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IWP Ep117 Unfiltered Festival 2026 Panel - What makes a great wine: Restraint vs Risk

IWP Ep117 Unfiltered Festival 2026 Panel - What makes a great wine: Restraint vs Risk. We have another of the great panels from the Unfiltered festival.  What makes a gre

IWP Ep116 Unfiltered Festival 2026 Panel - Breaking the Champagne Spell: California's Great Sparkling Wine Experiment

IWP Ep116 Unfiltered Festival 2026 Panel - Breaking the Champagne Spell: California's Great Sparkling Wine Experiment. With Jared Brandt - Donkey and Goat, Chris Cottrell

IWP Ep115 Pete Bloomberg - Llewelyn Wine

IWP Ep115 Pete Bloomberg - Llewelyn Wine. Last month I sat down with Pete Bloomberg of Llewelyn Wine.  Pete has been making natural wines since 2021 after transitioning f

If I Could Talk To My Younger Self - An Unfiltered Conversation with Megan Bell - Margins Wine, Casey Barton - Helia Wine Co. and Alli Badar - Intertidal Wine Co.

If I Could Talk To My Younger Self - An Unfiltered Conversation with Megan Bell - Margins Wine, Casey Barton - Helia Wine Co. and Alli Badar - Intertidal Wine Co. This is

IWP Ep113 Aaron Brown - Arable

IWP Ep113 Aaron Brown - Arable. I recently sat down for a great conversation with Aaron Brown of Arable.  You might know Aaron from Dos’ Bar or Bardos.  Arable is the gre

IWP Ep112 Regenerative Agriculture Panel from WINeFare SF Moderator : Tiffani Patton - Laughing Gems, Prudy Foxx - Foxx Viticulture, Jill Matthiasson - Matthiasson Wines, Matt Walsh - Paicines Ranch

Today we have the recording of a panel  on Regenerative Agriculture from the recent WINeFare SF festival run by the Vinguard. Since 2018, The Vinguard has been organizing

IWP Ep111 Jake Des Voignes - Heleje Wine Co. w/ Andrew Sullivan

IWP Ep111 Jake Des Voignes - Heleje Wine Co. w/ Andrew Sullivan. Andrew Sullivan and I recently traveled to Lodi to meet up with Jake Devoiges of Heleje wine company.  Ja

IWP Ep110 Carlos Caruncho - Arquiles Wines

IWP Ep110 Carlos Caruncho - Arquiles Wines. I recently sat down with Carlos Caruncho of Arquiles wines outside his home in Nevada City.  As some of you may know Carlos is

IWP Ep109 Chris McGilvray - Director "Eden" Documentary

I recently connected with Chris McGilvray director of the Documentary “Eden”. Eden follows Mt Eden Winemaker Jeffrey Patterson and his family for over a period of 7 years

IWP Ep108 Gideon Beinstock - Clos Saron - An Unfiltered Wine Festival Conversation with Gideon, Chris Renfro and Matt Wood at Friend of a Friend

IWP Ep108 Gideon Beinstock - Clos Saron An Unfiltered Wine Festival Conversation with Gideon, Chris Renfro and Matt Wood at Friend of a Friend.   A few weeks ago Chris Re

IWP Ep107 Noel Diaz - Purity Wine - Catching up Before By The Way

IWP Ep107 Noel Diaz - Purity Wine - Catching up Before By The Way  Noel Diaz of Purity wine and I grabbed a little time before the recent By The Way Festival to get some

IWP Ep106 Book Report: Idwal Jones - "Vines in the Sun" and "The Vineyard"

IWP Ep106 Book Report: Idwal Jones - "Vines in the Sun" and "The Vineyard". And Still The Vine, Her Ancient Ruby Yields. Today we’re discussing the author Idwal Jones, on

IWP Ep105 Andrew Sullivan - Unfiltered Wine Festival

I recently sat down with Andrew Sullivan of the Unfiltered Wine Festival. We originally connected over the planning of the first Unfiltered Festival last year that he org

IWP Ep104 Bart Hansen - Dane Cellars and The Winemakers Podcast

IWP Ep104 Bart Hansen - Dane Cellars and The Winemakers Podcast. I recently sat down with Bart Hansen of Dane Cellars and the winemakers podcast.  He gave me a great tour

IWP Ep103 Woodside Special - Nathan Kandler - Thomas Fogarty Winery Kat Dykeman and Ron Karpovich - Dome Vineyards Bud and Anne Marie Hoffacker - Portola Hills Vineyard and Redmond Winery

IWP103 - Woodside Special - Today we're discussing Woodside and the Portola Valley of the Santa Cruz Mountains.  I’m joined Nathan Kandler of Thomas Fogarty Winery, Bud a

IWP Ep102 Amanda McKenna - Yarrow Wine Co and Matt Crutchfield - Matt Crutchfield Wines

IWP Ep102 Amanda McKenna - Yarrow Wine Co and Matt Crutchfield - Matt Crutchfield Wines. I recently sat down with Amanda McKenna of Yarrow Wine Co and Matt Crutchfield of

IWP Ep101 Jack Sporer - Fres.co Wine and Magnolia Wine Services

IWP Ep101 Jack Sporer - Fres.co Wine and Magnolia Wine Services. I recently sat down at Dos Bar in Sonoma to talk with Jack Sporer of Fresh Wine Company aka Fresco and Ma

IWP Ep100 A Hidden History of the Chinese in Sonoma Valley Wine - Coral Wang of Maison des Plaisances and Emma Lipp - Valley Bar and Bottle

IWP Ep100 A Hidden History of the Chinese in Sonoma Valley Wine - Coral Wang of Maison des Plaisances and Emma Lipp - Valley Bar and Bottle. Coral of Maison De Plaisances

IWP Ep99 Ben Diaz - Volta Wines

IWP Ep99 Ben Diaz - Volta Wines.  I sat down with Ben Diaz from Volta wines the other day.  We had a great casual conversation about making wines from Spanish varieties i

IWP Ep98 Kevin Ferguson and Mark Golodetz - Gemello Winery and the Judgement of Paris Anniversaries

IWP Ep98 Kevin Ferguson and Mark Golodetz - Gemello Winery and the Judgement of Paris Anniversaries. My guests today are Kevin Ferguson, a writer who grew up in the hills