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
74 episodes
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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35:27
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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45:32
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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49:48
Nora T. Murphy from the Winery Down the Street!
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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46:21
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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28:26
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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39:23
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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44:37
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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43:38
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 mad a career for himself in the wine business. Funny how life happens. Mike and Walter chat in the Vintner's Room at Nicholson...
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Episode 50
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56:17
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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46:22
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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48:09
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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43:57
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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39:07
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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45:53
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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22:54
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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49:41
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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46:27
The Books Episode w/Amy Mair
Mike's pal, and host of the Red Fern Book Review Podcast, Amy Mair "zooms in" for a chat about books! Amy recommends some good summer reads, and talks about the genesis of her own podcast. Of course they also sip wine and talk about it, and dis...
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Episode 42
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58:21
A Day Out With The Reeds in Napa!
Mike's longtime friends Karin and Jeff Reed came down from Seattle for a visit. Tag along on a trip up the Napa Valley! They visit 3 wineries, all unique (Mike got to pet a horse at one of them), and taste through too many wines to count. There...
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Episode 41
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27:05
A Few Laughs with Nathan Owens!
A standup comic and his wife walk into a winery.......NO, it's not a setup for a joke, it's a true story. Nathan Owens, rising star comedian from Atlanta visited the winery with his wife back in February. He and Mike hit it off immediately and ...
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Episode 40
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43:13
Replanting the Vineyard, Explained w/Deepak Gulrajani.
The Big Boss at Nicholson Ranch is back for his 5th time on the podcast. Deepak talks to Mike about the BIG Project, replanting a large portion of the estate vineyard at the winery. Before that Mike explains where he's been the past few weeks! ...
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Episode 39
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30:17
Sean P. Sullivan - The Wizard of Northwest Wine!
This episode really should be called "come for the mountains, stay for the wine" - for that is what happened to Sean Sullivan, the founder and editor of Northwest Wine Report. Visiting his brother ...
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Episode 38
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54:09
Guess Who's Back? Cara's Back!!!
The Wine Woman of Walla Walla Washington, Cara Almberg returns to the podcast for a chat about the Super Bowl, her NEW job - in the Oregon part of Walla Walla, Maui, Russell Crowe, hockey and more! Yes, it's really the Wine Podcast that's NOT "...
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Episode 37
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39:05
In Memorium - Jeane-Claude Pijanowski
Mike talks about his friend and co-worker JC who passed away recently, and plays clips from their July 2021 podcast conversation "JC Brings the Science"
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13:19
Jay Nunez from No Love Lost Wine Co.
In 2008 Jay Nunez watched a movie on a flight to Spain. The movie turned out to be Bottle Shock, and Jay's pivotal "ah ha" wine moment. Jay now owns his own small wine label, No Love Lost, based in Napa. But Jay makes wine from small family-own...
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Episode 36
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31:57