
Fine Wine Confidential Podcast
The Fine Wine Confidential Podcast tells the story of how the modern-day Virginia wine industry has progressed during the past forty-five years and is now achieving Thomas Jefferson's aspiration to produce world-class wine. Fred Reno interviews many of the Old Dominion's prominent winery owners, winemakers and viticulturists. In their own words, you the listener, will learn why Virginia is the most exciting wine-growing State in the country today.
The Fine Wine Confidential Podcast having chronicled the beginnings of the Virginia modern-day growth is now focused on the wines produced from the Norton grape as Virginia is its ancestral home. Look for All About Virginia Norton.
Podcasting since 2020 • 75 episodes
Fine Wine Confidential Podcast
Latest Episodes
EPISODE #4 SPARKS STEAKHOUSE ADVENTURE
In this snippet from my upcoming book, I share a story about my first time on the streets of New York, calling on accounts and selling William Hill wines in only the second week after I had taken the position as VP of Sales for the Eas...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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6:49
EPISODE #3 ROOKIE IN THE WINE BUSINESS EXCERPT
In this episode I share a story about one of the actions I took early in my career that change the course for me. It was 1979 and I had just been hired 5 months before at a Retail Wine Merchant in Washington, DC. I was promoted by t...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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5:02
EPISODE #2 What My Book is About
Episode 2 provides a brief overview of what my book is about and my goal in writing it. To sum it up quickly, let me say that I have been fortunate to have had many unique and challenging experiences in my 46-year wine career, and I...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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4:08
INTRODUCTION TO FINE WINE CONFIDENTIAL BOOK PODCAST/AUTHOR FRED RENO
The Fine Wine Confidential Book Podcast is a series of audio excerpts or snippets from my upcoming book, titled Fine Wine Confidential. This new Podcast series will share insider information about what really happens behi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 1
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3:15
EPISODE #21 PART 2 LUCIE MORTON ON NORTON VS CYNTHIANA
Here is Part 2 of my in-depth interview with Lucie Morton where we continue to discuss the differences between Norton and Cynthiana grapes. We also cover her attempt to reclaim another Virginia native grape, Cunning...
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Season 2025
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Episode 21
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42:08
