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Pete Stolpman Can't Imagine Running a Vineyard Any Other Way

"The most important thing we've done is establish a soul to everything we do and a why behind each of our cuvées. We want to remind everyone who has a glass of this

Matías Riccitelli is on a Mission to Express the Potential of Argentina

“I’m very passionate about my country and the potential of Argentina. Everyone was talking about Uco Valley and forgot our roots. It’s not just Malbec for me—I decided to

The heritage of Mexico's indigenous spirit with Javier Jimenez of Caballito Cerrero

"This industry is way more antique than everybody thinks. This is an indigenous beverage, an indigenous spirit. We are using the same techniques as the ancient ones becau

Catherine Kistler of Occidental Wines

"That's the beauty of working with Pinot Noir: it's an incredibly transparent-to-site wine; it shows where it's grown. A perfect wine for me shows that it

David Skurnik and Oren Simon, President and CEO of Skurnik Wines & Spirits

"We will always seek out handcrafted products that are made by people, by families, that have the greatest quality at every price point. That will always be the ethos of

English Sparkling Wine: Winemaker Marcus Rayner-Ward of Wiston Estate

"It's really exciting to be a part of this new industry that's learning at a rapid pace—and watch out, because there are so many people coming who are making re

Tasting Lebanon with Sami Ghosn of Massaya

"Massaya means twilight. It's 'el masa.' When you are walking in the street in a village in Lebanon or in Beirut, you say 'masa el-kher,' evening

Graham Pirtle and Young Stowe of Unified Ferments

“We use fermentation to help you taste tea in a different way, to refract it into something that can live in the same category as wine or higher-end spirits, where you’re

Vittorio Zoppi of Antica Torino

"Vermouth rosso is like the skeleton in a human body. It keeps the Boulevardier, the Manhattan, and the Negroni cocktails standing. Our goal was to produce Vermouth di To

How Gaetana Jacono pioneered the New Sicily wine movement

"Wine is a culture of the people. This Frappato represents a link between the past and the future." – Gaetana Jacono Today’s guest is Gaetana Jacono, the woman who pione

Climate Change in the Kamptal: Andreas Wickhoff of Weingut Bründlmayer

“From an historical point of view, every century has always had a crisis, but wine has always survived. Wine culture will always survive. We still have a bright future ah

Tegan Passalacqua of Turley and Sandlands

"I love the Europeans for believing that their wines can't be emulated, but if that's a truth, Americans need to have that too. Zinfandel is the one grape that

Justin Willett breaks down the Santa Ynez Valley

“I think there’s this moment in wine now where people are being more honest with themselves. I want to make the wines I believe in and that I want to consume, and then I’

Matt and Sara Licklider of LIOCO Wines

"We're in the business of making agricultural wines, and I think we need to make a distinction right here between agricultural wine and industrial wine. A lot of the

Tom Jackson of Supergay Spirits

"Spirits, when they are at their best, are about facilitating joy and connection and building community. If we can be a small part of that in any way, then I think we&apo

Nicola Libelli of Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

“If you want to make exceptional wine, you have to feel at home because it’s about so many little things—little things that you have to observe and feel and catch over th

Corinne Rich and Katie Rouse of Birdhorse

“I think joyful, colorful people can still make beautiful, classically-styled, serious wines.” – Corinne Rich The standard California playbook of Chardonnay and Cabernet

Alex Clark of Fort Hamilton Distillery

"As a brand, you have to have an identity. It's easy to just make products, but why you exist is much more important that what you produce. The "why" for us is recre

BONUS: What to expect from Skurnik at BCB

The biggest spirits event of the year is right around the corner. Bar Convent Brooklyn is an annual 2-day festival of tastings and seminars from the best in the spirits b

Noah Dorrance of Reeve Wines and BloodRoot

"If you're really tapped into what wine is, giving back is a very natural extension of that. You realize that wine exists in this harmony with its environment, and i