In the final episode of this bonus mini-season, Joe talks to Michael Cruse of Cruse Wine Co and Ultramarine. Michael discusses how his science background informs his winemaking, how he makes sparkling wines that reflect their Californian terroi

Andrea Piccin of Grifalco

Nov 4th, 2020 40m 40s

In the second episode of this bonus mini-season, Joe Talks to Andrea Piccin of Grifalco. Andrea talks about how his parents chose the Basilicata region for winemaking, their strong belief in Aglianico del Vulture wines and what he and his broth

Michael Schmelzer of Monte Bernardi

Oct 27th, 2020 46m 18s

In The Drink is back fors a surprise mini season! Before the pandemic changed everything, Joe had recorded three great episodes--and now seems like as good a time as any to finally share these awesome conversations!In this week's episode, J

Giuseppe Vajra on Making Wine in the Pandemic

May 15th, 2020 30m 43s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.Giuseppe Vajra of the G.D. Vajra estate in Barolo joins Joe to talk about ho

Greg Doody on Importing Wine in the Pandemic

May 12th, 2020 33m 43s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.Joe talks to Greg Doody, CEO of Vineyard Brands, about how wine imports are

Dustin Wilson on Selling Wine in the Pandemic

May 8th, 2020 33m 46s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dustin Wilson, co-owner of Verve Wine, joins Joe to talk about how his NYC a

Matt Licklider on Producing Wine in the Pandemic

May 5th, 2020 30m 32s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.Matt Licklider joins Joe to talk about how his winery Lioco is adapting thei

Pascaline Lepeltier on Owning a Restaurant in the Pandemic

May 1st, 2020 32m 19s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.Joe speaks to Pascaline Lepeltier, Master Sommelier and partner at Racines N

Eric Asimov on Covering Wine in the Pandemic

Apr 28th, 2020 26m 40s

For this special season of In The Drink, Joe speaks to guests across the wine industry to hear how people in different roles are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.In this episode, New York Times Chief Wine Critic Eric Asimov talks about wri

Claire Naudin of Domaine Naudin-Ferrand

Mar 11th, 2020 52m 44s

n the last episode of the season, Joe talks to Claire Naudin, of Domaine Naudin-Ferrand. Winemaking is the family business for Claire, who grew up in Burgundy, but as she tells Joe, it was still a surprise to her father when she decided to foll

Michele Smith & David Chapel of Domaine Chapel

Mar 3rd, 2020 35m 44s

Michele Smith and David Chapel join Joe in the Fausto wine cellar to discuss their Beaujolais winery, Domaine Chapel. The wine-making couple tell the story of how they met while Michele was on a tasting to Beaujolais--a meeting which led to Dav

Luca Currado of Vietti

Feb 25th, 2020 46m 31s

Joe talks to Barolo legend, Luca Currado, winemaker for Vietti, a Piedmont winery that dates back to the 19th century. Luca tells Joe about Vietti's exciting new Timarosso project, the long history of the winery and his person winemaking philos

Gavin Chanin of Chanin Winery

Feb 18th, 2020 33m 15s

This week, Joe talks to Gavin Chanin of Chanin Winery in Santa Barbara. Gavin began his wine education as a harvest intern at Au Bon Climat and Qupé before going on to make his own wine of his own at the age of 21. He tells Joe about about his

Dave Foss of LaLou

Feb 11th, 2020 54m 8s

Joe sits down with Dave Foss, his partner at LaLou, to discuss Dave's long history in hospitality, his thoughtful approach to service and wine buying, and how exactly he keeps up his encyclopedic knowledge of the wine industry.

Roland Velich of Moric Winery

Feb 4th, 2020 47m 28s

In The Drink is back for another season. For the first episode, Joe talks to Roland Velich of Moric Winery in the Berguland wine region of Austria. Roland is a huge believer in cultivating wines that truly reflect their origins. He has a partic

David Lynch (Part 2)

Sep 24th, 2019 39m 34s

For the last episode of the season, here is the rest of Joe's conversation with James Beard Award-winning sommelier and writer (and his former boss) David Lynch. David made a name for himself as an authority on Italian wine co-authoring the boo

David Lynch (Part 1)

Sep 16th, 2019 37m 40s

This week Joe talks to James Beard Award-winning sommelier and writer (and his former boss) David Lynch. David made a name for himself as an authority on Italian wine co-authoring the book Vino Italiano. He served many years as Wine Director an

Giulia Negri

Sep 9th, 2019 38m 10s

This week Joe sits down with Giulia Negri, an up and coming star of the La Morra Barolo wine region. As a 29 year old winemaker who did not grow up on a vineyard, Giulia's fresh perspective has been shaking things up in the famous wine region a

Alice Feiring

Sep 3rd, 2019 36m 23s

This week, In The Drink welcomes journalist, author and longtime natural wine advocate, Alice Feiring. Alice is known for her books like The Battle for Love and Wine and Naked Wine as well as her excellent wine centric newsletter The Feiring Li

Giuseppe Vaira of G.D. Vajra

Aug 20th, 2019 46m 14s

Giuseppe Vaira returns to In The Drink to update Joe on everything he and his family have been doing at G.D. Vajra winery in the past six years. Joe and Giuseppe compare the Piedmont region's recent vintages, discuss the winery's history of org

Ryan Looper

Aug 13th, 2019 38m 51s

This week Joe is joined by In The Drink favorite, Ryan Looper. Ryan, now a sales rep for T Edward wines, for has worked in the wine world for many years--and has spent that time obsessing about Italian wine just as much as Joe. In this episode

Jeff Porter

Aug 6th, 2019 41m 43s

This week in the Fausto wine cellar, Joe sits down with Jeff Porter to catch up on he's been doing since leaving his position as Wine Director of the Batali & Bastianich Group earlier this year. Jeff talks about consulting for places like the

Alejandra Guanipa of Roman's

Jul 23rd, 2019 33m 49s

This week, Joe sits down with his friend and fellow Italian wine lover Alejandra Guanipa, the Wine Director of Roman's. Alejandra talks about how she fell in love with wine while working in restaurants like Franny's, how her experiences influen

Morgan Rich

Jul 15th, 2019 37m 55s

Having worked as a sommelier at Babbo and then building the list as Wine Director at Del Posto, Morgan Rich has become one of the most well-versed people in the world of Italian wine. These days, he's using that vast knowledge in his job as the

Aldo Vacca of Produttori del Barbaresco

Jul 8th, 2019 30m 56s

This week, Joe goes to Produttori del Barbaresco, a cooperative winery in the Piedmont region of Italy, to talk managing director Aldo Vacca. Produttori is known for being one of the best cooperative wineries in the game. They source grapes fr