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Amy Tyler w/Summer Book Recommendations!

Mike's Canadian pal, Amy Tyler hops on a Zoom call to talk about BOOKS! Amy hosts the Redfern Book Review Podcast and has a lineup of good reads for the summer. Some good wines are sipped, and there's also a very detailed explanation about the ...

July 07, 2025 • Episode 85 • 56:58

Here Comes The Son - Zander Nicholson!

The eldest son of Nicholson Ranch owner/winemaker Deepak Gulrajani (a multiple-time guest on the podcast), Zander, is now the Assistant Winemaker at the Ranch! He's got great stories of growing up on the property, and in Sonoma, driving a Rolls...

June 05, 2025 • Episode 84 • 1:23:49

Italian Wine, American Style w/Fabiano Ramaci!

Fabiano Ramaci is making Amarone-style wines in Sonoma. Amarone is Mike's favorite Italian wine. Of course he had to have him on the podcast! It's a great conversation about Fabiano's Italian heritage and growing up in San Francisco's North Bea...

May 06, 2025 • Episode 83 • 43:19

Building a Wine Brand w/Brian Kulich

Bay Area native Brian Kulich started working in restaurants as a teen, and eventually worked in, and ran wine programs for Michelin Starred hot spots! Then Covid came and a dream of owning his own wine brand became a reality. Hear about the gen...

March 31, 2025 • Episode 82 • 54:22

Stacy Briscoe is BACK!!

A really fun guest from the first year of the podcast returns! Stacy Briscoe is a Sonoma-based journalist who loves exploring the ins and outs of the wine business. She's also a student of wine who's achieved the WSET Diploma Level Certificatio...

March 17, 2025 • Episode 81 • 48:20

Fan Mail

hi mike, As a baby boomer, I’m drinking as much wine as I can. And I’ve got my son Scott into wine. (I think it was the ounce of 2001 Jean Louis Chave Hermitage that we ordered at Wine Bar George in Disney Springs, FL in January that got him hooked. I still have a bottle of Legit in my collection from 2 years ago. I hope to see you on September 11th when I’m next in NorCal. Great episode and I love the conversation with Amy. Steve (aka, The Wine Wizard)

Clinton, New Jersey

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