January 8, 2025
By Carl Giavanti Erica Duecy is founder of Business of Drinks, a podcast and data-and-insights consultancy, and one of the drinks industry’s most accomplished digital and content strategists. She has built...
December 30, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Lauren Fremont from Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley (WDCV). They discuss how her previous roles at the Boston Ballet and owner of a wedding planning company, have set...
December 11, 2024
In this episode, George sits down with Karissa Kruse, President & CEO of Sonoma County Winegrowers, to explore her visionary leadership in the wine industry. Karissa shares the inspiration behind crafting...
December 6, 2024
By Carl Giavanti Sean Weir grew up in Sonoma Valley, Calif. He enjoyed his first crash course in wine appreciation as a 20-year-old backwaiter at the Domaine Chandon restaurant in Napa Valley. He later...
November 26, 2024
In this episode of the WIN Insider Series, George sits down with Jenny Gilbert, Co-founder of RedChirp to discover how this platform, a text messaging platform, is revolutionizing communication in the...
November 20, 2024
Six years ago, Wine Industry Advisor debuted Turning the Tables, a monthly series of interviews that shined a spotlight on the journalists and storytellers within the wine world. Developed and spearheaded...
November 13, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Michael De Loach, owner of Michael De Loach Brands. Michael shares stories of growing up on his family’s vineyard, where they began crafting their own wines, marking...
October 30, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Glenn Proctor, Co-Owner and Partner at the Ciatti Company. He shares the story of his family’s deep roots in Dry Creek, their winery during Prohibition, and his...
October 21, 2024
By Carl Giavanti Alice Feiring launched her ongoing website, The Feiring Line, in 2011. She is mostly known as an author, writing six books to date. The first was 2008’s The Battle for Wine and Love: Or...
October 17, 2024
In this episode, George interviews Karen MacNeil, Author of The Wine Bible and Editor of WineSpeed. Karen shares how she became a journalist in New York, even with 324 rejections before selling her first...