AZ Wine Guru

Corey is the head Winemaker at the awarded Page Springs Cellars, and Co-owns and operates Rubrix Wines with his wife and the tasting room manager Hayley Meyer. Dawn and Leon had a fun, engaging, and at times funny conversation with these two Verde Valley natives. * Notable moments in this episode: - As a lead winemaker for two distinct brands, Corey explains his philosophy for making his Page Spri...

What a pleasant conversation with the DA Vines Vineyard and Tasting room owner. John has observed the growth of the Verde Valley AVA over the years. Now he and his wife Linda have one of the hidden gem tasting rooms and wine in the Verde Valley. Enjoy meeting John, and check out their wine club offerings, and visit their tasting room on your next visit to the Verde Valley AVA! Please also check ou...

In this episode, Dawn Morton and I sit down with a creative, driven woman, with an extraordinary flare. Please meet highly awarded Wine Maker, AZ Wine Guru... Cynthia Snapp. We were fortunate to be sharing a glass of wine with Cynthia enjoying the astounding view from her Vineyard View House nestled high on the mountain above the Javelina Leap Estate Vineyard and Winery in Page Springs/Cornville A...

Michael is an awarded and nationally acknowledged, AZ Wine Guru and in this episode you will instantly hear why! In this interview with Leon, he shares his story, uses a cool term 'harvest surfing' - that's some insider wine world lingo... and he introduces some new varietals that are making a name as AZ  specialties one unique example is the new Piquepoul varietal, and discusses his best win...

Enjoy this fun and highly informative interview with Sam Pillsbury,  Film Maker, Director, Producer, turned AZ Wine Maker! 

A great convo with Paula.  A professor at the Yavapai College Southwest Wine Center program, (one of my prof's), and a foundational element in the distribution of Arizona wine nationwide for multiple brands.  We talk wine, AZ Wine and history, and do a tasting where she samples an example of how we did in her class Wine Sensory Evaluation.  A great time and interview. Paula is multi...

Leon joins Matt early one morning in Sept 2020 at his new winery, fresh after punch downs and pump-overs of the new fruit just in from harvest. In this informative interview, you get a solid inside look at Matt's style,  background, goals, and international winemaking experience, and leave knowing exactly why when Matt left stronghold after turning that label back to good, he was snatched up...

Lucas took some time from the hectic crush season to sit down with Leon and talk wine, family, and tradition in the family winemaking and more!  Check it out and then plan to visit the Javelina Leap Winery   https://www.javelinaleapwinery.com/

Intro episode -  A short message about what this podcast.  Let's learn about Arizona Wine together!