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April 2, 2024

Bear Creek Winery - Homer, AK Revisited Pt. 2

We venture to Homer, Alaska the halibut capital of the world—home to over 5 thousand people and Bear Creek Winery. Let's meet Louis Maurer and Bear Creek Winery. Tasting Room -You will be guided through a tasting of up to 8 w...

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March 19, 2024

Bear Creek Winery - Homer, AK Revisited Pt. 1

We venture to Homer, Alaska the halibut capital of the world—home to over 5 thousand people and Bear Creek Winery. Let's meet Louis Maurer and Bear Creek Winery. Tasting Room -You will be guided through a tasting of up to 8 w...

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March 11, 2024

Sparkle-ist - Lieven De Geyndt, Pt. 5

We conclude our conversation with Lieven De Geyndt, founder of Sparkling Wine Club, Sparkle-ist.com We speak with Lieven De Geyndt founder/owner of Sparkle-ist, not just another wine club. Their selections aren’t made with al...

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March 4, 2024

Sparkle-ist - Lieven De Geyndt, Pt. 4

We continue to interview Lieven De Geyndt. What makes a great sparkling wine? Misconceptions, what are they associated with sparkling wine? We speak with Lieven De Geyndt founder/owner of Sparkle-ist, not just another wine cl...

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Feb. 26, 2024

Sparkle-ist - Lieven De Geyndt, Pt. 3

Hey Founder of Sparkle-ist, What makes your bubbles different, Lieven De Geyndt? We speak with Lieven De Geyndt founder/owner of Sparkle-ist, not just another wine club. Their selections aren’t made with algorithms. They’re m...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Sparkle-ist - Lieven De Geyndt Pt. 2

We speak with Lieven De Geyndt founder/owner of Sparkle-ist, not just another wine club. Their selections aren’t made with algorithms. They’re made with the same care their network of growers put inside every bottle. Champagn...

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Feb. 13, 2024

Sparkle-ist - Lieven De Geyndt, Pt. 1

We speak with Lieven De Geyndt founder/owner of Sparkle-ist, not just another wine club. Their selections aren’t made with algorithms. They’re made with the same care their network of growers put inside every bottle. Champagn...

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Feb. 8, 2024

Ports of New York Winery – Ithaca, NY Pt. 3

I’m the owner Frédéric Bouché and the winemaker of Ports of New York Winery. Welcome to Part 3 of our conversation with Frédéric Bouché. Can’t wait to get into it. So many fascinating stories with Mr. Bouche. Imagined having ...

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Jan. 30, 2024

Ports of New York Winery – Ithaca, NY Pt. 2

Our featured winery is Ports of New York as we continue our conversation with Frédéric Bouché Ports of New York, owner-operator. And then what happened is that my wife and I moved to the Finger Lakes region in 1994 because sh...

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Jan. 23, 2024

Ports of New York Winery - Ithaca, NY Pt. 1

Our featured winery is, we travel to Ithaca, New York , home to Cornell University, and also has the highest percentage of workers who walk to work. Seventeen percent of their workers walk to work. Also home to Alex Haley , t...

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Jan. 16, 2024

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 6

We conclude our conversation with Michelle Bredeson. Did you know they have a cave at Carlos Creek Winery? We also talk about how big the Wine Club is and why membership is capped. Your Host: Forrest Kelly is an experienced R...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 5

Michelle Bredeson talks about live music and beer events. What is Carlos Creek Wineries' biggest selling wine? Let's find out. Your Host: Forrest Kelly is an experienced Radio/TV broadcaster who has interviewed some of Hollyw...

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Jan. 2, 2024

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 4

Michelle Bredeson introduces us to Minnesota's Winery of the Year for 2021. Can't forget about the The Grape Stomp event. Your Host: Forrest Kelly is an experienced Radio/TV broadcaster who has interviewed some of Hollywood’s...

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Dec. 26, 2023

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 3

Michelle Bredeson educates us on barrels and the expanse of Carlos Creek Winery. Your Host: Forrest Kelly is an experienced Radio/TV broadcaster who has interviewed some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, from Shania Twain t...

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Dec. 19, 2023

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 2

Meet the owners of Carlos Creek Winery - Hi! We are Tyler and Michelle Bredeson - two people with a love for wine, family & fun! We have been working at the winery since 2008 as part of a family business with Tami and Kim Bre...

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Dec. 12, 2023

Carlos Creek Winery - Alexandria, MN Pt. 1

Michelle Bredeson is our guest. She is the Marketing Director and Co-Owner of Carlos Creek Winery. Your Host: Forrest Kelly is an experienced Radio/TV broadcaster who has interviewed some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, f...

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Dec. 5, 2023

Prairie Berry Winery - Hill City, SD Pt. 3

We finished our last episode with Angela from Prairie Berry Winery talking about their wine club, and it's one of the biggest wine clubs in the United States. How big is it? So we have one of the largest wine clubs in the cou...

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Nov. 28, 2023

Prairie Berry Winery-Hill City, SD Pt. 2

Our featured winery is, we continue our conversation with Angela of Prairie Berry Winery in Hill City, South Dakota . So we’ve won over a thousand international awards for our wine. When I tell people that sometimes, you know...

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Nov. 21, 2023

Prairie Berry Winery – Hill City, SD Pt. 1

Our featured winery is: We venture to Hill City, South Dakota. The oldest existing city in Pennington County. A 15-minute mule ride from Mount Rushmore . And about 70 miles from Belle Fourche, South Dakota , which is the geog...

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Nov. 14, 2023

Summerhill Pyramid Winery-Kelowna, BC Canada Pt. 4

Our featured winery is we conclude our interview with Stephen Cipes, proprietor of Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna, British Columbia. As we've learned in past episodes from Stephen, it's all about making wine to its pure...

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Nov. 7, 2023

Summerhill Pyramid Winery-Kelowna, BC Canada Pt. 3

Our featured winery is where we continue our conversation with Stephen Cipes, proprietor of Summerhill Pyramid Winery in British Columbia, Canada. Well, we started out of our little garage making wine in 1990, and 91, and we ...

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Nov. 1, 2023

Summerhill Pyramid Winery-Kelowna, BC Canada Pt. 2

Our featured winery is; we continue our conversation with Stephen Cipes , proprietor of Summerhill Pyramid Winery . I'm not asking for the secret sauce here. What do you feel attributes to all of the awards that you get for y...

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Oct. 26, 2023

Summerhill Pyramid Winery-Kelowna, BC Canada Pt. 1

Let's get down to the wonderful story of Summerhill Pyramid Winery. Stephen, your accomplishments would fill a New York City phone book. But let's start back at the beginning. Where did all of this begin in connection with th...

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July 10, 2023

Winecork.com - Vito Lerede - Pt. 3

We meet our guest, Vito Lerede, who is from a small town in the region of Puglia, Italy. He is the founder of Winecork.com . He wants to change the way you interact with wine. Let's hear how he's going to make that happen. Yo...

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