In Episode 147 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Rebecca George, Owner and Winemaker of Mojave Wines and Associate Winemaker of Brandlin Estate out of Sonoma and Napa Valley, CA. ? In this podcast Rebecca talks about what it was like growing up in the Mojave Dessert, exploring nature and her surroundings in the Canyons at the base of the Eastern Sierra's, and how her love for nature and exploring easily translated to her love for vineyards and the outdoor life of winemaking. ? Rebecca talks about some amazing encouragement from her stepmom, (also named Rebecc ..read more

In Episode 146 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Eric Jensen, Owner and Vintner of Booker Vineyards out of Paso Robles, CA. ? Eric has always been a guy I've looked up to from a place of Entrepreneurship, a place of risk taking, but also a guy whose personality shines through and someone who at the end of the day, tells it like it is and makes his wines from that same genuine and authentic place. ? Eric starts the show talking about his life before wine as a concert promoter and a real estate developer in Newport Beach, CA before deciding to leave that all be ..read more

In Episode 145 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Ellie Anest, Owner and Vintner of Eleven Eleven Wines out of Napa Valley, CA. ? Ellie is a guest that I've wanted to have on the show for several years now, dating back to the early part of 2018 when this podcast was in it's beginning days. Her entrepreneurial spirit in business have always been inspiring to me so when I learned that an interview was set and on the horizon I was beyond thrilled for the opportunity! ? In this episode Ellie talks about her life growing up on a farm with her parents Paul and Kathe ..read more

Russell Bevan Bevan Cellars & Adversity Cellars In Episode 144 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I have the privilege of sitting down with Russell Bevan, Owner and Winemaker of Adversity Cellars and Bevan Cellars out of Napa Valley, CA. ? In this episode Russell talks about the importance of pairing food and wine and the ingredients of certain foods as it relates to the density and acids in his wines, and why these correlations are so important to his style of winemaking. ? Russell talks about canopy management, the importance of properly managing his vines and also how important monitoring his ..read more

Josh Phelps Grounded Wine Co. In Episode 143 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Josh Phelps, Owner and Winemaker of Grounded Wine Co. out of Napa Valley, CA. ? In this episode, Josh talks about his life growing up pursuing a career in entrepreneurship, his travels with family to various old-world wine regions, and how these experiences as a whole is really what sparked his interest in ultimately pursuing a career in wine. ? Josh talks about his various work in distribution with groups such as Chamber and Chambers and Kimberely Jones and also, what it meant to ..read more

Flora Chang Plinth Wines In Episode 142 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Flora Chang, Owner and Proprietor of Plinth Wines out of Pritchard Hill, CA. ? In this episode Flora talks about how a mere real estate investment in 2010 to purchase land on Pritchard Hill went from an interest in just owning land to becoming one of the biggest and most influential cult wine bands of our time! ? Before there was Plinth there was Nine Suns, a brand that Flora and her husband Jason originally created which was ultra-premium, site specific terroir driven wines focused ent ..read more

Danny Fay Hill of Tara Wines In Episode 141 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I had the privilege of sitting down with Danny Fay, Owner and Winemaker of Hill of Tara Wines out of Sonoma, CA and GM of TOR Wines out of Napa Valley, CA. ? In this episode Danny talks about his life growing up in the West Cotswold's of Oxford, England in a small village called Ducklington before eventually moving to the Silicone Valley and then Sonoma, CA at the age of 12. ? Danny talks about how his plan growing up was to pursue a degree in aviation but was eventually altered to enrolling in an agriculture class in pur ..read more

Steve Distler ARNYCA Cellars In Episode 140 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Distler, co-owner and co-proprietor of ARNYCA Cellars out of Napa Valley, California. ? Steve was a previous podcast guest in Episode 31 and is part of a four interview lineup where I brought back a few amazing people for a new, fresh conversation as a soft launch for Season 4! ? In this episode Steve talks about his life growing up with both parents being born deaf and the advantages that created for him in terms of strength in communication and his personal and professional r ..read more

Aaron Pott Pott Wines In Episode 139 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Aaron Pott, Owner and Winemaker of Pott Wines out of the Mount Veeder AVA of Napa Valley, California. ? Aaron was a previous podcast guest in Episode 14 and is part of a four interview lineup where I brought back a few amazing people for a new, fresh conversation as a soft launch for Season 4! ? In this interview Aaron talks about how his winemaking career may have started in his bedroom closet growing up using juice concentrate, but it really began while interning at properties such as Rob ..read more

David Grega Grega Wine Consulting   In Episode 138 of the Mr. Wine Guy Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Grega, US Army Veteran and Owner of David Grega Wine Consulting out of Napa Valley, California. ? David was a previous podcast guest in Episode 5 and is part of a four interview lineup where I brought back a few amazing people for a new, fresh conversation as a soft launch for Season 4! ? In this episode David talks about his life growing up and what inspired his family to move back to Sacramento, CA from Seattle, WA. ? David also goes in depth and talks about his t ..read more