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The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsKim Stare Wallace, Vintner of Celebrated Dry Creek VineyardKim Stare Wallace tells the audacious story of her father, Dave Stare, a wine-loving MIT graduate, who moved to California in a station wagon. He built a winery and carved out brand new vineyards near Healdsburg, California, in Dry Creek Valley in 1972. Dry Creek Vineyard made a name pioneering both Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc in an era that favored red varieties.Kim grew up helping out on the bottling line, answering the phone, and myriad other glamor-less winery jobs. Initially she couldn't wait to go to college, escape wine country, and pursue a...
2026-01-1359 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRobert Fiore, Winemaker, Peter Michael WineryRobert Fiore's path to winemaking took a remarkable trek through archeology and geophysics. Long before he was tasting grapes in the lead-up to harvest he was poring over data from ground-penetrating radar in the search for petroleum. But it turns out that knowing rocks and soil is a solid foundation for a deep understanding of great vineyards.Today Robert is winemaker at the long-celebrated Peter Michael Winery, producing wines of elegance and grace from diverse vineyards in both Napa and Sonoma.We had a great time hearing Robert's story...
2025-12-161h 11
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsA Classic Episode with Virtuoso Vintner Tim MondaviIn this classic episode, we revisit a memorable 2019 podcast with Tim Mondavi, whose family played such a legendary role in launching and defining Napa Valley's current era. Tim spent more than 30 years working with his father at Robert Mondavi Winery until the family lost control of winery in 2004. Undaunted, he started over with a new winery aptly named Continuum. Today Tim and his extended family are celebrating more than 100 years in the wine industry and he is more passionate than ever about producing world-class wine. Enjoy!For more visit: ContinuumEstate.com
2025-12-021h 04
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsThis Week's Guest is You -- Answering Your Listener QuestionsThis week's episode is a medley, a grab bag, a breakfast scramble of your questions for Doug -- covering everything from "when should I drink my 2018" to when your wine needs to make some noise to his picks for Napa Valley's unsung heroes. (Also, one of us may have admitted to once using a blender to decant a wine.) We invited our long-time friend, John Skupny, of Lang & Reed to join us for this great, wide-ranging conversation.If this episode inspires you, please send your questions and wine stories to info@thetastewithdougshafer.com. We...
2025-11-181h 03
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsA Classic Episode with winemaker Heidi BarrettHeidi Barrett has produced extraordinary wines for clients including Screaming Eagle, Paradigm, Dalle Valle, and many more. One of her Cabernets holds the record as the most ever paid for a single bottle of wine -- $500,000 at Auction Napa Valley. Today she has her own wine brand, La Sirena, and another with her husband, Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena, called Barrett & Barrett.On this classic episode of the podcast first posted in 2018, Heidi takes Doug through one of the most fascinating careers and life stories in the Valley. Enjoy! For more visit: lasirenawine.com o...
2025-10-281h 09
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsKyle MacLachlan - A Classic 'Taste' Episode With Our Favorite Actor/VintnerIt's harvest here on the West Coast and this week we're letting our winemaking friends focus on picking their grapes.We thought this would be the perfect moment to rerelease a classic 'Taste' episode that we recorded with our friend, the great actor and vintner, Kyle MacLachlan.Since we recorded this episode in October, 2018, Kyle has continued to produce outstanding wines with his Pursued by Bear label -- a winery name he took from an inspired moment in a play by Shakespeare. His acting career has absolutely flourished, he's...
2025-10-1456 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsLee Hudson, Legendary Grapegrower and Vintner, Hudson VineyardsIn the early 1980s, Lee Hudson, still in his 20s, was one of the first to recognize the promise of Los Carneros, Napa Valley's gorgeous southernmost growing region. He came to Napa Valley by way of Texas, where he grew up and fell in love with agriculture. After earning a degree in horticulture he learned the intricacies of grape growing during a stint in Burgundy before studying in the enology Masters program at U.C. Davis. Putting his Texas spirit to work in Carneros, he began growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and soon developed lifelong relationships with era-defining winemakers...
2025-09-3054 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJames Hall, Vintner, Patz & HallJames Hall proved that you actually can go home again when, in 2024, he bought back the winery he'd sold nearly 10 years earlier. We had a great time talking with James, getting the background on a fascinating career and learning more about Patz & Hall winery in Sonoma.He grew up in Santa Cruz, California, where his father was an English professor. On family travels in Europe, James was first introduced to the joys of wine. It was an unforgettable glass of Meursault Charmes that really turned him on to wine, later leading him to study...
2025-09-161h 16
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJebb Dunnuck -- Wine CriticJeb Dunnuck's journey to becoming a globally recognized wine critic took an unexpected path, starting in Indiana farmland, where he grew up, then through an early career as an engineer for NASA, working on high-profile projects such as the Kepler Space Telescope.Along the way though, he fell in love with the wines of the Rhône Valley and putting his engineering skills to work built a website and newsletter called The Rhône Report, focused on wines produced from Rhône grape varieties around the world. Within a few years Jeb earned a lot...
2025-09-0257 min
Doug And Daddy on ESPN Tri-CitiesThe Doug & Daddy Show - 8/27/25Doug and Jimmy talk to Bob Jensen of Huskerland Prep Report on the opening week of the season. Our HS football preview takes us to GI Northwest coach Kevin Stein. Plus, UNK tennis coach Scott Shafer.
2025-08-271h 13
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJudd Finkelstein -- 2nd Generation Vintner and Cocktail ImpresarioJudd Finkelstein's earliest memories are all about life at a Napa Valley winery. In the 1970s his parents started Whitehall Lane Winery, later selling and moving across the Valley to launch Judd's Hill Winery. Judd says like so many who grow up here, he had to move away from Napa Valley to truly appreciate it. Initially after college, he worked in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles until feeling like a better life would be one working with his family in the wine business. Back in Napa he combined his love of wine and entertainment becoming beloved for his...
2025-08-181h 15
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsPat Monahan - Rock Star/VintnerWe first got to know Pat Monahan when he and his Grammy-winning band Train filmed much of the 2012 music video for their hit song "Drive By" at Shafer Vineyards (which has earned more than 200 million views on YouTube). We knew right away that Pat was a wine fan based both on our interactions with him that day and because we learned that he helmed the successful "Save Me San Francisco Wine Company," whose sales raised millions for Family House, a haven for families of critically ill children.In this episode, we get to catch...
2025-08-0444 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsBobby Stuckey on continuing to redefine hospitalityBobby Stuckey loves creating welcoming, inspired spaces in his restaurants both for customers and employees, seeing hospitality as a mission as much as a career.Bobby’s story starts in Arizona where he grew up “a dyslexic, ADHD kid,” who wasn’t finding success in school. Fortunately he landed a position as a busboy in a local restaurant and soon realized that pouring his energy into that job came with real rewards. The world of restaurants has been his home ever since. Along the way he fell in love with wine and learned the importan...
2025-07-211h 04
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsSuzanne Deal Booth -- Bella Oaks and Wheeler Farms in Napa ValleySuzanne Deal Booth is a fairly recently name to Napa Valley in that her first released vintage was 2018 from Bella Oaks winery, a property with a rich legacy. More recently she purchased Wheeler Farms on Zinfandel Lane, just south of St. Helena. Her story, though, begins not in wine but in art restoration and preservation, a passion that has taken her to iconic sites around the world. Today she combines that love for art, history, and wine into her properties and her wines, which are earning great critical response and gaining fans around the world. Learn more at: bellaoaks...
2025-07-0744 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsAlex and Graeme MacDonald - MacDonald VineyardsThe story of MacDonald Vineyards begins with a deep, foot-dragging, don't-make-me-do-it reluctance to get into the business of grape-growing four generations ago, a historic hand-shake deal with Robert Mondavi, and accidents of history, fate, and weather. Ultimately though, it is the inspired passion and incredible work ethic of two brothers, Alex and Graeme MacDonald. As children they played in this Oakville vineyard that one day they would turn into some of the most celebrated wines in Napa Valley. We loved learning the background of this stellar property -- part of the historic To Kalon Vineyard -- and of the...
2025-06-2353 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJames Molesworth - Wine Spectator's Bordeaux and California (Cabernet and Pinor Noir) Senior EditorJames Molesworth often finds his way into a wine through anthropology, which was his major in college. As Wine Spectator's lead taster for California (Cabernet and Pinot Noir) and Bordeaux, James talks about the importance of learning the underlying culture of a region and a winery to fully understand a wine. Besides tasting wines in the traditional sense, he spends time in vineyards with producers learning the stories of a vintage, a site, and its people. James has been part of the culture at Wine Spectator for 29 years tasting his way through regions including Chile, South Africa, and New...
2025-06-0955 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsChris and Josh Phelps - A Father-and-Son Napa Valley DuoChris and Josh Phelps are a father-and-son team who have worked together unofficially for a long time. While Josh was a kid growing up in Napa Valley, Chris was the inaugural winemaker at Dominus before moving on to make wine at Caymus, and then Swanson and Inglenook before starting his own wine brand Ad Vivum Cellars.When Josh got out of college in the mid-2000s he launched Taken wine brand before selling and starting again with the hugely successful Grounded Wine Company. Today Chris and Josh have combined forces to work on Ad...
2025-05-2852 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJohn Caldwell - Caldwell VineyardWhoever said crime doesn't pay, didn't know John Caldwell. When John bought his 54 acres (and three houses) in the Coombsville area of Napa Valley in the late 1970s, he thought he was getting into the real estate business. But when the County placed a moratorium on development, he had to figure out something else to do with his land and decided to grow grapes and make wine. What came next is one of the wildest stories in the wine industry, involving smuggling and close calls with the law. Today Caldwell is recognized as a pioneer and the changes he...
2025-05-121h 09
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTom Colicchio – Chef, Restaurateur, and Food AdvocateDoug Shafer and Chef Tom Colicchio first met in the early 1990s on board a nearly empty cruise in the Baltic Sea in what turned out to be an unforgettable few days. In this episode the two catch up and talk about Tom's new bestselling memoir, "Why I Cook," along with his early years in the New York City restaurant scene, his 22 seasons hosting the Emmy-winning Bravo TV show "Top Chef," his work in food advocacy, raising kids, and everything he's doing today, overseeing restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
2025-04-2853 minDoug And Daddy on ESPN Tri-CitiesThe Doug & Daddy Show - 4/23/25Doug and Jimmy chat with UNK tennis coach Scott Shafer. Plus, special guests from Fonner Park including Chris Kotulak, Mark Hibdon, and Robertino Diodoro.
2025-04-2359 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsGlenn Salva - Antinori Napa ValleyGlenn Salva has been at the heart of Antinori Napa Valley since the mid-1980s when the renown wine family, the Antinoris, who'd been making wine in Tuscany for 600, decided to expand into the New World. The story as Glenn tells is filled with challenges and incredible opportunities -- including the moment when they bought their own mining equipment and dug their own wine cave. More than anything, we learn how the Antinori family's century old experience in the wine industry infuses their approach and perspective at every turn. Be sure to learn more at www.AntinoriNapaValley.com...
2025-04-1457 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsAnnouncing a New Era of 'The Taste'We're excited to announce a new era of The Taste that starts on Monday, April 14, with our first new episode with Glenn Salva, who's been at the heart of Antinori Napa Valley since the 1980s. Be sure to check out our new website -- TheTasteWithDougShafer.com -- and our Instagram account -- TheTasteWithDougShafer. The first 100 people who go to the website and subscribe to our email list will be entered to win a magnum of Hillside Select from Doug's personal wine cellar!
2025-04-1004 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsGlenn SalvaGlenn Salva joined the team establishing the Antinori family's Napa Valley winery in the 1980s and has remained a leader with that winery ever since. His story of Antinori Napa Valley, as it is known today, is full of gutsy innovation -- who would ever try to dig their own wine cave? - and surprising ups, downs, course corrections, and challenges. Today Glenn oversees a winery at the top of its game and he has a new title: "Friend of the Family." Enjoy!
2025-04-0457 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsDave PhinneyEarly in his career Dave Phinney redefined the look and feel of winemaking and marketing in Napa Valley when he created a red blend called The Prisoner. Simultaneously he founded and remains involved with Orin Swift, working in partnership with Gallo. After the sale of his original brands, Dave went on to forge his own path establishing the spirits maker Savage & Cooke and most recently began crafting Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on the Central Coast under the Our Lady of Guadalupe label.
2024-07-0811h 44
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsChelsea BarrettGrowing up in one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated winemaking families, Chelsea brings a wealth of personal knowledge to her professional success. After graduating from UC Davis she gained real-world experience working in wine regions around the world and in wineries of all sizes from large to small. Today she is winemaker at Napa Valley’s Materra Cunat Family Vineyards and Aviatrix, crafting wines with her mom, winemaker Heidi Barrett. Don’t miss previous podcast episodes with Chelsea’s grandfather Richard Peterson, dad, Bo Barrett, and mom, Heidi Barrett.
2024-07-0147 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJean HoefligerBorn in Switzerland, Jean Hoefliger worked in vineyards and wineries throughout the world before landing in Napa Valley in 2001 and his first job here at Newton Vineyard. Since then he’s made wine with numerous brands including Alpha Omega Winery and AXR Napa Valley as well as with his long-time friend Michele Roland.
2024-06-2443 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsEmma SwainHer journey in wine took Emma Swain from Francis Ford Coppola’s Neibaum-Coppola Estate to wineries owned by Sonoma’s Sebastiani family before taking the reins at Chanel-owned St. Supèry.Visit St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery
2024-06-1750 min
Wine Access Unfiltered“Aha moments” at the Napa Valley Barrel Auction Featuring Spottswoode, Shafer, Frogs Leap, Gallica, and DuckhornIn this very special episode, Amanda is joined by some of the top vintners and winemakers in the world—from Spottswoode, Shafer, Frogs Leap, Gallica, and Duckhorn—at the Napa Valley Barrel Auction. You’re not going to want to miss their never-before-told stories on their ‘aha moments’ of clarity where something just clicks for them—when wine starts to feel different, more purposeful, more meaningful, more clear—and how those meaningful moments shaped their wine journey. Plus, we dive into why paying attention to yours can be the ultimate key to unlocking your inner savvy wine buyer.Wine Feature...
2024-06-0645 min
Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling (video)Technology and Charlotte Mason HomeschoolingSonya and Doug discuss what role, if any, technology can play in a Charlotte Mason homeschool.
Technology and Charlotte Mason Homeschooling originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.
2024-04-0300 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsViolet GrgicThird-generation vintner Violet Grgich tells an incredible family wine story that spans a century that includes a world war, daring escapes, and a years-long journey to Napa Valley. Her grandfather was a winemaker in their small town in Croatia, her father came to Napa and help put the region on the world stage and started a winery, Grgich-Hills Estate, where today Violet is president. Enjoy!For more visit: Grgich.com
2022-11-071h 04The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsViolet GrgichThird-generation vintner Violet Grgich tells an incredible family wine story that spans a century that includes a world war, daring escapes, and a years-long journey to Napa Valley. Her grandfather was a winemaker in their small town in Croatia, her father came to Napa and help put the region on the world stage and started a winery, Grgich-Hills Estate, where today Violet is president. Enjoy!For more visit: Grgich.com
2022-11-071h 04
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsHugh DaviesHugh Davies lives in the same house he grew up in at Schramsberg Winery here in Napa Valley and, in a case of history repeating itself, it’s where he and his wife are raising their own family and making world-class wines. Hugh does a great job of weaving together 150 years of stories about family and winemaking on Diamond Mountain. Enjoy!For more visit: Schramsberg.com
2022-08-1759 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJohn and Rory WilliamsIn 1975 John Williams arrived in Napa Valley with a return bus ticket and $40 in his pocket. He fell in love with wine and never used that return ticket – instead launching Frog’s Leap Winery. Today John and his son Rory (who also owns Calder Wine Co.) are running Frog’s Leap together and on the podcast, they discuss the joys and challenges of family business.For more visit: FrogsLeap.com and CalderWine.com
2022-06-021h 02
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJohn KongsgaardJohn Kongsgaard grew up in Napa Valley, where his father was a beloved local judge. John says their father-son relationship was tested during the stresses of the Vietnam War and the road to healing that rift culminated in the creation of Kongsgaard’s most celebrated wine, The Judge. Today John works with his son, Alex, to keep growing beautiful fruit and making outstanding wines. Enjoy!For more visit: https://kongsgaardwine.com/
2022-04-051h 01
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsAlan and Delia ViaderDelia Viader came to the wine business in Napa Valley in the 1980s after living in Argentina, Switzerland, Lebanon, and France and earning degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and MIT in Boston. Her son Alan grew up on the winery property, learning vineyard and cellar work at a young age. Today this duo runs Viader Vineyards & Winery, one of Napa Valley’s best. Enjoy!For more visit: https://viader.com/
2021-12-1300 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsAdam LeeAdam Lee comes from a family of devout Texas teetotalers. In college, however, Adam not only tasted his first wine, he became passionate about it. He and then-wife Diane Novy moved to California and founded Siduri, making outstanding Pinot Noirs from vineyards site that ranged from Santa Barbara to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. After selling Siduri, Adam has gone on to start several exciting new wine projects. Enjoy! For more visit: https://claricewinecompany.com/
2021-11-1958 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsDonald PatzEarly on Donald Patz thought he’d pursue a medical career. After college, however, he landed a wine sales job and one thing led to another. By the 1980s Patz met James Hall in Napa and they created Patz & Hall, a winery celebrated for outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In 2016, they sold the winery and Patz moved on to several exciting new wine projects – including his first venture into Cabernet.
For more visit: https://donaldpatzwinegroup.com/
2021-09-0259 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsElizabeth ViannaAs a kid Elizabeth Vianna lived in Brazil, Los Angeles, and Illinois, then moved back to Brazil. She entered college intent on becoming a concert pianist, then got serious about medicine but along the way found her true love in wine. Today Vianna is one of our favorite neighbors here in Napa Valley’s Stag Leap District as winemaker and general manager at Chimney Rock. Enjoy!
For more visit: ChimneyRock.com
2021-07-2950 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMichael SilacciWhile Michael Silacci grew up near the vineyards of Gilroy, California, it took years of travel through Hawaii, Japan, Switzerland, and eventually France to discover his passion for wine. Today he can look back on nearly 20 years of stellar winemaking at Opus One, combining innovative thinking with age-old techniques to produce wines that are among the best. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.opusonewinery.com/
2021-07-021h 18
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJay McInerneyJay McInerney burst onto the literary scene in 1984 with Bright Lights, Big City, his novel based on an era both in his life and the life of New York City. A dozen years later McInerney surprised a lot of people by turning to writing about wine. He won over many early doubters, displaying a novelist’s eye and a wine lover’s enthusiasm for profiling wines, winemakers, wine regions, and more. Enjoy!
Wine books byJay McInerney:https://jaymcinerney.com/books-on-wine/
2021-06-0451 min
The Good, The Bad, and The SequelActor Robert Shafer ( Bob Vance from "The Office"/Psycho Cop 1&2)Next week's sequel is "Psycho Cop Returns" and this week we are talking with Actor Robert Shafer. Cult horror fans know him as Officer Joe Vickers from Psycho Cop but most know him as Bob Vance from “The Office.” Robert talked about his journey to Hollywood from West Virginia, Psycho 1, 2, and possibly 3rd, writing documentaries, his film “Dick Dickster”, landing “The Office, “ and many old Hollywood stories. Great chat
Rent/Buy “Dick Dickster” https://www.amazon.com/Dick-Dickster-Robert-Shafer/dp/B07KCLF7DR
Robert’s IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769793/
Next week we are discussing "P...
2021-06-031h 00
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsListener Questions with Spencer ChristianIn this episode the guest is you! We invited listeners to send in questions about wine collecting, winemaking, or all things Shafer – and you came through. Doug Shafer invited veteran broadcaster and wine enthusiast Spencer Christian to help navigate our way through all the queries and to add some of his own colorful thoughts and observations and we had a blast. Enjoy!
2021-04-281h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCharles WoodsonLater in 2021, Charles Woodson will accept a Pro Football Hall of Fame award in Canton, Ohio, just 100 miles from where he grew up in the small town of Fremont. From his start in high school football through college and an outstanding NFL career, Woodson was unstoppable, winning countless awards while at the same time becoming a philanthropist and successful vintner with his Intercept Wines brand. We cover the whole field in this episode. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://cwinterceptwines.com/
2021-04-0659 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTor KenwardEarly in college Tor Kenward was drafted and sent to Vietnam. Coming home he realized that life is short and he only wanted to do things that brought him joy. That pursuit brought him to Beringer Vineyards in the 1970s where he became “Vice President of all the Fun Stuff.” In the early 2000s he and his wife Susan launched TOR Wines, a small winery that has consistently produced vintage after vintage of beautiful, outstanding wines. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://torwines.com/
2021-03-1248 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsNaoko and Maya Dalla ValleDalla Valle, long known for elegant and outstanding wines, is opening an exciting new chapter. Originally founded by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle in 1986, today the winery is run by the incredible mother and daughter team of Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle. Their story covers a lot of territory – from Northern Italy, to Kobe, Japan to Bordeaux, to the red soils of their vineyards off Silverado Trail. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.dallavallevineyards.com/
2021-02-2645 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCyril ChappelletIn 1967 the Chappellet family built the second post-Prohibition winery in Napa Valley. Cyril was in elementary school then and mostly what he recalls is all the fun of living in the wilds of Pritchard Hill with his four brothers and sisters. The next 50-plus years have been a great adventure for the Chappellet family, who’ve made some beautiful wines along the way. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.chappellet.com/
2021-02-011h 05
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTom MatthewsBy the age of 35 Thomas Matthews had lived in several U.S. states and abroad in Belgium, France, and Spain. He didn’t see himself staying anywhere for long. Then he took a job in London to write for a magazine called Wine Spectator.
And something happened. He fell in love with the world of wine. This year Tom retires after more than 30 years with Wine Spectator, 21 of those as Executive Editor. It’s been quite a ride - enjoy!
https://www.winespectator.com/
2020-12-151h 03
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJaime AraujoBy the time her parents started Araujo Estate in 1990, Jaime Araujo was in college. She went on to earn four degrees, was a theater actress in London, and launched her own marketing agency in France – all before returning to Napa Valley. That life experience has been a boon in partnering with her parents on their winery, Accendo Cellars, as well as launching her own label, Trois Noix. Enjoy!For more visit: https://accendocellars.com/ and https://troisnoixwine.com/
2020-11-241h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsOscar RenteriaOscar Renteria grew up in Napa and wanted to escape the wine industry so he went to college and earned a business degree. After graduation his father called and asked Oscar to come work for his new vineyard management company. Oscar accepted and together as they turned their business into one of Napa Valley’s leading vineyard companies. Today Oscar also has a wine brand, Tres Perlas, producing ultra-limited beautiful wines. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.tresperlas.com/
2020-10-1649 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTom RinaldiTom Rinaldi grew up in San Francisco, enjoyed the Summer of Love, and tasted wine in Napa Valley on his motorcycle. Later he signed up for the Navy before entering UC Davis where he studied winemaking -- and the rest is history. He’s been winemaker for Round Hill, Duckhorn, Provenance, Pellet Estate, and others. His sense of adventure intact, Tom looks forward to many more vintages to come. Enjoy!
For more visit: http://pelletestate.com/
2020-09-1857 min
Wijnimport J. BartShafer Vineyards, Napa Valley, CaliforniaEen interview met Doug Shafer. Deze podcast is ook op video opgenomen. Klik op de link om deze te bekijken https://youtu.be/rYGmFKupFVs Shafer heeft sinds 2002 al vijf keer 100 punten van Robert Parker, the Wine Advocate, ontvangen voor zijn Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon. Doug verteld over de hobbelige weg naar dit succes. Hierover, en zijn andere wijnen praat Doug uitgebreid over. Onlangs is er een nieuwe wijn uitgekomen, de TD-9. Doug legt uit hoe het proces ging van het creëren van een nieuwe wijn. Verder komt de historie, wijngaarden en productiemethoden aan de orde.
2020-08-261h 06
Everyday Food and Wine12. From Trials to Triumph, The Story of a Vineyard in Napa That Started Off Bumpy, but Then Became One of the Worlds Greatest Wineries - Shafer Vineyards with Doug ShaferOn this episode, I sit down with Doug Shafer, who is a James Beard award recipient, Author of the book “A Vineyard in Napa” and president of Shafer Vineyards. Doug’s father, John, the founder of Shafer Vineyards was an early visionary for for Napa Valley hillside vineyards. Shafer Vineyards is an iconic family-owned winery, named one of the top 25 vineyards in the world by wine publication “wine and spirits” and was named “one of the worlds greatest wineries” by wine critic Robert Parker. But, good things can take time and can occasionally start off bumpy. John, a former Army Air Corps...
2020-08-2151 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsAndy EricksonIn his 20s Andy Erickson thought he’d work in the diplomatic corps but an extended trek through South America’s wine country and a chance encounter with Paul Hobbs changed all that. Erickson came back and started a Napa Valley winemaking career producing outstanding wines for Dalla Valle, Screaming Eagle, Bond, Staglin, Mayacamas, as well as the wine brand, Favia, he launched with his wife, vineyardist Annie Favia.
For more visit: https://www.faviawine.com/
2020-08-201h 09
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRobert KamenRobert Kamen has written the screenplays for blockbusters including Taps, the original Karate Kid films, Fifth Element, Gladiator, Lethal Weapon 3, the Transporter Films, A Walk In the Clouds, the Taken films, and on and on. In the middle of an active screenwriting career, he's been producing some real blockbusters as one of Sonoma's top vintners with a stunning vineyard at Kamen Estate Wines.
For more visit: https://kamenwines.com/
2020-07-2841 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsKim McPhersonThough Kim McPherson of McPherson Cellars grew up surrounded by wine history-in-the-making, it wasn’t obvious that vineyards and cellars were in his future. Kim’s dad, “Doc” McPherson, is credited as the father of the modern Texas wine industry but Kim’s got a degree in food science. Doc persuaded him to study winemaking at U.C. Davis and come back to Texas to redefine winemaking in the Lone Star State. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.mcphersoncellars.com/
2020-07-141h 24
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMark BeringerIn spite of his last name, Mark Beringer’s future in wine was not a foregone conclusion. His family had sold Beringer in 1971. When he graduated from high school he thought he’d pursue music but changed course and began to study viticulture and winemaking. His career includes stints at Benzinger, Duckhorn, and Artesa before becoming winemaker at Beringer, the winery founded by his family 150 years ago. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.beringer.com/
2020-06-121h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCristie KerrCristie Kerr discovered golf at the age of eight growing up in Florida. She played on her high school’s boys team and by her late teens went pro, becoming one of the most successful players in LPGA history. Bringing the same drive she has in golf, Kerr has started two wine brands: the first one, Curvature, which raised funds for breast cancer research, and her latest with winemaker Helen Keplinger is Kerr Cellars. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://kerrcellars.com/
2020-05-2148 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsLaura CatenaFrom an early age Laura Catena wanted to pursue her interest in science. She earned an M.D. and became an emergency room physician in the Bay Area. Then in mid-career, while raising three children with her husband, who’s also an ER doc, she decided to join her family’s wine business in Argentina. Today she divides her time between San Francisco and Mendoza as managing director of her family’s wine empire.
For more visit: http://catenawines.com/
2020-05-061h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsDavid GravesAs a kid David Graves loved science and he earned a degree in evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. Soon though, in a grad program, he realized he wasn’t enjoying life and what sounded like a lot more fun? Wine. He and a friend, Dick Ward, founded Saintsbury Winery in 1981. Today Saintsbury is known for beautifully crafted Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, based in the Carneros District. Enjoy!
For more visit: https://www.saintsbury.com/
2020-04-171h 08
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsGerald CasaleGerald Casale is best known as co-founder and bass player of the ‘80s band Devo – a group with a style all their own with hits like “Whip It.” As the band became successful and toured the world, Gerald fell in love with great food and wine. Recently this composer and performer became a Napa Valley vintner. His Fifty By Fifty is one of Napa’s newest wineries. Enjoy!
For more visit: TheFiftyByFifty.com
2020-03-241h 05
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRobin LailThis episode with Robin Lail covers nearly all of Napa Valley’s winemaking history – from her great-grand-uncle, Gustave Niebaum establishing Inglenook in 1879, through the rebuilding years after Prohibition, to the birth and boom of Napa’s modern era. Her story is one of success and heartbreak and of finding the strength to start over – more than once. Today Robin’s winery Lail Vineyards produces wines of outstanding distinction and deliciousness.
For more visit: https://www.lailvineyards.com/
2020-03-021h 20
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsSpencer ChristianSpencer Christian is recognized as Good Morning America’s former weatherman but is less known as a wine pioneer. He created the first national wine show in the 1990s on HGTV – and he’s still sharing his love of wine on a show called Sips with Spencer. In this episode he talks about growing up in the segregated South, his television career, gambling addiction, and tips to surviving a hurricane while on live TV. Enjoy!
For more watch the episode of “Sips With Spencer,” which featured Shafer Vineyards last year: https://abc7news.com/food/discover-napa-valleys-shafer-vineyards/5266564/
2020-02-111h 04
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsHailey and Lorenzo TrefethenBrother and sister, Lorenzo and Hailey Trefethen, are the third generation of their family involved in the wine business in Napa Valley. They look back at more than a century of their historic winery and vineyard property, reflecting on the challenges of the past and present, while looking forward to carrying the winery into a successful future with heart, energy, and style!
For more visit: http://www.trefethen.com/
2020-01-221h 17
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRay IsleRay Isle grew up in Houston, Texas, thinking he’d be in a band or write novels. Along the way he fell in love with the world of wine and found a way to turn that enthusiasm and excitement into a career working in wine magazines, such as Wine & Spirits, and on television in countless appearances on NBC’s The Today Show.Today Ray is executive wine editor of Food and Wine magazine. In this episode he talks about the challenges of making a living writing about wine, the joy of discovering new wines, the pursuit of wine...
2019-12-171h 11
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsShari and Shannon StaglinThe enterprising mother/daughter team at the heart of Staglin Family Vineyard talks about Napa in the ‘60s, the challenges and joys of establishing a winery in the 1980s, Hollywood showing up in the 1990s, and how when son and brother, Brandon, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the family responded by creating an annual music festival that has raised $400 million for brain health research. Enjoy!
For more visit: http://www.staglinfamily.com/
2019-12-051h 08
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsZelma LongZelma Long is known for her pioneering work at Robert Mondavi Winery in the early 1970s, at Simi Winery for 20 years, and for mentoring young winemakers including Paul Hobbs, Dave Ramey, Geneviève Janssens, and others. She entered the U.C. Davis winemaking program in the late 1960s, established Long Vineyards, and has done groundbreaking work in South African wine. Enjoy!
For more visit: vilafonte.com and cape-ardor.com
2019-11-0556 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRandy LewisRandy Lewis grew up in Atlanta, Georgia with such a love for fast cars that the local police got to know him on a first name basis. After college he turned his need for speed into a career, first racing Formula 3 in Europe and later tearing up the oval at the Indianapolis 500. In the late-1980s when he helped a friend start a Napa Valley winery, Randy discovered a new passion – growing grapes and making wine. By the early 1990s he and his wife Debbie had launched Lewis Cellars, one of Napa’s most beloved wineries. Enjoy!
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2019-10-1145 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsBo BarrettIn 1972 Bo Barrett was a surfer in Southern California when his father bought an old winery in Napa Valley called Chateau Montelena. After finishing college Bo started working at the winery and in this episode he talks what he learned about winemaking, vineyards, economic cycles, parenthood, and how movies, such as Bottle Shock, are made. Today Bo oversees one of the most venerated wineries in the U.S. Enjoy!
For more visit: montelena.com
2019-09-191h 31
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsDave RameyIn college Dave Ramey initially pursued an interest in literature before realizing his passion for wine. He earned a degree in enology in the late 1970s and sought out jobs in France and Australia. Back in the U.S. he worked at Simi, then Matanzas Creek, and later at Dominus before creating his own brand, Ramey Wine Cellars., one of California’s most respected wineries. Enjoy!
For more visit: RameyWine.com
2019-09-031h 08
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTim MondaviTim Mondavi spent more than 30 years working with his father at Robert Mondavi Winery until the family lost control of winery in 2004. Undaunted he started over with a new winery aptly named Continuum. Today Tim and his family are celebrating 100 years in the wine industry and he is more passionate than ever about producing world-class wine. For more visit: ContinuumEstate.com
2019-08-131h 04
Sip Sip Hooray PodcastShafer Vineyards' Doug Shafer - Ep.9In Napa Valley, the name Shafer is synonymous with grit and determination. That's what it took for John Shafer, one of the valley's pioneering winemakers, to start his namesake winery. Shafer's son Doug now carries the legacy forward, and the Mary's road tripped it to meet up with a fellow wine podcaster and awesome storyteller.
2019-08-0542 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsTony BiagiAt UC Davis Tony Biagi discovered the enology program and wine became his overriding passion. He first worked for Duckhorn and went on to launch the winemaking programs at wineries including Paraduxx, Cade, Odette, and Hourglass. Today he consults with clients, including Amici and Lasseter, and has started his own brand, Patria. Enjoy!
For more visit: PatriaWines.com
2019-07-301h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsHelen KeplingerHelen Keplinger grew up envisioning a future in medical science, however, wine offered greater adventure – taking her to work with winemakers in Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Australia, Spain, and South Africa. Today she has her own wine brand while making wine with golfer Cristie Kerr and for iconic winery Grace Family. Enjoy!
For more visit: keplingerwines.com
2019-07-171h 11
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsPaula KornellThis episode gives you two incredible life stories in one – that of Hanns Kornell, who managed to get out of a Nazi concentration camp, make his way to America, and founded a winery near Calistoga producing sparkling wine and that of Paula Kornell growing up at her parent’s winery, working with some top wineries such as Mondavi and Joseph Phelps, and now going full circle launching her own sparkling wine brand. Enjoy!
2019-06-2459 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsElias FernandezShafer winemaker Elias Fernandez grew up in Napa Valley, attending school with the kids of prominent winery families. Meanwhile he got a taste of agriculture working in vineyards and orchards alongside his parents and later during summers at Louis Martini Winery. He was the first in his family to attend college, where he discovered a love of winemaking – a passion he’s pursued ever since. Enjoy!
For more visit: shafervineyards.com & eightyfourwines.com
2019-05-161h 17
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsBeth and Lindy NovakBeth and Lindy Novak have lots of great memories of growing up in Napa Valley including hanging out with the Shafer kids. But things got tough when their father died unexpectedly and their mother, Mary Novak, had to figure out her next steps. Fortunately Mary and her daughters created Spottswoode Estate, turning it into one of the top wineries in Napa Valley. Enjoy!
For more visit: spottswoode.com
2019-05-031h 05
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMia KleinAs a teenager Mia Klein wanted to be a chef. In her first job as a cook, however, she discovered wine and a whole new path opened up for her. In 1984 she landed her first job at Chappellet. Eventually Klein became one of the busiest consulting winemakers in Napa Valley, producing wines for Spottswoode, Araujo, Viader, Dalla Valle, and others, including her own brand, Selene. Enjoy!
For more visit: SeleneWines.com
2019-02-151h 07
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsRichard PetersonFew people can tell the story of California wine from the 1950s to today with the flair and authenticity of Richard Peterson. Hired by Gallo in 1958, later by legendary winemaker Andre Tchelistcheff at Napa Valley’s Beaulieu Vineyard, and eventually striking out on his own, Peterson lived the highs and lows of American wine during these crucial years. He’s captured it all in his outstanding memoir The Winemaker.
For more visit: richardgpeterson.com
2019-01-171h 37
Inside Winemaking - the art and science of growing grapes and crafting wineDoug Shafer - Shafer Vineyards and "The Taste with Doug Shafer" PodcastEvery day I drive by Shafer Vineyards (twice) and never fail to slow down in order peer into that special sloping set of vineyards within the Stags Leap District where the hillsides graduate from difficult-to-grow-grapes to upright cliffs. In 2018 Doug and his team at Shafer began producing "The Taste with Doug Shafer" podcast and that presented the opportunity for me to connect with him and explore this small part of Napa Valley. In preparing for this podcast I found and read Doug's book, A Vineyard in Napa, which was published in 2012 and captures the first forty years of Shafer...
2019-01-111h 14
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsKyle MacLachlanNot long out of college Kyle MacLachlan was cast as the lead in the 1984 film, Dune, launching a career, that's included film and TV roles in Blue Velvet, The Doors, Twin Peaks, Portlandia, and more.
In the early 2000s, wanting to reconnect with his Washington-state roots, he launched his wine brand Pursued By Bear, producing delicious Cabernet, Syrah, and most recently a Rosé. Enjoy!
For more visit: pursuedbybearwine.com
2019-01-0356 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMaralissa AllegriniMarilisa Allegrini travels the world promoting her families wines made throughout Italy’s top appellations. She was not always eager to be part of the family business. In her 20s she pursued a career in medicine before her father talked her into joining the family business. She has been a pivotal figure in the renaissance of wines from Valpolicella and beyond. Enjoy!
For more visit: allegrini.it
2018-12-1848 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsGiovanni ManettiIn 1968, Giovanni Manetti’s father purchased a rundown vineyard in Chianti called Fontodi that he set about restoring on weekends. Giovanni eventually took charge of the winery and through hard work – and breaking a few rules along the way – built a wine brand that helped change the image of Chianti and today is beloved around the world. Enjoy!
For more visit: fontodi.com
2018-12-0451 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsDanny MeyerIn 1985 Danny Meyer opened Union Square Café, which became beloved in New York City for its great food and even greater sense of warmth and welcome. He’s opened many restaurants since including Eleven Madison and Gramercy Tavern, as well as Shake Shack, focusing on outstanding hospitality. Danny and Doug talk about how often the greatest success is born of past struggles. Enjoy!
For more visit: ushgnyc.com
2018-11-191h 10
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCleo PahlmeyerCleo Pahlmeyer grew up in Napa then headed to the East Coast and later to London to pursue her of love art history. By 2008 though, she’d developed an interest in the world of wine. She applied for an entry level job at her father’s winery, Pahlmeyer, where she took on more and more responsibilities, and today is Pahlmeyer’s president.
For more visit: Pahlmeyer.com
2018-11-0800 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsChris CarpenterAt nearly 30, Chris Carpenter moved to Napa, earned a viticulture degree at UC Davis, and went on to become winemaker at Lokoya, Cardinale, Mt. Brave, and La Jota here in the Valley and Hickinbotham in Australia. In this episode, Chris talks about what it takes to make wines of beauty and distinction on two continents.
For more visit: Lokoya.com
2018-10-2552 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMichael HonigIn the 1980s Michael Honig took over the family’s Napa Valley vineyard property and started Honig Winery, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc. While making Sauvignon Blanc is popular today, 20 or 30 years ago it was a steep uphill climb. He’s seen it all and tells great stories about making it in the wine business. Enjoy!
For more visit: HonigWine.com
2018-10-1155 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCathy CorisonCathy Corison discovered her passion for wine almost by accident when she was a biology major in college. She went on to study winemaking at UC Davis and ventured into the wine business, which in the 1980s was not always eager to hire a woman. Undaunted, she pursued a personal vision for wine produced at the intersection of power and elegance – and has succeeded. Enjoy!
For more visit: corison.com
2018-09-2743 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsPaul HobbsHe grew up one of 11 children on an apple farm and become one of the most celebrated names in the world of wine. The epic story of Paul Hobbs includes names such as Robert Mondavi, Zelma Long, Larry Hyde, Michel Rolland, and Andy Beckstoffer and winds through Napa, Sonoma, the Finger Lakes, Argentina, France, Spain, and Armenia. You won’t want to miss this great wine adventure. Enjoy!
2018-09-121h 09
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsPaul HobbsHe grew up one of 11 children on an apple farm and become one of the most celebrated names in the world of wine. The epic story of Paul Hobbs includes names such as Robert Mondavi, Zelma Long, Larry Hyde, Michel Rollan...
2018-09-121h 09
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJim RegusciJim Regusci on 100 years of family, wine, and fun in Napa on “The Taste with Doug Shafer” The Regusci family’s roots in Napa Valley go back more than 120 years. On this episode of “The Taste with Doug Shafer” Jim Regusci tells the story of his grandfather coming to America from Switzerland in the 1890s and eventually purchasing the family’s home ranch on Silverado Trail. Jim’s father, Angelo, and later Jim and his siblings all grew up on the property, which today is the home of Regusci Winery and the site of some of the oldest Z...
2018-08-2254 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCarmen PolicyCarmen Policy practiced law in Youngstown, Ohio, when his career took an unexpected turn -- he began doing legal work for the San Francisco 49ers in the late 1970s. He eventually became the team’s CEO, earning five Superbowl rings.
Today Policy’s winery, Casa Piena, is a neighbor of Shafer’s and Carmen and Doug enjoy a conversation spanning wine, family, and football.
For more visit: casapiena.com
2018-07-3154 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMichael TwelftreeMichael Twelftree was a construction business owner with a taste for rum. In the late 1990s he fell in love with wine and by 2000 he’d launched his now-celebrated Two Hands Wines, an Australian winery which has won countless accolades in the world of fine wine. Twelftree believes in the power of the vineyard saying, “The day you pick the grapes, you make the wine.”For more details visit: twohandswines.com
2018-07-1052 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsHeidi BarrettHeidi Barrett has produced extraordinary wines for clients including Screaming Eagle, Paradigm, Dalle Valle, and many more. One of her Cabernets holds the record as the most ever paid for a single bottle of wine -- $500,000 at Auction Napa Valley. Today she has her own wine brand, La Sirena, and another with her husband, Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena, called Barrett & Barrett.
On this episode of the podcast, Heidi takes Doug through one of the most fascinating careers and life stories in the Valley. Enjoy! For more visit: lasirenawine.com or barrettwines.com.
2018-06-211h 08
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsPete SeghesioPete Seghesio tells the incredible 120-year story of his family in Sonoma County from Italian immigrants with only a love of farming to leaving a lasting legacy in the world of fine wine. Today Pete has two wine brands of his own and a salumi enterprise, Journeyman Meat Co.For more visit: http://journeymanwine.com/
2018-06-0549 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJohn Anthony TruchardBefore John Anthony Truchard started high-end brand, John Anthony Vineyards, or his runaway brand JaM Cellars, he was a kid growing up working in vineyards with his dad, Tony Truchard. It’s been a long, crazy journey to the success he enjoys today.For more on John Truchard visit https://www.jamcellars.com/About-Us
2018-05-2256 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsMarc MondaviMarc Mondavi grew up at Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena and learned the wine business from his father, Peter Mondavi. Marc tells wild stories of growing up in Napa Valley and talks of his optimism as a new generation joins the family enterprise. For more visit: https://www.charleskrug.com/estate/people
2018-05-1045 min
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsJohn SkupnyDoug Shafer talks with vintner John Skupny, whose resume includes working with Francis Ford Coppola at Inglenook, Bernard Portet at Clos du Val, and Charlie and Chuck Wagner at Caymus before he and his wife Tracey launched their own winery, Lang & Reed, specializing in Cabernet Franc. For more on John Skupny visit: http://langandreed.com/
2018-04-191h 04
The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsLeslie SbroccoDoug Shafer talks with TV host and “wine translator” Leslie Sbrocco, known to millions from her fast-paced wine segments with Kathy Lee and Hoda Kotb on The Today Show, her PBS show Check Please, Bay Area and her books including Wine For Women. Leslie talks about getting her start by learning to write well, creating the career she hoped for, and being the hand model who poked the Pillsbury Doughboy.
2018-04-1946 minThe Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and FriendsCindy PawlcynDoug Shafer talks with chef Cindy Pawlcyn, who is credited with launching the current era of Napa Valley’s restaurant scene, when she opened Mustards in 1983. She went on to open Fog City Diner in San Francisco and win a James Beard Award for one of ...
2018-04-1840 min
Food, Drink, and TravelKat Odell of Eater & Doug Shafer of Shafer VineyardsThis week's guests include Kat Odell of EATER and Doug Shafer of Shafer Vineyards.
2014-07-2025 min