The Wine Makers Podcast
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What is The Wine Makers Podcast?
A laid-back journey into the heart of wine culture.
Every week, hosts Sam Coturri, Bart Hansen, Danielle Langlois and Brian Casey pull the cork on real conversations with winemakers, growers, sommeliers, and industry trailblazers from Sonoma and beyond. The Wine Makers blends deep knowledge with a relaxed, no-snobbery approach to everything from biodynamic farming to rebellious cider makers and sake artisans.
These are not dry lectures or polished promos—just passionate people talking shop over a glass (or three). The hosts’ decades of hands-on experience in vineyards, cellars, and tasting rooms fuel lively discussions about sustainability, storytelling, and the changing world of wine.
Whether you’re just starting to explore wine or already know your skin-contact from your carbonic maceration, this show delivers honest insight, practical advice, and plenty of personality. Pour a glass and press play.
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Wine of the Week
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2021 North Coast Grenache
Winery Sixteen 600 | North Coast - CA
The lion’s share of this wine comes from the Steel Plow Vineyard, located at the northern end of Sonoma Valley. The rest of the blend is made from excess Á Deux Têtes Grenache (our collaboration with Philippe Cambie and Isabelle Gassier) sourced from the historic Rossi Ranch in Sonoma Valley and Oakville Ranch Vineyard in Napa Valley. The 2021 North Coast Grenache delivers aromas of dried flowers, crushed violets, chocolate covered strawberries, fruit leather, red licorice, wild fennel and cardamom pods. On the palate it displays well-integrated cat’s tongue tannins with flavors of black currant, sour cherry turnover, licorice, braised fennel, and chocolate covered ancho chilis.