To put it mildly, today’s interviewee guest is a bona fide bad-ass rock star. Oh, yeah – he happens to know his wine, as well. Geoff Tate is best known as the voice behind uber-rockers Queensryche, who garnered critical acclaim after releasing the brilliant hard rock concept album Operation: Mindcrime in 1988 – followed shortly…
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1WineDude TV: Candid Conversations With Napa’s Next Gen Winemakers
What do you get when you gather five young, “next-generation” Napa vintners around a table and talk shop? Besides “buzzed on some really good juice,” I mean? Essentially, that’s the question I was hoping to answer when I worked with the Napa Valley Vintner’s Association to set-up a round-table discussion with some of Napa’s best…
1WineDude TV Episode 14: Greece is the Word
In which Joe conducts a brief interview with Paris Sigalas, winemaker at Santorini’s Domaine Sigalas, and with the help of their eonologist attempts to translate the term “kick-ass” into Greek. For more Greece in images, check out the photos – non-lazy (i.e., for me, written) coverage is in the works: Part The First Part…
Through The Electric Grapevine: The Les Claypool Interview
I have, quite clearly, met my match when it comes to quirky wine interviews. His name is Les Claypool, and he’s probably most famous for fronting the talented and popular hard rock band Primus (who are on tour this Summer). As a (wannabe) bassist (going on 20 years) myself, I’ve often found Les’ music and…