Life Between the Vines Ray Fister

George Christie is Founder and CEO of Wine Industry Network and Wine Industry Advisor and was given the Innovator Award at the Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2024. George was kind enough to give us a few minutes to talk about how he arrived at this moment. Learn more by visiting www.wineindustrynetwork.com or wineindustryadvisor.com.

I was lucky enough to spend a few minutes with Katie MacMurray, daughter of film and tv star Fred MacMurray, during the Sonoma County Barrel Auction last week. Katie took me on a tour of her dad’s home and told some great stories. The video was shot at MacMurray Ranch, Russian River. Learn more at [...]

Welcome to the Sonoma County Barrel Auction 2024! Once again we interview vintners at the tasting event which was held at Baccus Landing as well as the Auction itself taking place at MacMurray Ranch in the Russian River AVA. Here winemakers were pouring never before, never again wines for bidders looking to score some gems. [...]

California is one of the most fertile state’s for agriculture in the US. Wine grapes are have been happy to grow in the Los Angeles area but today vineyards are few. Paul Warson is Winemaker at Moraga Bel Air in LA and along with the collection of chickens and such, farm life can be found [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment Paul Warson, Winemaker at Moraga Bel Air Estate, Los Angeles, defines the term “Wine Appreciation” Learn more by visiting www.moragabelair.com

Wine lovers who know Argentina also know all about Mendoza and Malbec. Malbec is gold in Mendoza and Magdalena Viani makes Bodega Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec. I caught up with Magdalena right in the middle of harvest which was very kind of her to take the time. This inexpensive wine delights the palate and makes [...]