
Making Friends with Change : A Happy Hour with Wine Executive and Author, Sally Srok
This week I’m inviting you to pull up a chair with my new friend Sally Srok and I! We are happy hour-ing at one of my favorite restaurants, Willi’s Wine Bar in Santa Rosa, CA enjoying delicious food a...
5 Elo 202458min

The Taste of a Place, with Tony Smith of Portugal’s Quinta de Covela
This week’s guest is another fascinating individual that I hoped would be a guest before I even launched the podcast! Tony Smith and I met in 2012 when we were classmates at the Culinary Institute of...
29 Heinä 202457min

A Surprising Stop: The Food, Wine and People of Mallorca
Whatcha know about Mallorca? I didn’t know a whole lot and it was my first time there! Located just off the coast of Spain, it's 1405 sq miles and just under a million in population and known for its ...
22 Heinä 202422min

Best Day Ever! The Food and Wine of Sicily
To kick of Season 2, I’m sharing highlights from our AWESOME day in Sicily on our recent vacation (July 2024).I’m joined my my partner Michael and my parents Dominick and Susan and I wore a tiny mic t...
15 Heinä 202428min

Bottling Day! The Culmination of a Labor of Love
For any size winery (especially a micro-winery like ours), bottling day is a big deal! Finally getting the wine in the bottle after almost 2 years from the grape harvest, is usually a long and busy d...
17 Kesä 202419min

Legacy Winemaking in the Finger Lakes, with Ben Hartman
I recently re-connected with Ben Hartman, who grew up in my same hometown in Central New Jersey. I was excited to learn that like me, Ben had also chased the dream of making wine... but he's doing it...
10 Kesä 202434min

Olive Oil 102, with Liz Tagami (Part 2 of 2)
“In matters of taste there is no dispute”...Liz Tagami is a 6th generation Californian, who has been involved in defining and nurturing the Lucero Olive Oil brand for over 16 years. She’s a specialty ...
3 Kesä 202437min

Olive Oil 101, with Liz Tagami
Liz Tagami is a 6th generation Californian, who has been involved in defining and nurturing the Lucero Olive Oil brand for over 16 years. She’s a specialty food and cooking equipment industry veteran ...
27 Touko 202452min



















