenolic Bitterness”, Lindsay Hoopes, Proprietor, Hoopes Vineyard, Napa Valley

Apr 08 2024

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Lindsay Hoopes, Proprietor, Hoopes Vineyard, defining the term “Phenolic Bitterness”. Learn more by visiting hoopesvineyard.com

Podcast 591 – Jeff Cole, Winemaker, Sullivan Rutherford Estate, Napa Valley

Apr 01 2024 30 mins

ny winemaker will tell you that wine is made in the vineyard. But the role of winemaker can never be underestimated. Focus, experience, talent are just some of the major ingredients in making great wine. Jeff Cole, Winemaker at Sullivan Rutherford Estate in Napa Valley is our guest today and I had interviewed Jeff by [...]

Vino Lingo – “Unicorn Team” Jeff Cole, Winemaker, Sullivan Rutherford Estate, Napa Valley

Apr 01 2024 1 mins

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Jeff Cole, Winemaker, Sullivan Rutherford Estate, Napa Valley, defining the term “Unicorn Team”. Learn more by visiting www.sullivanwine.com