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podcast· 1h 36m· Ep 109IWP Ep109 Chris McGilvray - Director "Eden" Documentary
I recently connected with Chris McGilvray director of the Documentary “Eden”. Eden follows Mt Eden Winemaker Jeffory Patterson and his family for over a period of 7 years. We dive into how Chris found himself shooting a film a couple thousand feet above Silicon Valley, growing up in the heart of the valley, his production and post production process and we fall into a discussion about creativity in general near the end. Chris has captured a great film and I think it can be enjoyed by wine lovers and others but you’ll probably get a little extra out of it if you crack a good bottle and watch it down. You can find it at https://www.edenfilm.info/ and follow the film at https://www.instagram.com/Eden.docufilm . Tickets for Unfiltered are on sale, the festival is fast approaching soon, July 25 and 26, you can get tickets at https://www.donkeyandgoat.com/unfiltered/ . Follow the podcast at www.instagram.com/indiewinepodcast
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Sober September - The 5 Best NA Beers I tried in September 2025
I had high hopes earlier this year for a monthly series of posts about the best non-alcoholic beers I had tried in the previous month, but like a lot of things I think are a good idea, I get in my own way and somehow talk my way out of it. So we are back after an 8 month hiatus with a Top 5 must try and 2 to give a pass to when it comes to NA beers. Up first, in chronological order of when I tried them, the Top 5 for September 2025 1. Nickel Brook Brewing Wicked Tame NA Hazy IPA (Sept 1st to 21st, inclusive) I drank one of these a day for 21 days and let me say that I always looked forward to cracking on open when it was time for a little refreshment. It has a great, full-bodied feel and it hits like a full on IPA. Full video here. 2. Tool Shed Brewing Zero Red Rage Red Ale (September 2nd) This one captured my attention with it's malt forward toasty malt body and caramel notes. It felt like I was dri nking a full test Red Ale, no hint of NA
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A Few Repeatable Thoughts
By Doug Fabbioli I recently received a substantial honor when the Loudoun Laurels Foundations named me a Loudoun Laureate. This organization recognizes leaders in the community that have given of themselves to improve the local culture and its people. In addition to recognizing leaders the Laurels give substantial scholarships to first generation students to help build our next generation of giving leaders. I am extremely honored to receive this acknowledgement and look forward to continuing my work in the education and mentoring of agriculture, trades and small business. So, I wanted to use this forum to spread a few of the thoughts I shared in my speech. There’s an old saying “you can make bad wine from good grapes, but you can’t make good wine from bad grapes”. Also known as “garbage in, garbage out” which is a term used in the business world. In the farming world we need to continually focus on quality agriculture practices all the time by improving technology, respond to climate c
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What the 2025 U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Means for Alcohol Beverage Companies
As of October 1, 2025, the U.S. federal government has entered a shutdown, and this has direct implications for wine businesses that rely on federal agencies like the TTB and FDA. Below is a quick overview of what alcohol beverage companies should expect: Impacts on TTB Impacts on FDA Effect...
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Veritas Awards 2025 – Chance for the public to taste the best
Wine enthusiasts can look forward to experiencing the star-studded double gold and gold medal winning wines and brandies of the 2025 Veritas Awards at a series of tastings countrywide, presented by Deloitte at their various offices in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. These extraordinary wine tasting opportunities sponsored by Deloitte offer no less than 270 […]
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International Scottish Gin Day 2022 Supply Chain Sponsors Virtual Round Table
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Calories in Red Wine - A Guide To Smart Sipping
Most of us don’t really think about calories when we’re topping up a glass of red wine. Sipping our favourite red wine is usually about the taste, the moment, maybe even the company. But if you’re also trying to keep an eye on health or wellness .. Read More
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Carl’s Drive In Homemade Root Beer
Last month I found myself in St. Louis, DERMSing again after a fun vacation. As it was my first time there my primary objective after work was done was finding a new root beer. Carl’s Drive-In has been in St. Louis for over 60 years, though it was in 1975 they aquired the formula for [...]
podcast· 56:51Ep 600: Ben Easey, Parade Wines, Market Pulse UK (Feb 2026), Part 2/6
Register for the Market Pulse UK report at http://interpretingwine.com/mpukreport If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/600 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk GUEST CONTACT: Ben Easey, Parade Wines https://www.paradewines.com Date recorded: 11 Feb 2026 Listen and subscribe - https:// www.interpretingwine.com /600 CONTACT ME: Email: hello@interpretingwine.com SOCIAL LINKS: Instagram - https://www.interpretingwine.com/instagram/ Facebook - https://www.interpretingwine.com/ facebook Youtube - https://www.interpretingwine.com/ youtube Twitter X - https://www.interpretingwine.com/ twitter Linkedin - https://www.interpretingwine.com/ linkedin Market Pulse UK (Feb 2026) direct links Series Link: https:// www.interpretingwine.com/ MPUKFeb26 Episode Link: https:// www.interpret
videoPear Brandy with Fruit Crumble + Chantilly Cream
Dessert course at Bistro Florentin in Paris : poached pear “ Helene” served with chantilly cream and that David Kohl pairs with an eau de vie brandy produced from Pear Williams #winepodcast #eaudevie #pearwilliams #parisbistro
videoRhone Wine Pairing : Blanquette de Veau
Back at Bistro Florentin in Paris 1st Arrondissement, David Kohl enjoys a hearty dish of Blanquette de Veau along with rich Syrah offering from The Rhone Valley’s region of St. Joseph. #winepodcast #parisbistro #blanquettedeveau #rhonevalleywine #syrahwine
videoEscargot Paired with Pouilly Fume in Paris
David Kohl dines at Bistro Florentin in Paris, pairing his garlicky escargot dish with a mineral toned Pouilly Fume from the Loire Valley. #pouillyfume #parisbistro #winepodcast #escargots
videoNapa Valley Dreamscape | Light Over the Vineyards
Soft light moves across the vineyards, shaping a quiet dreamscape high above Napa Valley. Aerial views from Chappellet reveal gentle shifts in color, shadow, and elevation, offering a calm moment designed for slowing down and taking in the landscape. #chappellet #napavalley #pritichardhill #vineyardviews #winecountry #aerialvideo #napaexplore #cinematicviews
videoSuper Bowl Party Wines: Episode 741
Stan dives into wines he feels will pair well with the various foods served at Super Bowl parties, such as chicken wings, pizza, and guacamole. What does he pick? Watch and find out.
videoCelebrity Wines: Good, Bad or Just Famous? (Blind Test)
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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO FOR TEXAS WINE MONTH
October is here and Texas Fine Wine invites wine enthusiasts to ‘Come on over y’all’ and celebrate Texas Wine Month with us.
videoIs MEIOMI Pinot Noir GOOD???
Meiomi is a wine that geeks and pros LOVE to hate. But is it that bad? I'll find out in this blind tasting. 🍷 Glasvin The Obsession: https://tidd.ly/3JPxd0H 🥂 Wines featured in this episode: -Meiomi Pinot Noir 2021 https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=qzMzPmEvjyM&mid=2025&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wine.com%2Fproduct%2Fmeiomi-pinot-noir-2023%2F3025647 -TePa Pinot Noir 2024 https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=qzMzPmEvjyM&mid=2025&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wine.com%2Fproduct%2Fte-pa-wines-pinot-noir-2024%2F3451515 -Planet Oregon Pinot Noir 2023 https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=qzMzPmEvjyM&mid=2025&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wine.com%2Fproduct%2Fsoter-vineyards-planet-oregon-pinot-noir-2023%2F3002952 -Barra Reserve Pinot Noir 2023 🎉 Get your Coravin system: https://amzn.to/3P38B1l ✍ Related Article: #pinotnoir #redwine #meiomi ▬▬▬ ✌SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE WINE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/@drmatthewhorkey 📽YOUTUBE TOOLS I USE: TubeBuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/exot
videoPomerol Powerhouses: Inside Clinet, La Conseillante & La Fleur-Petrus
This video dives deep into three top Pomerol wineries from Bordeaux's Right Bank: Chateau Clinet, Chateau La Fleur-Petrus and Chateau La Conseillante. John Jackson, DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm recently visited each of these iconic wineries and shares what he learned as well as some of his favorite vintages for each of these producers. #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #winevideo ATTORNEY SOMM'S COMPLETE BORDEAUX VIDEO PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2aDDJZh--pBBXDpQkG9zH6wRkPTCgf2z FIRST GROWTH BORDEAUX VIDEOS Chateau Margaux (2025): https://youtu.be/3HuiTxY1vJg Chateau Latour (2025): https://youtu.be/pI94Ca0E5rw Chateau Latour: https://youtu.be/4aMwyGMYHnc Chateau Haut-Brion: https://youtu.be/J1x3huj7dVw Chateau Mouton Rothschild: https://youtu.be/ykpkODVhPmM Chateau Margaux: https://youtu.be/b2DYnPD4rjc Chateau Lafite: https://youtu.be/Nnp8or_t9Hg Mouton's Artistic Wine Labels: https://youtube.com/shorts/0VpqzrIaiu4?feature=share Mouton's Elevation to First Growth: h
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An Honor
I am honored and humbled by wine writer Jeff Kralik's take on my Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Nomination! Craig Camp: Champion of Sustainable Winemaking Posted on September 24, 2025 by the drunken cyclist In a world that seemingly has decided to focus on the negative, I tend to relish every bit of good news that comes across one of my various screens. A handful of days ago, however, I did not have to search far as some great news was waiting for me in my in-box. Craig Camp has been nominated for a Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Award, for Environmental Advocate of the Year. While surely I would be considered by some as relatively “new” to the wine world, I can say without equivocation that I know of no more deserving person than Craig Camp. Here is the link to his article.
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European Wine Tourism Index 2025: Ranking Europe’s Leading Wine Destinations
Wine tourism represents one of the fastest-growing segments of global cultural and experiential travel. According to a recent survey by TUI Musement, more than 91% of respondents expressed interest in wine-related travel, with the highest engagement among travellers aged 18 to 44. Responding to this demand, and coinciding with Europe’s harvest season, TUI Musement has […] The post European Wine Tourism Index 2025: Ranking Europe’s Leading Wine Destinations appeared first on Liz Palmer .
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9/30/25: Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen
We've reached the end of Oktoberfest season. Tomorrow, we turn to a new page on the calendar, one that's darker, spookier, pumpkinier. But, for now, the sun's shining, the grass is browning, and insects and birds are making music. It's still September and still prime time for an Oktoberfest beer. To honor the closure of this season of the blog, we're doing a beer from Germany, as is tradition. Spaten is one of the "Big Six" Oktoberfest breweries because they're one of the original Munich breweries that offers their lager at the official celebration. Today, we're drinking Spaten's Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen. Prost ! Spaten (full name Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu) is one of those illustrious breweries whose history goes back centuries. According to "The Spaten Story," the brewery traces its lineage back to 1397 (nearly six-hundred years before the Salem Witch Trials), when a Munich tax document listed a brewer as the owner of the place where Spaten would operate. Through the coming ages, Spa
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Old Friends: Boddingtons Pub Ale
I am starting to think that my eldest brother has an awful lot to answer for, and not just the horse racing I mentioned in the last post. Fun fact, when my younger brother and I were around 11/12 years old, the eldest, then about 19 I think, came home to stay for a while, and so naturally he taught us how to read the form for the horse racing. We loved having our big brother at home, he was our hero and we thought him the very epitome of cool, every Saturday morning we would head up to the local shop, at the time we lived in a place called Sebastopol, not in Crimea, but just outside Cwmbran in Wales, and buy the paper. We would then sit and go through the races for that day, and my brother would give us both a quid to put on any horse we wanted, when the National came round he bumped it to a fiver. It was he that told us to always keep an eye out for a horse that has come fourth in both its previous outings, the frequency with which they win is interesting. Anyway, said brother,
videoItalian Restaurant - Rosa di Gorizia 2026 #italy
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Tullamore Too – Egan’s Irish Whiskey Renaissance
Tullamore Too – Egan’s Irish Whiskey Egan’s Irish Whiskey is an old Irish Whiskey brand from Tullamore that has been resurrected and redeveloped by the direct descendants of Patrick Egan and his sons Patrick Junior and Henry, who first founded Egan’s Irish Whiskey over 150 years ago. I was lucky enough in the 70’s and […]