If I’m going to start off a series of interviews at Texas wineries to help launch and celebrate my new show, then there’s really only one choice. The fine folks at Pedernales invited me to come by Labor Day week and I took them up
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark Interviews JC Diefenderfer, Director of Winemaking, of Hope Family Wines. JC talks about the many brands of Hope Family Wines, their history, sustainability, and what makes Paso Wines special. Mark enjoys the 2018 Austin Hope Cabernet
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reconnects with one of his tasting group colleagues, Troy Knapp. Troy is an Ambassador for the Boisset Collection. They talk about the program and how it can be a something for those in the hospitality industry,
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark interviews Adam Ehmer, Regional Training Manager for Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC). Adam is based in San Antonio and he and Mark are also friends. They talk about the challenges from the distributor perspective and how they
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark interviews Eric Sigmund, COO of Reddy Vineyards via Skype. Back in May of 2019, Mark visited the Texas High Plains and sat down with Vijay Reddy, founder of Reddy Vineyards. Since then, they have launched their own
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark sits down with Archery Summit winemaker Ian Burch. They talk farming practices, site specific wines, evolving winemaking styles, and more Oregon wine history. This is the last of Mark’s interviews in Oregon. Link for the show: Archery
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark sits down with Megan Yount, Assistant Winemaker at Patton Valley Vineyard. They got to enjoy a gorgeous day outside talking wine, international wine growing areas, mountains, grapes other than pinot ;), and other stuff. It was
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark sits down with Alison Sokol Blosser, Co-President of Sokol Blosser winery. This is one of the early wineries of Oregon and Willamette Valley specifically. Links for the show: Sokol Blosser LEED B Corp
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark visits what is considered one of the top wineries in Chablis, William Fèvre. Nicholas Thomson, Assistant Commercial Sales Assistant, was kind enough to spend a couple hours of his afternoon to take me on a tour of
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark sits down with Laurent Pillot of Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot. The Doamine is in the Chassagne-Montrachet AOP. During the interview they sample two of the wines from the Domaine. The first being the 2015 Domaine Fernand
