All Episodes

Ep 75: A Short Course in Publicity with O.G. Julie Ann Kodmur

Ep 74: Selling Paso Robles with Jenny Heinzen

Ep 73: Niagara: The Hottest Wine Region in the World with Paul Speck

Ep 72: How to Wind Down a Wine Business the Right Way

Ep 71: Far Niente Board Chair Carol Reber on How to Climb to the Top

Ep 70: Sell More Now with Enolytics' Cathy Huyghe

Ep 69: Business Strategy with Sun Tzu and Stoller’s Gary Mortensen

Ep 68: Fred Reno on Virginia: America’s Founding Wine Country

Ep 67: Rerelease: How Andy Hoxsey Invented Custom Crush

Ep 66: Finding a Niche in a Crowded Wine Market with Tank Garage’s Ed Feuchuk

Ep 65: Strategic Social Media for Business with Tablas Creek’s Jason Haas

Ep 64: Strategies for Growing a Wine Brand with Nicolas Jay’s Jay Boberg

Ep 63: Financial Markets Update from the 2025 Wine Industry Financial Symposium

Ep 62: Collaborating for Success With Brooks Winery’s Janie Heuck

Ep 61: How Dario Sattui Made a Large Fortune in the Wine Business

Ep 60: Excellence in Hospitality Through Teams with Joseph Phelps’ Alysha Lee

Ep 59: How to Manage Distributor Relationships with Pernod Ricard’s John Glazewski

Ep 58: Is “Premiumization” a Problem for the Wine Industry? With John Gillespie

Ep 57: Strategies for Borrowers in Problem Credit Situations with Sheppard Mullin’s Ori Katz

Ep 56: Wine M&A Market Update with Mario Zepponi

Ep 55: Right Motives, Right Vision, Right Values: Lessons in Business Success with Mike Chaput

Ep 54: Farm Credit Lending is Here to Stay with AgWest’s Randi Bural

Ep 53: Is Technology the Future of Wine Distribution? With LibDib Founder Cheryl Durzy

Ep 52: Analyzing Water Rights When Acquiring a Vineyard with Scott Bozzo

Ep 51: Chandon’s Head Winemaker Pauline Lhote: Why Bubbles are Hard – But Fun!

Ep 50: Editor of WBM Cyril Penn on How to Succeed in the Wine Business

Ep 49: Getting Lucky in the Wine Business with Ken and Akiko Freeman

Ep 48: 30 Years of Selling Duckhorn: What Pete Przybylinski Learned

Ep 47: The Art of Wine Barrels with Fine Artist Arminee Chahbazian

Ep 46: A Tale of Two Transactions with Patz & Hall’s James Hall

Ep 45: Writer Karen MacNeil is Fighting Bad Wine Messaging

Ep 44: Winning the Wine DTC Market Share Game with WISE Founder Lesley Berglund

Ep 43: Will Bankruptcies Affect Winery Property Values? With Ben Slaughter

Ep 42: Good News in the 2024 CA Crush Report with Steve Fredricks

Ep 41: How to Raise Millions in Public Markets with Christine Clair

Ep 40: Work Hard and Show Up: Master Somm/CEO Carlton McCoy’s Keys to Success

Ep 39: How to Sell Wine Through Sommeliers and Other Top Experts with Bruce Neyers

Ep 38: Inside the VWE Bankruptcy Auction with IBG’s Oren Lewin

Ep 37: Peter Ficklin Has ’57 California Ports for Sale

Ep 36: Congressman Mike Thompson on the Wine Industry and DC

Ep 35: Banking Update for the Wine Industry with Mark Freund

Ep. 34: Mark Couchman on Vineyard Investing

Ep 33: How to Sell Wine with Bruce Neyers Part 2

Ep 32: How to Sell Wine with Bruce Neyers Part 1

Ep 31: Wine Sales Excellence with Merritt Olson

Ep 30: A Passion for Winery Compliance? An Interview with Ann Reynolds

Vic Motto Revisited

Ep 29: The Market for Vineyards and Wineries in ‘24/’25 with Tony Correia and Carol Collison

Ep 28: Cathy Corison’s Approach to Business Success

Ep 27: Doing Well by Doing Good: Karen Cakebread of the Napa Valley Grape Growers

Ep 26: The Wine Supply Cycle with Turrentine’s Steve Fredricks

Ep 25: Guerilla Financing Your Start Up with Margins Winery’s Megan Bell

Ep 24: How to Succeed in Distribution with Former Young’s Market Executive Chris Sarles

Ep 23: A Conversation About Today’s Wine Industry Challenges ++

Ep 22: Vintner and Auctioneer Fritz Hatton—Have Bung Will Gavel

Ep 21: Jonjie Lockman, CEO of Intervine, is Passionate About Wine and Efficiency

Ep 20: Alex Sokol Blosser: How Becoming a B Corp Helps Wineries Thrive Responsibly

Ep 19: Professional Pitchman Dave Del Dotto Says Wine is Good for Your Health

Ep 18: Sean Minor Wines is Taking Market Share and It’s Not An Accident

Ep 17: 4th Gen Napa Grower Andy Hoxsey Invented Today’s Custom Crush Services

Ep 16: Consulting Winemaker Jean Hoefliger Doesn’t Just Make Wine

Ep 15: BPM's Michelle Muth Ausburn on Professional Success in Finance & Accounting

Ep 14: 50 Years as a North Coast Grape Grower: Fred Peterson Isn’t Worried About Climate Change

Ep 13: Wine Sales Were Down 9% in 2023: Russ Weis on What You Can Do About It

Ep 12: The Secret to Longevity in Management: An Interview with Russ Weis

Ep 11: The O.G. of Wine DTC: Paul Kalemkiarian of the Original Wine of the Month Club

EP 10 Jeremy Benson on Raising Awareness For Your Wine Brand

Ep 9: Mark Freund on Banking and the Failure and Recovery at SVB and FRB

Ep 8: Nick Donovan on Raising Equity for Your Winery Through Private Placement.

EP 7: Carol & Mario Zepponi Discuss the Nuts & Bolts of Wine M & A

Ep 6: How Roy Cecchetti Grew His Wine Brand Sales 10X in Six Years

Episode 5: Tony Correia on Current Market Conditions

Episode 4: Sam Bilbro & Carol Discuss the Federal Reserve and the Market for Italian Varietals

Ep 3: Tim Allen on the 3 Biggest Mistakes Wineries Make

Ep 2: Vic Motto on Lessons Learned From 50 Years in the Wine Business

Ep 1: What Does It Take to Make a Small Fortune in the Wine Business?