I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

Levi Dalton

Episodes 504
Avg. Duration 1h 2m
Activity Dormant
Since Jun 2012
Latest Episode Aug 2025

Publishing Details

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
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rss.art19.com

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About This Podcast

A former sommelier interviews incredibly famous and knowledgeable wine personalities in his tiny apartment. He gets them to talk candidly about their lives and work, and then shares the conversations with you. To see new episodes sooner and to see all of the hundreds of back episodes in your feed, it is important to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE the show. It is free to do either, the show is free.


Contact info-


Email [email protected] for advertising, consulting, speaking, or guest inquiries


Instagram @leviopenswine


Website illdrinktothatpod.com


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Recent Episodes

503: Peter Jakob Kühn Found Quality Along With Pain

Aug 13, 2025 1h 12m

Peter Jakob Kühn made the wines at Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn in Germany's Rheingau region for many decades before retiring and passing the family winery on to his son Peter Bernhard Kühn.Peter Jakob,…

502: Matt Dees Likes How Grapevines Think

Apr 01, 2025 1h 55m

Matt Dees is the winemaker at JONATA, The Hilt, and The Paring, wineries which are located in California's Santa Barbara County.Matt recalls studying plant and soil science, and then his first job at…

501: This Conversation with Meike Näkel Has A Terrifying Turn

Jan 03, 2025 1h 22m

Meike Näkel and her sister Dörte run the Meyer-Näkel winery in the Ahr region of Germany.As a winery, over 90% of Meyer-Näkel's production is of red wine, and most of that is Spätburgunder (Pinot…

500: Richard Sanford and the Hot Tub Time Machine Wine Fermenters

Jun 04, 2024 1h 57m

Richard Sanford co-founded the Sanford and Benedict Winery and planted the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard. He founded the Sanford Winery, and he also founded the Alma Rosa Winery, all in Santa Barbara…

499: David Rafanelli on Four Generations Making Wine in California

May 10, 2024 1h 20m

David Rafanelli and his family own the A. Rafanelli Winery in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, California.David relates the story of his Italian grandmother arriving in California in 1903, and…

498: A Rush of Blood to the Wine Glass from Dan Keeling

Feb 08, 2024 1h 27m

Dan Keeling is a co-founder and partner in the Noble Rot restaurants and Shrine to the Vine retail shops in London, "Noble Rot" Magazine, and Keeling Andrew and Co., an importer of wine into the…

497: Robert Drouhin Is From A Good Vintage

Jan 07, 2024 1h 43m

Robert Drouhin and his family own Maison Joseph Drouhin in the Burgundy region of France, as well as Domaine Drouhin in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.Robert describes moving to Burgundy as a child,…

496: Sandy Block's Shot at Redemption

Dec 24, 2023 1h 21m

Sandy Block was a Master of Wine who was also the Vice President of Beverage at the Legal Sea Foods group of restaurants, and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University in Massachusetts. Sandy passed…

495: Steve Doerner and the Burgundian Bicyclists

Nov 13, 2023 2h 19m

Steve Doerner is Winemaker Emeritus at Cristom Vineyards in Oregon.Steve discusses his shift from being a Biochemistry Major at UC Davis in the mid-1970s to his first Job working for Josh Jensen at…

494: Alicia Towns Franken's Wine Life

Aug 16, 2023 1h 9m

Alicia Towns Franken is a Co-Founder of Towns Wine Co. and the Executive Director of Wine Unify.Alicia discusses her upbringing in Chicago and her introduction to wine in college. She then segways…

493: Neil Empson Shifted Gears Into Wine

Aug 08, 2023 1h 40m

Neil Empson is the founder of Empson & Co., an exporter of wines from Italy and other countries.Neil, who was born in New Zealand in 1939, recounts his youthful days driving fast, reselling…

492: Jean-Emmanuel Simond Does Not Like Your White Wine

Jul 01, 2023 1h 30m

Jean-Emmanuel Simond is a writer and wine critic for "La Revue du vin de France", covering the Côte de Nuits of Burgundy and Alsace. He is also a co-owner of wine importer Oenotropie. He is based in…

491: Ukraine, Wine and Terror

May 22, 2023 59m

Levi Dalton speaks with three Ukrainians about the struggles faced by winemakers and winery owners amongst the warfare in Ukraine.Alla Plachkova discusses fleeing Kyiv as bombs begin to fall on the…

490: Patrick Campbell Pruned Mountain Vines on Crutches

May 21, 2022 1h 32m

Patrick Campbell was the owner of Laurel Glen Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain in California, a winery he sold in 2011. He began the Tierra Divina Vineyards company, which encompasses the Terra Rosa,…

489: Sylvain Pataille and the New Old Style

Jan 15, 2022 1h 25m

Sylvain Pataille is the owner and winemaker at Domaine Sylvain Pataille, which is located in the Marsannay area of Burgundy, within France.Sylvain discusses the impact in Burgundy of economic changes…

488: Erin and the Volcano

Dec 25, 2021 1h 49m

Erin Scala explores the wines of Pico Island, a part of the Portuguese Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.Erin puts on sturdy boots and ventures to the Azores to explore mysterious vineyards and ancient…

487: Dominik Sona and a Conception of Kabinett

Jun 06, 2021 57m

Dominik Sona is the General Manager of the Koehler-Ruprecht winery, which is located in the Pfalz region of Germany.Dominik speaks about his family history in the Pfalz and his winemaking work early…

486: George Skouras and the New Old World

Apr 11, 2021 1h 12m

George Skouras is the owner and winemaker at Domaine Skouras, located in the Peloponnese of Greece.George explains how his interest in wine first developed, and discusses his time as a student,…

485: Robert Vifian and Stories from the Tan Dinh Wine Cellar

Apr 02, 2021 1h 16m

Robert Vifian is the chef and co-owner of Tan Dinh Restaurant, located in Paris, France.Robert was born in Vietnam in 1948, and lived in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) as a child, experiencing the…

484: Erin Scala Looks Deep Into Lake Garda

Mar 28, 2021 48m

Erin Scala explores the long history and many recent changes in the area around Lake Garda and in the Bardolino wine zone, in the northeastern Italy.Erin speaks with a number of different winemakers…

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