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CellarPass TV: New Season Coming Soon!!!

Missing your weekly CellarPass TV episode? Do not fret, new episodes are in the works to be broadcast Thursdays from 6PM – 7PM Pacific, but with a twist: We are ready to visit onsite at the wineries!

Until the new season embarks enjoy this exclusive interview with host Sarah Ellison, Joy Sterling, CEO Iron Horse Vineyards, MYSELF and comedian, Dan Rosenberg.


The Varietal Show Winery Visit, with Special Guest Dr. Liz Thach!

Little Italy meets Sonoma Valley! The Varietal Show with Sawyer Somm visits with special guests, Master of Wine Dr. Liz Thach and talented winemaker Brian Graham, for this socially distanced on-site tasting and discussion of the high-class Romulus and Remus wines from Locanda Estate Wines in Kenwood.

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my You Tube Channel for each weekly episode on Tuesdays at 12:30pm.

An Exciting Episode Of Grape Encounters Radio In The Midst Of A Global Pandemic

David Wilson, host of Grape Encounters Radio, takes some time to virtually visit Italy with Piero Pavone, founder of Vinum Hadrianum, a winery on the eastern central coast of Italy that is breathing new life into an ancient Roman form of winemaking.

He then rejoins the U.S. with ME to discuss the pandemic effects on the wine and food industry and pontification of what the future might look like! LISTEN UP!


Grape Encounters Episode #566 – A Huge Step Forward in Sonoma and a Huge Step Back in Italy!

The Nerd Stalker Meets The Varietal Show: See What Happens!

Anything can happen in the Sawyer Somm Cellar, and a special visit from The Nerd Stalker Adolfo Foronda was the most recent mix-it-up with tasty wines from Chappellet, Duckhorn, J. Lohr, Scott Harvey and more, on latest episode of The Varietal Show!

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my You Tube Channel for each weekly episode on Tuesdays at 12:30pm.

CP TV on Thursdays – This Week 2 Hawk Vineyard & Winery!

Missing those Southern Oregon wines? Well join us for a lively discussion this Thursday June 4th from 6PM – 7PM Pacific, on CellarPass TV with Ross Allen, owner of 2 Hawk Vineyard & Winery!

Be sure to join CP TV each week, Thursdays 6-7pm, for interviews with special guests from the wine industry & beyond!

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Inaugural LEGENDS Masterclass is LIVE Thursday June 4th!

Save the Date and register for this upcoming online event series, the inaugural LEGENDS Masterclass, a Vineyard Seminar and Wine Tasting Series beginning June 4, 2020. This special VINOUS Live Webinar will showcase six renowned vineyard sites of the Moon Mountain District.

Guests of the Masterclass will be the first to engage with the Moon Mountain District Vineyard Map, created as part of a major partnership with Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers and VINOUS to comprehensively map the vineyards of Sonoma Valley.

LIVE
Thursday, June 4 | 5:00 PM (PST) | via Zoom
No purchase necessary to participate! REGISTER HERE

You will receive an email confirmation with detailed instructions and credentials to access this special educational webinar.
To enhance your experience, order the Moon Mountain District Tasting Kit. See participating wineries below.

Phil Coturri | Viticulturist 
Antonio Galloni | VINOUS | Moderator 

FEATURED VINEYARDS: B. Wise Vineyards, Kamen Estate Vineyard, Moon Mountain Vineyard, Simons Vineyard, Silver Cloud Vineyard, Trinity Ridge Vineyard

PANELISTS:
B. Wise Vineyards | Brion Wise + Massimo Monticelli, B. Wise Vineyards
Kamen Estate Vineyard | Robert Kamen + Mark Herold, Kamen Estate Wines
Moon Mountain Vineyard | Jim Momtazee + Erich Bradley, Repris
Simons Vineyard | Phil Coturri, Winery Sixteen 600
Silver Cloud Vineyard | Mac McQuown + Jeff Baker, Stone Edge Farm Estate Vineyards & Winery
Trinity Ridge Vineyard | John Lasseter + Tony Biagi, Lasseter Family Winery