ROCKnVINO: A Pairing of Music & Wine
Arts:Food
During this episode of ROCK’nVINO, hosts Coco and Michelle talk with The Wine Guy, Tom Simoneau! KSRO listeners are quite familiar with Tom’s voice, since he started his radio career as The Wine Guy on KSRO back in the 90s. Tom is uniquely suited for our show, since he started out as a musician and ended up a winemaker! Tom learned to play guitar with his college friends and decided to make a go of it as a band in Georgia. Their first band was named C&W Mow Company, since their landlord told them they needed to pay rent somehow and mowing lawns was a good way to earn some dough! Influenced by bands like the Allman Brothers and Little Feat, Tom and his bandmates started to play bigger shows and tour across the country. The music scene in San Francisco drew them west, and they decided they were going to head to California to get signed and become professional musicians. Luck wasn’t in the cards, but after a holiday trip home, Tom started to date a beautiful girl he knew from home in Maine, and brought her back to California. Tom and Brenda Lee bought a home in Healdsburg and Tom started working by selling wine over the phone direct to customers. He had the chance to make some wine, and won awards as an amateur winemaker. They sold their first home and bought a ranch in Alexander Valley. That sealed the deal, and Tom the bassist became Tom Simoneau, winemaker and grape grower. In the early years, Tom relied on American AgCredit to help him live from harvest to harvest, as he fleshed out his business. This episode is PACKED with great stories not only about Tom’s history, but stories of Sonoma County, Healdsburg, and the families who make this place their home.
Check out Tom’s wines (including the Brenda Lee Chardonnay!) online at simoneauvineyards.com and find it on the menu at Valette in Healdsburg.
ROCK’nVINO is sponsored by American AgCredit.
RNV 57: Rock'N Vino REVISITED
RNV 56: Demi-Sode | Canned Wine, The Chase Center and Lights
RNV 55: Andriana Duckworth | Sonoma Valley Wine
RNV 54: Jeffrey Meisel | Long Meadow Ranch
RNV 53: Chef Kyle Connaughten | SingleThread Restaurant & Farms
RNV 52: Douglas Keane | Roadhouse 29/Cyrus
RNV 51: Kerry Kathleen | Singer / Songwriter and Sommelier
RNV 50: Jesse Katz (Aperture Cellars & Devil Proof Vineyards)
RNV 49: SINGLETHREAD
RNV 48: Russian River Vineyards
RNV 47: Lucky Rock Wine Co.
RNV 46: First Waltz | Five Course Experience of Wine, Food and Music
RNV 45: Petaluma Drinks!
RNV 44: BottleRock 2019 Recap
RNV 43: Nolan Gasser | Why You Like It: The Science & Culture of Musical Taste
RNV 42: Linkin Park Bassist Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell & LP Tour Chef Gray Rollin
RNV 41: Gary Spivack | Aftershock Festival 2019
RNV 40: Mersenne Wines
RNV 39: Robert Mondavi Concert Series
RNV 38: Easter Wines with Harvest Card & Jim Morris of Charles Krug
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