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.
Contact info-
Email [email protected] for advertising, consulting, speaking, or guest inquiries
Instagram @leviopenswine
Website illdrinktothatpod.com
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 504
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
463: Brenna Quigley and the School of Hard Rocks
Brenna Quigley is a geologist who does wine related consulting as a terroir specialist at brennaquigley.com
Brenna describes her unusual family connection to geology, and her entry into the wine wor…
01:18:46 |
Mon 25 Mar 2019
462: David Hirsch and the Hirsch Vineyards Lighthouse
David Hirsch is the owner of Hirsch Vineyards, located in the Sonoma Coast of California.
David opens up about his travels across the United States and across the world in the 1960s and 1970s, and a…
01:31:53 |
Mon 18 Mar 2019
461: White Burgundy Maestro Pierre Morey
Pierre Morey works with his family at Domaine Pierre Morey and Maison Morey-Blanc, both based in the Burgundy village of Meursault, in France.
Pierre grew up farming some of the most renowned vineya…
01:00:37 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
460: Joel Peterson and the Winemaking American Dream
Joel Peterson is the Founder and Winemaker of the Ravenswood Winery, and the Founder and Winemaker of Once & Future Wine, both in California.
Joel describes his first moments with wine, tasting wine…
01:22:15 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
459: Jasper Morris Goes Deep on the Burgundy Crus
Jasper Morris is the author of the book "Inside Burgundy: The Vineyards, the Wine, & the People", as well as the website Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy.
Jasper gives both an overview of his own caree…
01:39:03 |
Sat 12 Jan 2019
458: Luis Seabra Opposes the Winemaking Orthodoxy
Luis Seabra is the proprietor and winemaker at Luis Seabra Vinhos, producing dry wines from the Douro Valley and the Vinho Verde regions of Portugal.
Luis discusses his beginnings working as a plant…
01:46:58 |
Sat 29 Dec 2018
457: Jeanne-Marie de Champs Does Not Follow the Trends
Jeanne-Marie de Champs is the proprietor of Domaines et Saveurs Collection, an exporter of Burgundy and other wines from France. She is based in Beaune.
Jeanne-Marie discusses arriving in Burgundy f…
01:05:11 |
Sun 25 Nov 2018
456: Ehren Jordan Has Eyes for Oregon
Ehren Jordan is the proprietor of the Failla winery, which specializes in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah from California and now also Oregon. Ehren is also the owner of the Day wine label, working…
01:36:53 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
455: Jean-Pierre de Smet and the Burgundy Community
Jean-Pierre de Smet was a co-founder and partner in Domaine de l'Arlot, the winery based in the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. Jean-Pierre retired from l'Arlot in 2007, and has since that time been…
01:04:53 |
Thu 09 Aug 2018
454: Blending for Beauty with Maggie Harrison
Maggie Harrison is a partner in the Antica Terra winery in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where she is also the winemaker. Maggie also makes the Lillian wines from California fruit.
Maggie discuss…
01:11:51 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
453: Esther Mobley Looks Through the Lens of Wine
Esther Mobley is the wine writer for the "San Francisco Chronicle."
Esther talks about her previous work at "Wine Spectator" magazine, how her approach to writing has evolved since joining the "San …
01:02:33 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
452: Louis-Benoit Desvignes and the Challenge of Finding Who You Are with Wine
Louis-Benoit Desvignes and his sister Claude-Emmanuelle Desvignes work together at Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes in Morgon, in the Beaujolais area of France.
Louis-Benoit discusses the challenges o…
01:06:15 |
Mon 04 Jun 2018
451: The Aligoté Thread
Erin Scala speaks with Burgundy vigneron devoted to the Aligoté grape variety and explores the challenges and rewards associated with Aligoté today.
Erin narrates a tour of Burgundy cellars and vine…
00:47:48 |
Sat 28 Apr 2018
450: António Maçanita on the Past and Future of Portuguese Wine
António Maçanita is involved with several wine projects throughout Portugal, including Fitapreta in the Alentejo, Maçanita Vinhos in the Douro Valley, and the Azores Wine Company on the Azores Island…
01:00:00 |
Wed 11 Apr 2018
449: Training to Be the World's Best Sommelier with Arvid Rosengren
Arvid Rosengren is the Wine Director of Legacy Records, the restaurant in Manhattan. He won the World's Best Sommelier title in 2016.
Arvid shares his memories of growing up in a household of limite…
00:54:22 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
448: Lee Hudson's Grape Guide
Lee Hudson is the owner of Hudson Ranch and Vineyards, in California's Carneros district.
Lee recalls his early days in Texas and in France, as well as the experience of working the 1975 harvest in …
00:56:19 |
Tue 20 Mar 2018
447: Sommelier to Self-Employed: A How-To Guide from Will Predhomme
Will Predhomme operates Predhomme, Inc. a wine communications firm based in Toronto, Canada. He is also a partner in Pearce Predhomme, a wine label sourcing wines from Oregon and South Africa.
Will …
00:51:41 |
Tue 13 Mar 2018
446: James Conaway is a Moralist in the Valley
James Conaway is the author of "Napa: The Story of an American Eden," "The Far Side of Eden: New Money, Old Land, and the Battle for Napa Valley," and "Napa at Last Light: America's Eden in an Age of…
00:57:51 |
Wed 07 Mar 2018
445: Reinventing the Cork with Dominique Tourneix of DIAM
Dominique Tourneix is the Director General of DIAM Bouchage, a company specializing in reconstructed cork closures for wine.
Dominique discusses the causes of cork taint in wine and the presence of …
01:08:54 |
Sat 03 Mar 2018
444: Enrico Pozzesi Remembers His Friend Giulio Gambelli
Enrico Pozzesi is the owner of Fattoria Rodano, the winery located within Castellina in Chianti, in Tuscany, Italy.
Enrico discusses his wines and vineyard property in this episode, as well as the v…
00:37:06 |
Sat 17 Feb 2018
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