The Wine Saves Lives! Pod

Steven Mirassou talks with Beth Murray , one of the founding members of The Women’s Wine Collective of Livermore Valley , about the historic absence of the female voice in California winemaking and winery ownership, how every winemaking region struggles to create a context for itself that will attract customer, and how those voices help to make better wine when working together. This is a public e...

Steven Kent Mirassou and Beth Murray of The Steven Kent Winery talk about the new release of The Premier, Steven Kent’s best Cabernet. This vintage, due to the smoke-taint that affected nearly all of the 2020 Livermore harvest, The Premier was made from Cabernet Sauvignon from the Bates Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation. Coincidentally, we decided to venture out to SCM and Napa to grea...

Steven and Beth talk about a recent trip to Oregon wine country to celebrate wine and the passing of a mentor and friend. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe

Exploring the idea that one can devote a lifetime to studying something (in my case, Cabernet Franc) and realize (happily) that one knows only the smallest bit about it. Art rewards passion and openmindedness…each time one shoves her nose into a great book or piece of art or glass of Cab Franc, she learns more about that thing, and - more crucially - about herself. Exploration burns away biases an...

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I am joined by my Assistant Winemaker, Beth Refsnider, as we talk about the unprecedented heatwave in California and its potential effects on the harvest. Wine Saves Lives! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi...

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I had the opportunity to sit down recently with Jim Rollston - a man at the absolute pinnacle of his profession - to talk about the cult of personality surrounding “star” chefs and sommeliers, what it is like to deliver remarkable hospitality service to diners at his 3-star Michelin restaurant, Manresa , and what great restaurants mean in the context of taking care of people and providing an outle...

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Steven Kent Mirassou talks about the abject frustration that the most mundane AND crucial activities - those that separate his wine from his wine fans - causes, and his hope for furthering his esthetic goals This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit winesaveslives.substack.com/subscribe

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