Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through Wine
A deep exploration into all things wine, with a fun, friendly approach. From grapes, vines, regions, pairings, to the importance of the correct stem ware. Raise a glass with your hosts, Pam and James as they share with you in a genuine and inviting manner. You'll get good practical information, while learning the how's and why's without the snobbery.
- Update frequency
- every 43 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S5E5 Pouring Passion: The Story of Kubani Wines
In this rich and candid episode of Inside the Bunghole, the hosts sit down with Rajiv, founder and producer of Kubani Wines, a boutique winery nestled near downtown Napa. Rajiv shares h…
S5E4 Grgich Hills, the winemaker who changed the history of wine, and how his family continues to innovate!
🍇 From Croatia to California: A Winemaking Legacy
In this heartfelt episode, Ivo Jeramaz of Grgich Hills shares the remarkable story of his uncle, Miljenko “Mike” Grgich—a Croatian immig…
S5E3 Domaine Anderson: Mr. Chardonnay Goes North: Darrin Low & the Magic of Anderson Valley
🌲 Wine on the Edge: Domaine Anderson’s Cool-Climate Vision
Darrin Low, winemaker at Domaine Anderson, shares the story of crafting exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from California’s…
S5E2 Keenan Wines - Ghosts in the vineyard?!
A Legacy Rooted in Wine and Family
The episode kicks off with lighthearted banter and a warm welcome to the first Inside the Bunghole episode of 2025, featuring Michael Keenan of Keenan …
S5E1 Wine Royalty is in the house!
Welcome to Season 5! Who would have thunk?! We start this season off with a bang as we are interviewing Angela Mondavi...not only an accomplished 4th generation wine maker, from an ic…
S4E9 Palm Springs Wine and Food Festival...Fun and YUM!
James and Pam had an amazing time at the 2024 Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival, put on by Hocker Productions. Join them as they look back on the interviews with some great wine fami…
S4E8 The Wine Hustler - Scott Halterlein, Salesperson extraordinaire at Breakthru Beverage Group
Have you ever thought about a career where drinking wine was actually a necessary part of your job description? Well, look no further! Scott Halterlein, who is a wine rep for Breakthr…
S4E7 Experience Sonoma history with a visit to Auteur wines
The tasting room of Auteur wines is exquisitely unique...a beautiful, quaint bungalow purchased from the 1915 Sears and Roebuck catalog and restored at its current location in the heart…
S4E6 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Three Sticks makes hella good wines!
On our recent road trip to Sonoma, we had an enchanting visit to Three Sticks tasting home, the 1842 Vallejo Casteñada Adobe in downtown Sonoma. We were equally captivated by the char…
S4E5 MCV-Blending family and Petite Sirah a balance of love
Meet Matthew Villard, the passionate owner and winemaker behind MCV. He is on a mission to create a name for Petite Sirah wines, and doing a great job at it! His love for wine blossome…
S4E4 Inside the Bunghole goes deep in the cave...with Jess at Bella Grace
At some point, serious wine lovers will have the same thought..."What if I quit my job and start a winery"? Some will dwell on it for years, some for only a few seconds, and then there…
S4E3 Eberle Wines - Gary Eberle, The Pioneer of Paso Robles!
Wow! What a legend! Gary Eberle not only shares his great wines, he also shares his rich history from Pennsylvania to Paso, and his part in making Paso Robles a destination wine regio…
S4E2 Paso Robles Tooth & Nail with Jeremy Leffert
Pam, James and (introducing for the 1st time as a host) German , who has been a guest, fan and supporter of Inside the Bunghole since the very beginning, are off to Paso Robles. Our fi…
S4E1 You CAN have fun at school! If Grape Expectations is your classroom!
Welcome to our 4th season! This year we kick it off with a field trip to Grape Expectations, where James and I and a few other bungholers took the winemaking class and ended up with a …
S3E8 Astronaut Jose Hernandez wines are out of this world!
James and I are on a field trip to Stockton and caught up with Astronaut turned wine maker, Jose Hernandez. We first tried his wines at a wine tasting at La Fe, our regular haunt in P…
S3E7 Join us at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival! November 11 and 12, 2023
If you are around the Palm Springs area on Veteran's Day come join Pam, James, Don, German, Lisa Wherry and Jeff Hocker at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival – Saturday, Nov 11!
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S3E6 Good friends and (many) bottles of wine🎶🍷
Oh BOY! What happens when 3 great friends, and several bottles of wine meet in one crazy evening? Well, this episode of Inside the Bunghole is what happens!
Don gifted Pam a bottle of …
S3E5 Diniz Cellars - Sandra Gomes Rocha, a girl on a mission!
Today we interview Sandra Gomes-Rocha of Diniz Cellars, whose missions is to bring wines from her homeland of Portugal to the US. Diniz Cellars is a passion project as Sandra's goal i…
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...Jon Simmons, the Som at 4 Queens, Hugo's Cellar
WOW!! What an interview with the incomparable Jon Simmons of Hugo's Cellar restaurant in the 4 Queens, downtown Freemont Street in Las Vegas. Jon shares not only his knowledge and app…
S3E3 Bouschet is full of surprises!
Place your seatbacks up and put your trays in the upright position as we taxi the runway to one of the most unique destinations for wine tasting around, Bouschet wine bar! In a retro s…