Inside Pour: After Hours

This week, we're celebrating womanhood in all its seasons. We talk about the freedom women have today to build lives that look completely different from one another, and why that's something worth celebrating. We also have a little fun decoding whether we're Type A, B, or C... and come to the conclusion that millennial women probably invented their own personality type because we'r...

If you've ever wondered what a week in the wine industry actually looks like... this is it. This week we're recapping a rain soaked Nauticat cruise (because wine people don't cancel because of weather), a backyard BBQ at Sierra Motel with friends old and new, hanging with Bertus from Belong Wine Co ., our events with VinoVi, BOS Wine , Zin & Beef Jerky with LeMieux , and all the la...

What makes an independent wine shop different? Is it the wine, everything that comes with it... or both? This week we're pulling back the curtain on why small wine shops matter. We talk about how wines end up on big box store shelves versus ours, why we obsess over tasting before buying, and what "curation" actually means. We also dive into industrial winemaking and why the wines we choose are mad...

What if some of the most important things for your health can't be tracked? This week on The Inside Pour: After Hours , we're talking about the things no fitness tracker can measure: cracking up with your besties, long dinners with family, spontaneous adventures, meaningful conversations, community, connection, and the simple joy of being fully present. We explore the idea that a healthy l...

This week we're keeping it local. We're talking about what it's really like to live, work, raise kids, and run businesses in a small town like Traverse City, Michigan. The good, the challenging, the weird, and the things that make us grateful we ended up here. There's a Traverse City edition of This or That, a truly wild hot take from Kristy, and plenty of appreciation for the comm...

This week, we're taking a trip down memory lane and realizing that younger us had absolutely no idea what was coming. We're sharing a few stories from high school that probably should have stayed in high school, discussing the controversial hills we're willing to die on, and reflecting on how wildly different life looks compared to what we imagined in our twenties. Back then we thought...

Five years. Thousands of bottles. Countless events. More spreadsheets than we care to admit. This week we're celebrating five years of owning Lake District Wine Co . and sharing what it's really been like behind the scenes. From unexpected challenges and expensive mistakes to incredible customers, unforgettable experiences, and a whole lot of laughter, we're covering the highs, the low...

This week we’re talking about Kristy’s trip to Austria with the Left Foot Charley wine club and…it may have been the best trip ever. Once the childcare logistics, emotional spiraling, packing chaos, work prep, and household survival plans were complete, Austria delivered. Incredible wine, breathtaking vineyards, amazing people, endless Grüner (and a bit of Absinthe!), beautiful meals, and the kind...

In this episode we get into the ⁠⁠SLO Coast AVA⁠⁠ in California and an absolutely killer tasting with ⁠⁠Rajat Parr⁠⁠ at Phelan Farm, plus wines from Mikey Giugni of ⁠⁠Scar of the Sea⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Lady of the Sunshine⁠⁠ . We also somehow cover rivers turning into lakes, trips to the dump, personality types that probably should be studied, the very specific energy of a two year old on his birthday, and w...

During this episode we’re pairing aged Burgundy with Culver’s (yes, really), getting into the ultimate party trick that is Double Dutch, and talking about how music and wine connect people across generations and cultures. We also get into the whole Gen Z vs Millennial conversation and why we’re not buying into all the doom and gloom around the wine industry right now. Sparkling wine is for everyon...

This is our first episode and we’re just going for it. We talk about how we met nearly 25 years ago, how that turned into running multiple businesses together, raising families, and somehow still being the ones saying yes to everything. You’ll get a feel for how we actually work together day to day, what makes it work, and why “full send and figure it out later” has become a bit of a theme for us....