NAD WINES

In EP18, we relive my experience in South African wine with Peter Andrews, founder of Culture Wine Co. based in SF. Culture Wine Co. imports and distributes South African natural wine, bringing the stories of these underrepresented winemakers to the US to restaurants, retail, and to consumers via online retail. Visit Culture Wine Co. follow @nadwines @culturewineco contact: [email protected]

In EP17, we pop open some cider and chat with Olivia and Mike, owners of Redfield Cider and Natural Wine in Oakland, CA. Listen for a Cider 101, dive into all the juicy details of co-ferments, orchard regions to know and the Redfield story. Visit Redfield Cider follow @nadwines @redfieldciderbar contact: [email protected]

In EP 16, we chat with Marreya Bailey, founder and winemaker with Mad Marvlus Wine & Cider where "wine and and cider meetin wellness" based in Sonoma, California. Marreya shares mid-harest 2023 stories, her wine and cider experiences in Vermont and bring buy a special mid-fermentation hybrid treat. Featured wines by Mad Marvlus follow @nadwines @drinkmadmarvlus contact: [email protected]

In EP15, we catch up with Marie Thomas, artist and Founder of Rie Thomas Design (she was featured on EP07). We chat the evolutions in our lives over the past year: motherhood, creative career changes and balancing all that is life. Featured wines by Acheson Wine Company, Sacramento, CA follow @nadwines @mrsriedesign contact: [email protected]

In EP14, we sit down to chat with Jeremy Riddle, winemaker and founder of Riddle Wines, in the middle of harvest 2023. Be prepared for a lesson on viticulture, winemaking and what it really means to have wines that are reflective of time and place. Featured wine: 2020 Riddle Wines, Pet Nat of Grenache, El Dorado County, CA Follow @nadwines @riddlewines Contact: [email protected]

In EP13, we hear from Justin Michelle Ward Trabue, owner, winemaker and vibemaker of Ward Four Wines. Ward Four Wines is produced in California and pays tribute to the winemaker's roots: her family and native city of Washington, DC. Featured wine: 2022 Barbera, Ward Four Wines, Zacharias Block, Mendocino County, CA Follow @nadwines @wardfourwines Contact: [email protected]

In Episode 12, we taste a PIWI wine with Bennett Cross, founder of Good News Wine, a mid century modern diner-themed wine bar/shop in Sacramento, California. We chat about the inspiration behind Good News, educational journeys in wine and why you really don't hate Riesling or Chardonnay. Featured wine: THOMAS NIEDERMAYR “16” Souvignier Gris 2018 follow @nadwines | visit www.nadwines.com | contact [email protected]

After a break due to a big life transition, I am back to debrief and taste wine with three of my close friends. We discuss motherhood, taste a new wine and chat about different wine and wine adjacent experiences. Featured wines: 2022 Tessier Winery, Day Dreaming, Central Coast, California and 2022 Tessier Winery, Soul Love, Central Coast, California follow @nadwines | visit www.nadwines.com | contact [email protected]

In Episode 10, I uncork the story behind Coral Wang, California winemaker and owner of Maison des Plaisances (translated from French as "house of pleasures"). After meeting a WINeFare in June 2022 and become fast friends with Coral, this is the first time we sit down and chat about her adventures in learning winemaking and living in France, her transition to the Sonoma wine scene and creating her own natural wine label. Featured wine: 2021 Cuvee No. 1 (50% Grenache, 24% Syrah, 24% Mourdevre, 2% Zinfandel), Maison des Plaisances, Sonoma County, California follow @nadwines | visit www.nadwines.com | contact [email protected]

In episode 09, I sit down with Emily Fernwood, the winemaker and all roles for Osa Major Wines, a small production natural wine brand based in Northern California. From sultry reds to bright whites, Emily's wines came on the scene in 2020 and have been a local buzz since. Grab a glass and get into this woman wonder wine brand whos world travels have shaped who she is as a winemaker. Also... where did the name Osa Major come from anyways? Featured wine: 2021 O! SOLE MIO Sangiovese, Osa Major, Lewis Vineyard, CA follow @ojamajorwines @nadwines | visit www.nadwines.com | contact [email protected]