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Podcast title THE WINE INSIDERS: VIDEO Interviews With Napa's Top Wineries
Website URL http://www.porthos.com/podcast...
Description A rare Napa ‘insiders’ peek into the exclusive world of the most highly sought after wineries. Join us for a private pod-tour with Napa’s most renowned winery owners and wine makers for a behind-the-scenes education in wine production, wine tasting, Napa history, and other entertaining news from America’s favorite wine region! Candid discussions include “what it takes to start a Cult Cabernet winery,” “how to taste the #1 collector Merlot from California,” and “how to make the best small production Chardonnay in Napa.
Updated Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:54:58 GMT
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Episodes

1. Barnett Vineyards: Harvest Party on Spring Mountain
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Description: We join Barnett Vineyards for their annual harvest party on Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley. Winemaker David Tate discusses their wines, including their highly-rated Cabernet.

2. Ramey Cellars: A discussion with David Ramey
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Description: Join us as we chat with David Ramey, one of California's premier winemakers. We taste David's Chardonnays and Cabernets and discuss what makes wines truly great.

3. Textbook Vineyards: Oakville Cabernet
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Description: Join us as we taste the new Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 with proprietor Jonathan Pey.

4. Silver Oak: Napa Winery Construction Progress
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Description: Join us as we discuss Silver Oak's new Napa winery construction project with owner Tim Duncan.

5. VIDEO: The Wine Insiders - Silver Oak Cellars
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Description: The Wine Insiders present a visit to Silver Oak Cellars. Join co-owner David Duncan and winemaker Daniel Baron as they taste the new Cabernet release and share a special barrel sample preview.

6. VIDEO: The Wine Insiders - Twomey Merlot 2004
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Description: A tasting of the new 2004 Twomey Merlot with co-owner Tim Duncan and winemaker Daniel Baron at the new winery on Westside Road in Sonoma County

7. VIDEO: The Wine Insiders - Duckhorn Vineyards
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Description: Lunch with Dan Duckhorn and winemaker Bill Nancarrow.

8. The Wine Insiders: John Anthony
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Description: Ever wonder what it takes to take a winery from dirt to a 92 point rating in the Wine Spectator magazine? Our friend John Anthony has done this successfully in just a few years and we spent a day with him recently to capture his meteoric rise in the world of Napa Cabernet! Click on the video link below and enjoy this 8 minute video while John shatters any myths about the glamour life of a winemaker and reveals secrets about his challenging days, “freaking out” during harvest, and the perfect hamburger/Cabernet pairing.

9. VIDEO: The Wine Insiders - Constant Diamond Mtn Vineyards
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Description: Join us for an insiders-only visit to Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyards - perhaps the most scenic and exclusive winery in all of Napa Valley.

10. VIDEO: The Wine Insiders - Goldeneye Pinot Noir Tasting
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Description: Join us for an exclusive tour and tasting at Duckhorn's Goldeneye winery in the Anderson Valley. Winemaker Zach Rasmuson talks to us about some of the challenges and rewards of making Pinot Noir. Also, listen to how you can win a special Goldeneye Pinot Noir sampler pack!

11. Episode 9: Top 10 Holiday Wines
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Description: Join us for TheWineInsiders.com team ‘tasting’ where we reveal for you our finest new ‘insider-only’ discoveries for this Holiday season. Our team has tasted over 5,000 wines this year and now we’ll let you know about the best-of-the-best new releases. We’ll highlight our favorite bargain reds, special occasion pinots, and our #1 celebration Champagne. Listen for the opportunity to win one of the rare wines featured in this podcast

12. Episode 8: Prisoner Zin Unlocked
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Description: We met with 'Prisoner' owner/winemaker Dave Phinney and enjoyed a special sneak preview tasting of the new Prisoner 2005 blend recently. During our exclusive interview, our friend Dave reveals his 'secret' formula for success that has led The Prisoner to become the most highly sought after Napa Zinfandel blend with a 'cult' following that approaches the fanatacism of a $100+ Cabernet! Sign up at TheWineInsiders.com to win a bottle of the new 2005 Prisonder Zinfandel blend or the rare Orin Swift Mercury Head 2003 Cabernet!

13. Episode 7: Silver Oak Secrets Revealed.
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Description: The Silver Oak ownership team of Tim and David Duncan reveal their 'secret to success' crafting the #1 Collector Cabernet in America and the highly-rated Silver Oak 'Twomey' Merlot rated #1 by Robert parker last year. Listen now to discover intriguing information about the history of Silver Oak, the inspiration for Twomey, and a few surprising revelations about the lengths some thirsty Silver Oak fans will go to acquire this renowned wine. Sign up now at thewineinsiders.com to win an extremely rare FREE AUTOGRAPHED MAGNUM of Silver Oak Cabernet and a FREE AUTOGRAPHED BOTTLE of Twomey Merlot!

14. Episode 6: Nickel & Nickel's Secret Cabernet Formula
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Description: To celebrate the new releases of Far Niente/Nickel & Nickel's rare vineyard designate Cabernets, we met with Director of Winemaking Dirk Hampson to sample his tasty new vintage! To listen to our interview and learn about these sensational new wines, click on the links below. Sign up h ere to register to win a free bottle of one of the wines we tasted today!

15. Episode 5: Blue Rock Vineyards - Tasting the 2003 Vintage
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Description: Blue Rock's vineyard sits high in the Alexander Valley in 'Cabernet Heaven' overlooking the famous Silver Oak winery! However, Blue Rock is a truly undiscovered 'boutique' winery producing a fraction of the amount of wine as their famous neighbor and selling primarily to their own private mailing list...until now! We recently talked to owner Kenny Kahn about the history of Blue Rock and tasted his delicious new 2003 releases.

16. Episode 4: Barnett Vineyards - Making a collector Cabernet
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Description: Today, we visit winemaker Nile Zacherle high atop Spring Mountain in Napa Valley. At Barnett, Nile makes collector Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Pinot Noir. We talk with Nile and find out what it takes to make wines that please both consumers and critics.

17. Episode 3: Ladera Cabernet - How to build a winery in Napa
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Description: Today we visit the Ladera Winery high atop Howell Mountain on the Eastern side of Napa Valley. We meet with the owners of Ladera and their renowned winemaker to find out how they transitioned from their cattle ranch in Montana to building one of Napa’s most highly sought after Collector Cabernets. Listen carefully to learn how the “Horse Whisperer” film led to a Cabernet Sauvignon rated “Outstanding” by the Wine Spectator magazine.

18. Episode 2: Jayson Pahlmeyer discloses his Chardonnay secrets
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Description: Jayson Pahlmeyer has been producing Napa reds and Chardonnay with a “cult” following for over twenty years now and we recently sat down with him for our second “THE WINE INSIDERS : News from Napa” audio Podcast. Pahlmeyer wines immediately became collector favorites once Robert Parker ordained the first vintage as “Classics” and then they reached “cult” status when the Wine Spectator magazine named Pahlmeyer Chardonnay “Wine of the Year” and then Demi Moore named this her “favorite wine in the world” in the 1994 blockbuster film Disclosure. Buy Pahlmeyer's 2004 Napa Valley Chardonnnay

19. Episode 1 - How To Taste Wine with Margaret Duckhorn
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Description: Margaret Duckhorn hosts “How to Taste Wine?” Margaret Duckhorn, founding partner of Duckhorn Vineyards -- America’s #1 collector Merlot - - sits down with Porthos President Hal Oates to taste her finest new releases. Enjoy this exclusive insider access to learn how one of the most renowned winery icons in California swirls, sips, and slurps her winery’s highly sought after Merlot, new Pinot Noir, and proprietary Zinfandel blend.