I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk
A former sommelier interviews incredibly famous and knowledgeable wine personalities in his tiny apartment. He gets them to talk candidly about their lives and work, and then shares the conversations with you. To see new episodes sooner and to see all of the hundreds of back episodes in your feed, it is important to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE the show. It is free to do either, the show is free.
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Website illdrinktothatpod.com
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 504
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
483: Listen to Françoise Vannier and Never Look At Burgundy the Same Way Again
Françoise Vannier is a geologist who has studied and mapped the vineyards of Burgundy for multiple decades. She is based in France.
Françoise discusses how she began her study of the vineyards of…
01:40:02 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
482: Lorenzo Accomasso and Barolo from the War Until Now
Lorenzo Accomasso is a vintner in the La Morra area of Italy's Piemonte region. He has been releasing Barolo and other wines under the Accomasso label for several decades.
Lorenzo discusses the i…
01:33:58 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
481: Wine Before and After the Genocide
Zorik Gharibian is the founder of the Zorah winery, in the Vayots Dzor region of southern Armenia.
Zorik discusses the long history of wine production in Armenia, referencing evidence that wine was …
00:56:40 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
480: Kevin Zraly Was At the Top of the World and Then Lost Almost Everything
Kevin Zraly is the author of "Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World Complete Wine Course". He is also the co-author (with Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen) of the book "Red Wine: The Comprehensive Guide t…
01:09:35 |
Sat 09 May 2020
479: Christopher Howell Doesn't Want It To Be About Him
Christopher Howell is the winemaker and General Manager of the Cain Vineyard and Winery in the Napa Valley of California.
Christopher discusses his early wine tastings and home winemaking in the 197…
02:10:30 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
478: Jason Lett Is Not At Peace
Jason Lett is the co-owner of The Eyrie Vineyards, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Jason discusses how his father, David Lett, helped transform the Willamette Valley into a growing region for Pi…
01:52:55 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
477: Mary Ewing-Mulligan Says Intro Books Don't Sell...More Than Several Million Copies
Mary Ewing-Mulligan is the President of International Wine Center, located in New York City, and a co-author of the "Wine For Dummies" books.
Mary discusses her introduction to working with wine, em…
01:12:49 |
Sat 18 Jan 2020
476: Christophe Roumier Has A Family History Written In Wine
Christophe Roumier and his family run Domaine Georges Roumier, located in the Burgundy village of Chambolle-Musigny in France.
Christophe discusses the arrival of his grandfather in Chambolle-Musign…
01:46:26 |
Wed 25 Dec 2019
475: Giacomo Oddero Remembers the People Who Believed in Barolo
Giacomo Oddero and his family operate Poderi e Cantine Oddero, in the La Morra area of the Barolo appellation in Piemonte, Italy.
Giacomo, who was born in the mid-1920s, remembers the difficulties e…
00:59:37 |
Tue 05 Nov 2019
474: Rod Berglund Is Not Just A Swan Clone
Rod Berglund and his family own Joseph Swan Vineyards in Sonoma County, California, where Rod is also the winemaker.
Rod explains how he first became interested in wine, and what led him to found hi…
01:10:33 |
Tue 01 Oct 2019
473: Tomoko Kuriyama Explains the Burgundy Mindset
Tomoko Kuriyama is a partner in Chanterêves, a micro-négociant based in Burgundy, which she runs with her husband Guillaume Bott.
Tomoko spent over a decade working in wineries in Germany, then move…
01:20:40 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
472: Anthony Hanson Washed Burgundy's Dirty Laundry
Anthony Hanson wrote the book "Burgundy," which was originally published in 1982, and then subsequently revised by him for another edition published in 1995. He is today a consultant for Haynes Hanso…
01:19:50 |
Sat 31 Aug 2019
471: Jeff Kellogg Enters the Other Side of the Wine Business
Jeff Kellogg is the co-founder of Kellogg Selections, a wine distributor in North Carolina. Jeff is a former sommelier, who previously appeared in I'll Drink to That! episode 230.
Jeff discusses his…
00:58:58 |
Tue 06 Aug 2019
470: Jacques Seysses Knew It Would Never Be Worse Than 68
Jacques Seysses is the founder of Domaine Dujac, based in the Burgundy village of Morey-Saint-Denis in France.
Jacques recounts how he became interested in wine, and what led him to purchase a domai…
01:06:35 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
469: Mimi Casteel Thinks Your Sustainability Sucks. Try Again.
Mimi Casteel is the owner of the Hope Well Vineyard, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Her family owns the Bethel Heights Vineyard, also in Oregon. Mimi takes on issues like land use, agricultural…
01:52:40 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
468: David Ramey and the Evolution of Chardonnay
David Ramey is the founder and co-owner of Ramey Wine Cellars and Sidebar Cellars, both based in Sonoma County, California.
David shares his career path in California wineries from Simi, to Matanzas…
01:02:19 |
Mon 01 Jul 2019
467: Benjamin Leroux Explains How Winemaking in Burgundy Has Changed and Why It Will Change Again
Benjamin Leroux is the proprietor of the Benjamin Leroux winery located in the town of Beaune, in the Burgundy region of France.
Benjamin explains how although his family was not in the wine busines…
01:47:10 |
Mon 17 Jun 2019
466: Joe Rochioli Jr Built a House for Pinot Noir
Joe Rochioli, Jr. owns the J. Rochioli Vineyards and Winery in California with his son Tom Rochioli and his family.
Joe describes the events on the family farm in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma …
00:59:18 |
Sat 04 May 2019
465: Ken Wright Went Looking for Aroma
Ken Wright is the founder and winemaker of Ken Wright Cellars, based in Carlton, Oregon.
Ken discusses his work with Dick Graff in the 1970s, and then explains why he decided to move from California…
01:17:09 |
Sat 20 Apr 2019
464: Russell Hone and the Killer Wine Tasting
Russell Hone lives and works in Burgundy, France with his wife Becky Wasserman.
Russell is one of the wine world's great characters, and this interview follows along with the various curves, shifts,…
01:03:53 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
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