Episodes

  • 009: Alex & Julia Alvarez-Perez - Usonia Wine - NY
    Jun 6 2025

    Julia and Alex are co-owners, winemakers and vineyard managers for Usonia Wine located in Ovid New York. They make some very interesting wines in a minimal intervention style. They are very well spoken, articulate and knowledgable about their craft and we had a great conversation.

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • 008: Darrin Scott - William Heritage Winery - NJ
    Mar 11 2025

    Darrin Scott is a very smart and capable winemaker with many years of experience. He's worked at a number of wineries in different states on the east coast and abroad and shared with me a number of his insights. To check out wine he's making at William Heritage Winery go to www.HeritageWineNJ.com

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • 007: Lynne Fahy - Hillick & Hobbs Winery - NY
    Feb 24 2025

    Today I interviewed the famed Lynne Fahy, head winemaker and general manager of Hillick and Hobbs Winery. You can find the wine shes making at www.hillickandhobbs.com.

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • 006: Ian Barry - Barry Family Cellars/Six Eighty Cellars/Buttonwood Grove - NY
    Jan 16 2025

    Ian Barry is a man who is doing some very interesting and tasty winemaking in the Finger Lakes. In this podcast we speak about a lot of interesting wine philosophy especially low intervention winemaking. I also had the opportunity to ask Ian about his experiences with the amphora they're using at 680 Cellars. You can find the different wines we speak about at www.barryfamilywines.com - www.sixeightycellars.com - www.buttonwoodgrove.com

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 005: Paul Brock - Silver Thread Winery/FLCC - NY
    Dec 11 2024

    Paul Brock is the owner along with his wife Shannon and winemaker of Silver Thread Winery as well as a professor of Viticulture and Enology at the Finger Lakes Community College.

    We had a great conversation about his journey into the wine industry, his winemaking philosophy as well as his unique approach to vineyard management called biointensive viticulture.

    He makes incredible wine wine which I suggest everyone try out which can be found at www.SilverThreadWine.com. Also if you're interested in learning about winemaking and vineyard management make sure to check out the Finger Lakes Community College!

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 004: Peter Becraft - Anthony Road Wine Co. - NY
    Oct 15 2024

    I look up to Peter tremendously as he proves his winemaking ability over and over. I had a great time chatting with him about spontaneous fermentation, closure styles amongst many other things. You can find wine from Anthony Road at www.AnthonyRoadWine.com

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • 003: Taylor Stember - Barnstormer Winery - NY
    Aug 26 2024

    Taylor Stember is the head winemaker at Barnstormer Winery on the west side of Seneca Lake. She and I discuss a number of the nitty gritty topics that she takes into consideration in the cellar. It was especially fun to hear about what shes doing with vermouth!

    You can find Barnstormer wines at www.barnstormerwinery.com.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • 002: Wes Andrew - Atwater Vineyards - NY
    Aug 7 2024

    Wes is the head winemaker at Atwater Vineyards located on the east side of Seneca lake.

    Among the topics Wes and I discuss are pet nat production, native fermentations and carbonic maceration.

    For more info on the wines Wes makes check out www.AtwaterVineyards.com.

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    1 hr and 34 mins