Life Between the Vines

Life Between the Vines

Winemakers Tell the Best Stories

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August 11, 2025 27 mins
For our listeners I have to note that we conducted this interview in the lobby of a busy Sonoma hotel on a lovely Spring afternoon. I met up with Blair Guthrie who makes his eponymous wine in Sonoma. Blair is from New Zealand and after spending a bit of time in the US making wine, [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Blair Guthrie, Proprietor & Winemaker, Guthrie Family Wines, Sonoma County, defining the term “Mouse”.  Learn more by visiting guthriefamilywines.com
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There will likely always be debates between the use of cork versus screw cap, glass and other enclosures. This time we take an in depth look at cork as Patrick Spencer, Executive Director of the Natural Cork Council is our guest this week. Cork is simply amazing and even better it is good for the [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Patrick Spencer, Executive Director, Natural Cork Council, defining the term “Lenticels”.  Learn more by visiting naturalcorkcouncil.org
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When you make high end Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California, is must be from the Russian River area. Mark McWilliams Arista label make this top quality wine from vineyards that were once owned by his parents. Today Mark operates the winery from a space just off the square in Healdsburg. The wine business never [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Mark McWilliams, Proprietor, Arista Winery, Healdsburg, defining the phrase “Fluffing the Lees”.  Learn more by visiting aristawinery.com
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Many that visit wine country dream of becoming a vintner or winemaker, but few make the dream come true. Sheree Thornsberry and her husband Brian did in fact, make the dream come true and then some. I met with Sheree and Winemaker Ashley Herzberg at Grand Cru Custom Crush just a few weeks ago, where [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Sheree Thornsberry, Proprietor, Innumero Wines, Sonoma County, defining the phrase “A Sense of Place”.  Learn more by visiting innumerowines.com
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Ashley Herzberg, Winemaker, Innumero Wines, Sonoma County, defining the term “Vibes”.  Learn more by visiting innumerowines.com
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Ehlers Estate Winery is always a fun place to visit and this time we met up with Winemaker Adam Casto and his four legged friend Adrian. Ehlers is found on Highway 29 just around the corner from the Culinary Institute of America, a historic area in Napa Valley. We talked about science, wine, vineyards and [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Adam Casto, Winemaker, Ehlers Estate, Napa Valley, defining the term “Persona”.  Learn more by visiting ehlersestate.com
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Kenny McMahon, Co-Founder & Winemaker, Arabilis, Willamette Valley, defining the term “Millerandage”.  Learn more by visiting arabiliswines.com
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Way back in the early days of Life Between the Vines, the first interview I recorded in Sonoma was at Benziger Family Vineyards, Glen Ellen. Biodynamic way back then, it was a huge education for me in wine making.. So finally 16 years later I met up with family member Chris Benziger at the very [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Chris Benziger, Vintner, Benziger Family Vineyards, Glen Ellen, defining the term “Geological Lasagna”.  Learn more by visiting benziger.com
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Its was pretty amazing in this podcast to meet a 5th generation wine family member in addition to reconnecting with a winemaker we previously interviewed who is also a family member! Robert Young is the Hospitality Manager at his family’s Robert Young Estate Winery in Alexander Valley and Matt Michael is Winemaker. Matt was our [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Matt Michael, Winemaker, Robert Young Estate Winery, Alexender Valley, defining the term “Poopie”. Learn more by visiting ryew.com
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Robert Young, Hospitality Manager, Robert Young Estate Winery, Alexander Valley, defining the term “Hot”.  Learn more by visiting ryew.com
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Rémi Vervier is the Managing Director and Oenologist at Champagne Palmer and recently visited Chicago to talk about their exceptional wines. Meeting with Rémi in Chicago was a great opportunity to taste through the Palmer wines and get a first hand look at this Champagne house. While the weather was exceptionally hot outside we enjoyed [...]
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This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Rémi Vervier, Managing Director & Oenologist, Champagne Palmer, France, defining the phrase “The Power of Time”.  Learn more by visiting champagne-palmer.fr/en
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