Release Date: December 12, 2025 Is the tasting room dead? This has been a topic on everyone’s mind through 2025. The 2025 year has been a year of great discussion and concern amongst wine industry members. While sales dropped in 2024, it is likely that the 2025 year may be similar or worse in terms […]
Season 2, Episode 3: Make Tasting Fun Again
Release Date: November 28, 2025 We’re in a period of time where the flow and feel of a tasting room is under scrutiny. Today’s wine drinkers have less time and less disposable income to visit tasting rooms, in general. It is possible a tasting room visit – which comes in many forms – can forever […]
Season 2, Episode 2: Are Tasting Room Rules Killing the Vibe?
Release Date: November 14, 2025 In an age in which the tasting room is getting called “dead in the water,” Denise and Virginia explore the history behind the winery tasting room, how it has evolved over time, and one big barrier to entry for potential wine consumers. This episode truly highlights one of the big […]
Season 2, Episode 1: The Quest for (Good) Low Alcohol Wines
Release Date: October 31, 2025 It’s time to kick off Season 2 of “Voices of the Vine” with winemaking consultant, Denise Gardner and winemaker, Virginia Mitchell. We’re diving right in, tackeling a very trendy topic for this year: low and no alcohol wines. Whether you produce 1,000 cases of wine per year or 100,000 cases […]
Voices of the Vine: Episode 19
We Made a Rosé Wine Cocktail with Jayme Henderson Release Date: July 4, 2025 In our previous episode, Jayme shared several secrets and tips for crafting fine wine cocktails. In today’s final episode of Season 1 of “Voices of the Vine,” Jayme, Virginia, and myself are going to craft one of Jayme’s signature wine cocktails. […]
Voices of the Vine: Episode 18
Cultivating Wine Cocktails with Jayme Henderson Release Date: June 20, 2025 Today’s interview with Jayme Henderson, co-owner of The Storm Cellar, shows that the road to the wine industry can be a winding one. Jayme shares with us her journey from Lakeland, FL to Hotchkiss, CO, where she and her husband Steve, produce Colorado wine. […]
