Ep 33: Understanding the Napa Luxury Wine Experience with Barrett Spiegel of Alpha Omega Wines

Today, let me introduce you to Barrett Spiegel of Alpha Omega Wines.

Barrett Spiegel is a Virtual Ambassador at Alpha Omega Winery, a premier Napa Valley winery whose mission is to create artisanal wines drawing on Old World vineyard handcrafted practices and emphasizes unique terroir-driven characteristics that reveal a sense of place combined with New World technology.

Let’s dive into his wine story!

[00:01 - 10:00] Opening Segment 

• I introduce our guest for this episode, Barrett Spiegel
• Barrett tells the story of how he got into wines, signed up for level 1 wine classes, and how got into his current career
• An overview of Alpha Omega Winery and how shifted to the virtual market during the pandemic 

[10:01 - 19:00] Understanding the Napa Luxury Wine Experience

• The difference between virtual versus in-person wine-tasting worlds
• How excellent customer service has put Barrett under the spotlight
• The Secret to Why Napa is Special
• Exploring the Best Wine that You Can Have

[19:01 - 36:24] Wine You Won’t Get Scared Purchasing

• The Power of Relationships in Wine
• Barrett talks about the different wines offered by Alpha Omega Winery
• The Boutique Wine World versus The Grocery Store
• Alpha Omega Winery’s open-top barrel fermentation process
• The Future of Alpha Omega Winery in 2022

[36:25 - 43:09] The Tasting Round

• Favorite Wine
• • Chardonnay, Chablis, Sauvignon Blanc
• Favorite Place to Travel to 
• • Spain
• Favorite Go-to Pairing
• • Bone-in ribeye and Chardonnay
• Wine and Vineyard Resources
• • People
  • GuildSomm

Connect with Barrett

Website: aowinery.com

Instagram: instagram.com/barrettsuniverse

Instagram: instagram.com/aowinery

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Tweetable Quotes:

“Wine doesn't choose a side. Wine brings people together and the relationship aspect of understanding that is that everybody that comes in to taste with me like this is a crucial experience right now.” - Barrett Spiegel

“I think the game is changing completely right now, and everybody wants to come to Napa.” - Barrett Spiegel

“I think the pandemic just kind of fast-forwarded this concept of going virtual in the wine world by a few years, but it's here to stay. And we're still rocking and rolling with it.” - Barrett Spiegel