Archives for "July, 2010"

Posted by Catherine Schiff on 26th July 2010
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Going Organic with Spirits & Wine – We talk with Allison Evanow of Square One Organic Spirits & Kevin Morrisey of Ehlers Estate Vineyard – Thursday July 29th

Consumers are embracing sustainably produced products at an accelerating rate – twenty years ago, organically grown wine & spirits were a counterculture curiosity: few people made it, and those who drank it were as courageous as they were committed. Today, organically grown wines & spirits win awards in global competitions, high ratings from industry periodicals, [...]

Posted by Catherine Schiff on 19th July 2010
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Christine Wente and Karl D. Wente, the 5th Generation Winegrowers of Wente Family Estates

Episode Description: My guests on Thursday, July 22nd are Christine Wente and Karl D. Wente, 5th generation winegrowers of Wente Family Estates, the country’s oldest continuously operated family-owned winery. More than 125 years of committed stewardship to the land has led to the development of Wente Vineyards’ Farming for the Future, a system of sustainable [...]

Posted by Catherine Schiff on 12th July 2010
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Restaurant & Retail Trends – New Stars Talk Shop

My guests this week are from two new hot spots in Boston – The Russell House Tavern and The Urban Grape. The Russell House Tavern is located in an historic 1820′s property in Harvard Square. We will talk with Chef Michael Scelfo about what it takes to open a new restaurant in this economy and [...]

Posted by Catherine Schiff on 7th July 2010
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Eileen Crane – Napa’s Most Powerful Woman – July 8, 2010

My guest this week is Eileen Crane, winemaker at Domaine Carneros. In the world of first-class wine making, staying power is a must. Eileen, who first started in the field in 1978, offers something more. She ascended to the top of the Domaine Carneros by Taittinger wine empire as its founding winemaker and president in [...]