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Winemakers Uncensored
by Stephen Burch
Join Steve, Heather, and Mike, a trio of seasoned winemakers boasting over two decades of experience each. Together, they uncork the world of wine, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the art of winemaking and the intricate tapestry of the wine industry. With a blend of humor, occasional depth, and unwavering entertainment, this podcast is your ticket to a flavorful journey through the vineyards and cellars.
Episodes
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WMUC 056 Fake wines and the perfect tonic
Heather is on the phone and Steve and Mike are in the studio. We have a conversaton about fake wines and their proliferation in the auction market. As our conversations go we amble into a discussion about gin and tonic
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WMUC 055 Geneology, travel and big wine companies
Steve, Heather and Mike have an in depth discussion about geneology and american heritage. They also discuss travel experiences around the world and large wine companies.
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WMUC 054 Ooops the audio cut off
Heather Mike and Steve start a conversation about winery economics and for some reason the audio cuts off... Maybe that's better, shorter I mean.
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WMUC 053 End of Harvest (about a month late)
This is a forgotten episode with just Mike and Steve. We thought this had been released but when I looked, nope. So enjoy this throw back to one month ago and hear our take on this year's harvest. Cheers, Steve
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Winemakers Uncensored 052 Mike in Chile
Steve Mike and Heather discuss Mike's adventure in Chile with his new job. Then they follow up on the ongoing saga of the Vintage Wine Estates bankruptcy auction.
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WMUC 051 The ins and outs of wine clubs
Steve and Heather are in studio, Mike is in Chile and we are joined by special guest Lori to discuss how the modern wine club works... or doesn't. It's a complicated scene out there but inthe end, if you like the wine, it does not matter. Just drink it and be happy.
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WMUC 050 with guest Tim Hanni MW
Steve, Heather and Mike talk to Master of Wine Tim Hanni about his research into wine perception, flavor perception and the wine business in general. Gets a little science dense at times but stick with it and you'll be rewarded,
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WMUC 049 Wine Consumer Lori
Steve, Mike and Heather.... Yes, Heather has returned, talk to Steve's old friend and regular wine consumer Lori about her preferences, history with wine and curiosities about the wine biz.
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WMUC 048 Heather calls in
Mike and Steve discuss Mike's new job wandering around in vineyards taking pictures of grapes. Heather tries out our new system to handle calls and Zooms and having guests on even though no one really wants to come on.
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WMUC 047 Wine tasting and other mistakes
Steve forces Mike to taste some wines from countries OFF the beaten path of winemaking. After that disappointment the discussion veers into out of state wineries suing the state of California over the fact they allow instate wineries to self distribute... yeah, that's not gonna cause any problems.
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WMUC 046 Cheap vegan wine? Not really.
Mike and Steve talk about what it takes to be profitable when shipping wine direct to consumers, wines from not well known wine regions, Bethany Frankl's new venture, biodynamic vineyards and vegan wine? Not really.
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WMUC 045 Vintage Wine closure and other current news
Steve and Mike review the final figures on some of the Vintage Wine Estates sales as well as what might be the future for the new owners. They cover a few of the more significant sales. There is also a discussion of a couple of the companies that have purchased VWE properties.
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Winemakers Uncensored 044 direct sales, distribution and VWE
Steve and Mike talk about the failure of direct to consumer sales, the holes in the distribution model and a follow up on the Vintage Wine Estates bankruptcy auction.
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WMUC 043 Mike and Steve Talk VWE and International Logitics
Steve and Mike discuss the ongoing saga of Vintage Wine Estates and the sell off of their assets. Exactly how much is a Napa Valley winery worth? There is also a lengthy discussion of moving product around the world and the importance of competent shipping contractors.
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WMUC 042 Universalist non denominational wine
Steve and Mike are without adult supervision this week. You know what that means. The discussion starts out with cult organization and devolves into composting our own poop. This week's cuationary tale is all about how to set up for failure. And there's a little discussion about vineyards and...
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WMUC 041 More ramblings from Mike and Steve
Mike and Steve are without the guiding influence of Heather this week. They talk about winery cooling systems and how to fix deficient grapes. There is also discussion of wierd grapes, a minor wine criminal and bag in box wine. They close out the episode with the bulk wine market and how to…
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WMUC 040 Outlining our new religion and harvest talk
Steve and Mike are flyin without our hall monitor since Heather was called into the winery. We talk about starting a religion, harvest stuff, when to run from a vineyard and making coffee.
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WMUC 039 Wine tasting and AI in wine
In this discussion Heather Mike and Steve discuss a couple interesting wines picked up at bargain prices. The second half of the episode devolves into a speculation on the influence of AI in winemaking culminating with the ultimate demise of the human race at the hands of rifle wielding monkeys…
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WMUC 038 Cold Wind in the Wine Industry
Steve Heather and Mike talk about a bankruptcy auction and buying used equipment along with advice on buying a distressed winery.
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WMUC 037 Sensory Olympics
Steve and Heather are still Mikeless. They discuss a thing called Sensory Olympics as well as some other methods tasting rooms migh use to draw in consumers and make money.
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Winemakers Uncensored 036 Wellness Wines
It's just Steve and Heather this week while Mike is off in the woods. We talk about the low calorie "healthy" wines with supposedly lower alcohol. Where is this trend going? Is this really a thing? Join us for a discussion that will NOT clear up the question.
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WMUC 035 Weird varieties and memorable wines.
Steve Heather and Mike talk about weird grape varieties, memorable wines, over priced wines and Steve's senior moments.
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Winemakers Uncensored 034 Wine tasting with Winemaker Sam Patterson
Winemaker Sam Patterson sticks around to taste a few wines including a 2011 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, a 2009 Napa Sangiovese and a couple of Steve's least favorite variety, Pinotage. We also talk about cattle ranching, entreprenuership and the real reason we do what we do.
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Winemakers Uncensored 033 with guest winemaker Sam Patterson
This episode we welcome old friend, classmate and accomplished winemaker Sam Patterson. We talk about Sam's journey in winemaking and winery ownership. We taste a couple of Sam's wines as well as the mysterious "Just the Tipsy" wine in the penis shaped bottle.
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Winemakers Uncensored 032 What's our topic again
More wine related miscelanous ramblings from Heather, Mike and Steve. We discuss an aluminum bottle, profitability, bottling mess ups and more.
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Winemakers Uncensored 031 What's a Harvest Widow/er?
Steve, Heather and Mike talk about the collateral damage of harvest. We talk about how our career choices affect our significant others, the hours of harvest (24/7?) and a few other harvest stories.
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Winemakers Uncensored 030 More Ruminations on the Wine Industry
Steve, Heather and Mike talk about eco friendly (?) packaging, molotov cocktails and peeing on things... Some other stuff too.
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WMUC 029 Miscellaneous Ramblings
Join Heather Mike and Steve as they discuss various topics in the wine world. There will be tangents... maybe entertaining.
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Winemakers Uncensored 028 Earthquake!!
Heather Steve and Mike talk about the impact of earthquakes in general as well as in the wine business. Also known as "here's another way to die in the wine busness.
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Winemakers Uncensored 027 Mike's Cautionary Tale
Steve Heather and Mike talk about Mike's second harvest in the wine biz. It's all glamour and romance as the discussion devolves into contruction and struggle.
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Winemakers Uncensored 026 Guest Winemaker Rod Moniz
Steve, Mike and Heather talk to old friend Rod Moniz about his journey in the wine business starting with owning his own wine store at age 22.
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WMUC 025 Guest winemaker Kevin Luther
Heather Mike and Steve talk to Local Sacramento winemaker Kevin Luther, owner of Lucid Wines. We talk about Kevin's intro to the wine business and his ongoing efforts to make the most diverse products in the wine biz.
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Winemakers Uncensored 024 Why do you need a winemaking consultant
Steve, Heather and Mike talk about all the reasons a winery or aspiring winery might want to hire a consulting winemaker.
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Winemakers Uncensored 023 Wine News
Steve Heather and Mike talk about a few wine stories including a WNBA wine tie in, the marketing success of Barefoot Cellars and a very risque packaging choice.
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Winemakers Uncensored 022 True Crime Wine Industry Edition
Steve, Heather and Mike discuss just a couple stories of wrong doing in the wine biz from mild embezzling to straight up murder.
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WMUC 021 Texas Cellar Worker Gus
Steve, Heather and Mike talk to aspiring cellar master Gus in Lubbock Texas. We answer Gus's questions about volatile acidity, additions, pH and vineyard sampling.
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WMUC 020 Wine Consumer Kat
Steve, Heather and Mike talk to wine consumer Kat Christiansen about her preferences, red wine headache, rosé, dessert wines and much more.
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Winemakers Uncensored 019 Home winemaker Corey and his Mead
Steve, Heather and Mike welcome Home Winemaker Corey to the podcast to discuss his mead and his uncanny ability to achieve very high alcohol levels.
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Winemakers Uncensored 018 Home Winemaker John Corttraux
Steve, Heather and Mike field questions from Homewinemaker John Cottraux. We talk Pineapple wine and custom cursh opportunities in his area of the country.
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Unified Wine and Grape Symposium
Steve, Mike and Heather discuss their impressions of this year's convention. We talk about what we saw. Old friends and all the fun stuff associated with conventions.
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WMUC 015 Is it worth it to go to conventions?
We discuss the merits of going to the big winery convention here in California. We talk about what we like and what we don't like. We talk about what we hope to find.
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WMUC 01/14 Winery and Vineyard Economics?
Heather is MIA again but Steve and Mike riff on the time and money it takes to start a winery and why you should not plan that as your retirement job... unless you have a lot of money that you hate.
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WMUC 01/13 Bottling and Safety
Steve, Heather and Mike talk about their shared hatred of bottling and why it sucks. Also discussed is safety and how people die in the wine industry... Don't worry, it's not too gruesome.
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Winemakers Uncensored talk more wine news
Heather is still out having fun while Mike and Steve continue to talk wine news.
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Winemakers Uncensored talks Wine Industry News
Steve and Mike are rolling without the show's moral compass, Heather, but fear not. We are just alking about wine news stories.
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Education vs Training in the winemaking world
Heather, Mike and Steve discuss the merits of a degree in winemaking and all the other ways you can become a winemaker.
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Wine podcast on wine podcasts
Steve, Mike and Heather discuss topics for new podcasts.
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Wine Tasting
We taste 3 cheap wines from Grocery Outlet. We discuss them in depth and talk about the joy of chasing hidden gold.
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Egos in the wine biz
Which came first, the ego or the winemaker? We explore the range of egos in the wine business.
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Wine Acidity... No wait, it's not boring
Join us for a discussion on acidity in wine and why YOU should care.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Steve, Heather, and Mike, a trio of seasoned winemakers boasting over two decades of experience each. Together, they uncork the world of wine, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the art of winemaking and the intricate tapestry of the wine industry. With a blend of humor, occasional depth, and unwavering entertainment, this podcast is your ticket to a flavorful journey through the vineyards and cellars.
HOSTED BY
Stephen Burch
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Join Steve, Heather, and Mike, a trio of seasoned winemakers boasting over two decades of experience each. Together, they uncork the world of wine, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the art of winemaking and the intricate tapestry of the wine industry. With a blend of humor, occasional...
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