Ray Coursen is the owner and founding winemaker of Elyse Winery as well as Jacob Franklin Wines, in California's Napa Valley. He is also involved with winemaking for Purple Heart Wines, benefiting the Purple Heart Foundation.
Ray relates how he arrived in the Napa Valley in the 1980s, and shares conversations he had with several wine world figures at that time. He discusses the history of some key vineyard sites, as well as the attributes of numerous grape varieties that he works with. Ray also divulges some of his unusual winemaking techniques. Further, Ray points out what has changed in the Napa Valley over the last several decades.
420: Michael Garner Remembers the Great Personalities of the Piemonte, including Giovanni Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, and many others
419: Beppe Colla is one of the Founding Fathers of Barolo
418: Steven Spurrier on the Day that Changed Everything
417: Mapmaker Alessandro Masnaghetti Studies the Borders Between Wine Cultures
416: 100% Whole Cluster
415: Frederic Lafarge Shares the Family Secrets to Making Great Burgundy
414: Randall Restiano Shares Strategies for Buying Wine
413: Patricio Tapia on the New Generation of Wine in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
412: Marika Vida-Arnold Balances Being Mom with Being a Somm
411: Arnaud Lambert
410: Philippe Newlin
409: Rhone Grape Varieties Throughout California
408: Fred Merwarth
407: Larry Stone
406: Stefano Almondo
405: Frederic Mugnier
404: Ehren Jordan
403: Heidi Schrock
402: Bill Nesto and Frances Di Savino
401: Dangerous Drinking Between Erdogan and ISIS in Turkey
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
50 Tastes Of Gray
The Recipe with Kenji and Deb
Walk-In Talk Podcast
Anne of Green Gables
Frankenstein
Gastropod
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters