The TallMikeWine Podcast
It's a Wine Podcast, but NOT a Podcast all about wine...Meet Mike! He's tall, way into wine, and a former Disc Jockey. This podcast is his life rolled into one fun bundle of wine geekery, relatable conversation, many sips of wine AND laughter. Wine should be fun, right? This podcast tries to be fun. Based out of Nicholson Ranch Winery in Sonoma, California. Yes, THAT Sonoma...wine country!
Episodes
82 episodes
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...
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Episode 66
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55:19
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...
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Episode 65
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49:17
Weather and Wine! A Few Sips with Spencer Christian.
Spencer Christian was the main weatherman on ABC's Good Morning America from the mid 1980s through the 1990s, and he's still at it, working the weather desk at ABC7 in San Francisco now for the past 25 years! Early in his career he developed a ...
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Episode 64
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55:10
Rob Crisell talks All Things Temecula!
Temecula California! A rather under-sung wine region in Southern California takes the spotlight as Mike chats with Rob Crisell about his book "Temecula Valley Wineries". But that's not all! They also touch on avocados! Greek Tragedy! Kierkegaar...
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Episode 63
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48:47
A Day Out in SODO Seattle!
A swing through a few of Seattle's SODO (South of Downtown) tasting rooms, from Mike's recent Pacific Northwest road-trip!! Mike and his pal Tammy from High School sip and chat and laugh, follow along!Wineries Visited:Brown Family V...
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Episode 62
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33:37
So You Want To MAKE Wine!? Here's An Option...
On Mike's recent vacation to the Pacific Northwest, he was invited to have a chat with winemaking students and one of their instructors at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. If you've ever had "the dream" of planting a vineyard and s...
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Episode 61
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34:18
Checking In With Rob Stuart of R. Stuart & Co!
Mike is currently vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, and his first stop was the Willamette Valley in Oregon, to see his old pal Rob Stuart. Rob was Mike's neighbor in Yakima Washington (back in the day). He eventually went to Oregon to make ...
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Episode 60
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50:31
Jeff Burkhart and The Truth About Vermouth!
Award winning bartender Jeff "the Barfly" Burkhart joins Mike in the "studio" (his condo) in Novato California, for a chat about The Bizz of restaurants, bartending and Jeff de-mystifies vermouth. Jeff has also written books and is a columnist ...
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Episode 59
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44:35
The Sounds of Harvest (concept of an episode).
Mike takes his microphone to work at Nicholson Ranch in Sonoma to capture the "behind the scenes" of a day during harvest season. He talks to the wine-making crew and to Deepak, the Big Boss about the 2024 vintage. He also talks about what's "i...
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Episode 58
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36:23
This Episode is Cursed!
Mike chats with Dr. Elizabeth Smith...a conversation that had to be rerecorded, and rescheduled twice! Long story, listen to hear it all. Also hear about the travels of Dr. Smith from her Carolinas upbringing to the halls of accademia to the vi...
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Episode 57
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46:29
Alex Brown, a Humble Farmer (of grapes)...
Back from and unplanned hiatus, Mike chats with his pal Alex, who works with vineyards in the Napa Valley. How's the 2024 vintage looking? Alex will tell us. Also tennis, the "last meal" before the Covid shutdown, the "songs of the summer" and ...
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Episode 56
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50:45
Punk Rock and Wine w/Nora T. Murphy!
Nora T. Murphy works down the road at Gundlach-Bundschu (GunBun) and she's been there for seven years. She also hosts a Punk Rock radio show at the community radio station KSVY. Hear the tale of the long and winding road Nora took from suburban...
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Episode 55
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47:18
Another Chat With Cara Almberg!
One of Mike's faves returns to the Podcast - Cara Almberg, the *former* Wine Woman of Walla Walla Washington. Cara talks about both a change of location AND change of career, she's moved out of the wine business. They also discuss the Stanley C...
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Episode 54
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29:23
Summer Books! With Amy Mair.
Mike's pal, and fellow podcast host, Amy Mair checks in with some good summer reads! The two of them also sip some good wines, and get into a serious debate about "listening" to books vs actually reading them the old fashioned way. This is real...
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Episode 53
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40:20
Alissa From Down on the Square...
Alissa Limbocker, from Pangloss Cellars who have a tasting room in downtown Sonoma, started her life in the suburbs of Sacramento and eventually attended college and got on "the path" to what she was raised to believe was a good life. But at so...
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Episode 52
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45:34
Sean P. Sullivan Checks in From the PNW!
Another visit with the Wizard of Northwest Wine, Sean P. Sullivan! The latest news from the world of Northwest wine plus an update on Sean's website northwestwinereport.com as a subscription-ba...
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Episode 51
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44:35
Walter Hamlin from Last Bottle Wines!
Mike's pal Walter Hamlin was raised in the 7th Day Adventist Church, so there was NO alcohol. Surprisingly Walter has made a career for himself in the wine business. Funny how life happens. Mike and Walter chat in the Vintner's Room at Nicholso...
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Episode 50
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57:14
On The Bus, and On The Boards w/Kyle Stoner
Mike is back in the Vintner's Room, for a chat with Kyle Stoner, wine tour bus driver and stage actor! The conversation covers such diverse topics as bachelorette parties in wine country and puppet sex(!), show tunes and karaoke. The guys also ...
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Episode 49
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47:19
Vacation Time: Paso Robles! (pt 2)
More driving, more great wine (and food!) and fun chats with the local wine geeks of Paso Robles. You'll feel as though you are in the passenger's seat on this road trip.Support the podcast financially
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Episode 48
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49:06
Vacation Time: Paso Robles! (pt 1)
Mike packed up the microphones and headed south! His first visit to the exploding Paso Robles wine region. He talks to his fellow wine enthusiasts about the "Paso Scene" (also how to properly pronounce things), and tells you about the also very...
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Episode 47
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44:54
Lovin' Life in Lodi w/Eliza Hess!
Mike hits the road and heads east to Lodi California, not the *most* well known wine region, but there *is* lots of wine there. A chat with Eliza Hess from Lucas Winery about the 2023 vintage, what Lodi does best, how a farm girl from Illinois ...
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Episode 46
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40:04
The Georgia Gypsy, Erica Sunshine Lee!
Mike learns of a new musical genre, Trop Rock! A sort of "beachy" country music (Jimmy Buffett is the bench mark), and Erica Sunshine Lee is one of the leading practitioners, touring 300 dates a year. Hear how this small-town Georgia girl becam...
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Episode 45
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46:50
Mike Solo Sipping, and All That Jazz...
Lately Mike's been pondering a certain wine label from an Italian producer, Tolaini, and their Cabernet Sauvignon "Legit". Find out why, and hear how this wine came to be, from Lia Tolaini herself, who Zooms in from Tuscany. Also, what else has...
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23:51
The 2nd Act of Javier de La Torre!
Zooming in from Mexico City, Javier de La Torre talks to Mike about his early life, in the world of banking, finance, consulting for power plants and oil companies, and a brief foray in the fitness industry. But eventually, upon reflection what...
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Episode 44
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50:38
Rachel Coe; Wine-ing on Two Continents!
Rachel Coe joins Mike in the Vintner's Room at Nicholson Ranch. She's just returned from a trip to France to assist in the opening of Dominique Crenn's newest venture in Paris. Rachel runs the beverage programs for all Crenn Restaurant Group pr...
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Episode 43
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47:23