The TallMikeWine Podcast
It's a Wine Podcast, but NOT a Podcast all about wine...Meet Mike! He's tall, way into wine, and a former Disc Jockey. This podcast is his life rolled into one fun bundle of wine geekery, relatable conversation, many sips of wine AND laughter. Wine should be fun, right? This podcast tries to be fun. Based out of Nicholson Ranch Winery in Sonoma, California. Yes, THAT Sonoma...wine country!
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Bible Study w/Karen MacNeil!
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Karen MacNeil wrote the WINE BIBLE in 2001, and since then it's gone on to sell a million copies, and been revised a couple of times. So, obviously, Karen is someone a…
Amy Tyler w/Summer Book Recommendations!
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Mike's Canadian pal, Amy Tyler hops on a Zoom call to talk about BOOKS! Amy hosts the Redfern Book Review Podcast and has a lineup of good reads for the summer. Some g…
Here Comes The Son - Zander Nicholson!
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The eldest son of Nicholson Ranch owner/winemaker Deepak Gulrajani (a multiple-time guest on the podcast), Zander, is now the Assistant Winemaker at the Ranch! He's go…
Italian Wine, American Style w/Fabiano Ramaci!
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Fabiano Ramaci is making Amarone-style wines in Sonoma. Amarone is Mike's favorite Italian wine. Of course he had to have him on the podcast! It's a great conversation…
Building a Wine Brand w/Brian Kulich
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Bay Area native Brian Kulich started working in restaurants as a teen, and eventually worked in, and ran wine programs for Michelin Starred hot spots! Then Covid came …
Stacy Briscoe is BACK!!
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A really fun guest from the first year of the podcast returns! Stacy Briscoe is a Sonoma-based journalist who loves exploring the ins and outs of the wine business. Sh…
Weather and Wine! A Few Sips with Spencer Christian.
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Spencer Christian was the main weatherman on ABC's Good Morning America from the mid 1980s through the 1990s, and he's still at it, working the weather desk at ABC7 in…
Rob Crisell talks All Things Temecula!
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Temecula California! A rather under-sung wine region in Southern California takes the spotlight as Mike chats with Rob Crisell about his book "Temecula Valley Wineries…
A Day Out in SODO Seattle!
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A swing through a few of Seattle's SODO (South of Downtown) tasting rooms, from Mike's recent Pacific Northwest road-trip!! Mike and his pal Tammy from High School sip…
So You Want To MAKE Wine!? Here's An Option...
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On Mike's recent vacation to the Pacific Northwest, he was invited to have a chat with winemaking students and one of their instructors at Chemeketa Community College …
Checking In With Rob Stuart of R. Stuart & Co!
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Mike is currently vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, and his first stop was the Willamette Valley in Oregon, to see his old pal Rob Stuart. Rob was Mike's neighbor …
Jeff Burkhart and The Truth About Vermouth!
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Award winning bartender Jeff "the Barfly" Burkhart joins Mike in the "studio" (his condo) in Novato California, for a chat about The Bizz of restaurants, bartending an…
The Sounds of Harvest (concept of an episode).
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Mike takes his microphone to work at Nicholson Ranch in Sonoma to capture the "behind the scenes" of a day during harvest season. He talks to the wine-making crew and …
This Episode is Cursed!
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Mike chats with Dr. Elizabeth Smith...a conversation that had to be rerecorded, and rescheduled twice! Long story, listen to hear it all. Also hear about the travels o…
Alex Brown, a Humble Farmer (of grapes)...
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Back from and unplanned hiatus, Mike chats with his pal Alex, who works with vineyards in the Napa Valley. How's the 2024 vintage looking? Alex will tell us. Also tenn…
Punk Rock and Wine w/Nora T. Murphy!
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Nora T. Murphy works down the road at Gundlach-Bundschu (GunBun) and she's been there for seven years. She also hosts a Punk Rock radio show at the community radio sta…
Another Chat With Cara Almberg!
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One of Mike's faves returns to the Podcast - Cara Almberg, the *former* Wine Woman of Walla Walla Washington. Cara talks about both a change of location AND change of …
Summer Books! With Amy Mair.
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Mike's pal, and fellow podcast host, Amy Mair checks in with some good summer reads! The two of them also sip some good wines, and get into a serious debate about "lis…
Alissa From Down on the Square...
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Alissa Limbocker, from Pangloss Cellars who have a tasting room in downtown Sonoma, started her life in the suburbs of Sacramento and eventually attended college and g…
Sean P. Sullivan Checks in From the PNW!
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Another visit with the Wizard of Northwest Wine, Sean P. Sullivan! The latest news from the world of Northwest wine plus an update on Sean's website northwestwinerepor…