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Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through Wine
A deep exploration into all things wine, with a fun, friendly approach. From grapes, vines, regions, pairings, to the importance of the correct stem ware. Raise a glass with your hosts, Pam and James as they share with you in a genuine and inviting manner. You'll get good practical information, while learning the how's and why's without the snobbery.
Episodes
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E9 JOIN THE FUN! 2/5/27 for the Ultimate Riedel Wine Glass Experience at Bellatrix
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inside the Bunghole, hosts Pam and James welcome guests Rajeev from Kubani Wines and German from Vantage Wines, along with…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E8 From Chianti to Change: The Organic Revolution of Eco Terreno
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inside the Bunghole, Pam and James sit down with the founder and winemaker of Eco Terreno, Mark Lyon, to explore a…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E7 The Wine Whisperers: Father, Son & the Art of Saving a Vintage
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inside the Bunghole, Pam and James sit down with winemaker and consultant Matthew Jacobs of Jacobs Consulting to uncover…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E6 Bubbles, Business & Big Shoes: Remi Cohen’s Sparkling Journey at Domaine Carneros
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inside the Bunghole, the hosts welcome Remi Cohen, CEO of Domaine Carneros, for a lively conversation about sparkling wine…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E5 From Law Books to Wine Barrels: Natalie Bath Gets Deep in the Bunghole
Send us Fan Mail In this lively episode of Inside the Bunghole, the crew welcomes Natalie Bath of Rudd Estate, a Napa Valley native who traded LSAT prep for…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E4 Scotty is literally leaving his thumbprint on the wine making scene!
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Inside the Bunghole, we welcomed Scott Lindstrom-Dake of Thumbprint Cellars, a Sonoma County winemaker whose background in…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E3 Have you ever wanted your own wine label? Let's talk!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Pam, James and German kick things off by introducing the concept of private label wines—what they are, how they’re made, and…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E2 Beaujolais Nouveau - a history of celebration!
Send us Fan Mail Hosts Pam, James and German are joined by wine expert Katie Finn, who explains the origins of Beaujolais Nouveau as a post-harvest celebration…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS6E1 Get buzzed! Buzzed Buddy...Now there is a remedy for that nasty hangover
Send us Fan Mail Buzzed Buddy joined us on Inside the Bunghole through its creator, Jay Nixon. Jay broke down the science behind Buzzed Buddy in a way that was…
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S5E8 Wine, Wisdom, and the Art of Doing Less — Peter Heitz of Turnbull Cellars
Send us Fan Mail This week on Inside the Bunghole, Lance and James chat with Napa legend and resident grape whisperer Peter Heitz, the winemaker at Turnbull…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E7 From Harvard to Hospitality: Mark Stone’s Culinary Empire
Send us Fan Mail In this captivating episode of Inside the Bunghole, the team sits down with Mark Stone, a seasoned restaurateur and business partner of Chef…
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S5E6 Roots & Reds: The Story of Weins Cellars
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Inside the Bunghole, the team welcomes winemaker Brian Marquez from Weins Cellars, a legacy winery located in Temecula…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E5 Pouring Passion: The Story of Kubani Wines
Send us Fan Mail In this rich and candid episode of Inside the Bunghole, the hosts sit down with Rajeev, founder and producer of Kubani Wines, a boutique…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E4 Grgich Hills, the winemaker who changed the history of wine, and how his family continues to innovate!
Send us Fan Mail 🍇 From Croatia to California: A Winemaking Legacy In this heartfelt episode, Ivo Jeramaz of Grgich Hills shares the remarkable story of his…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E3 Domaine Anderson: Mr. Chardonnay Goes North: Darrin Low & the Magic of Anderson Valley
Send us Fan Mail 🌲 Wine on the Edge: Domaine Anderson’s Cool-Climate Vision Darrin Low, winemaker at Domaine Anderson, shares the story of crafting exceptional…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E2 Keenan Wines - Ghosts in the vineyard?!
Send us Fan Mail A Legacy Rooted in Wine and Family The episode kicks off with lighthearted banter and a warm welcome to the first Inside the Bunghole episode…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS5E1 Wine Royalty is in the house!
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 5! Who would have thunk?! We start this season off with a bang as we are interviewing Angela Mondavi...not only an…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E9 Palm Springs Wine and Food Festival...Fun and YUM!
Send us Fan Mail James and Pam had an amazing time at the 2024 Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival, put on by Hocker Productions. Join them as they look back…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E8 The Wine Hustler - Scott Halterlein, Salesperson extraordinaire at Breakthru Beverage Group
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever thought about a career where drinking wine was actually a necessary part of your job description? Well, look no further! Scott…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E7 Experience Sonoma history with a visit to Auteur wines
Send us Fan Mail The tasting room of Auteur wines is exquisitely unique...a beautiful, quaint bungalow purchased from the 1915 Sears and Roebuck catalog and…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E6 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Three Sticks makes hella good wines!
Send us Fan Mail On our recent road trip to Sonoma, we had an enchanting visit to Three Sticks tasting home, the 1842 Vallejo Casteñada Adobe in downtown…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E5 MCV-Blending family and Petite Sirah a balance of love
Send us Fan Mail Meet Matthew Villard, the passionate owner and winemaker behind MCV. He is on a mission to create a name for Petite Sirah wines, and doing a…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E4 Inside the Bunghole goes deep in the cave...with Jess at Bella Grace
Send us Fan Mail At some point, serious wine lovers will have the same thought..."What if I quit my job and start a winery"? Some will dwell on it for years…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E3 Eberle Wines - Gary Eberle, The Pioneer of Paso Robles!
Send us Fan Mail Wow! What a legend! Gary Eberle not only shares his great wines, he also shares his rich history from Pennsylvania to Paso, and his part in…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E2 Paso Robles Tooth & Nail with Jeremy Leffert
Send us Fan Mail Pam, James and (introducing for the 1st time as a host) German , who has been a guest, fan and supporter of Inside the Bunghole since the very…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS4E1 You CAN have fun at school! If Grape Expectations is your classroom!
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 4th season! This year we kick it off with a field trip to Grape Expectations, where James and I and a few other bungholers took…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS3E8 Astronaut Jose Hernandez wines are out of this world!
Send us Fan Mail James and I are on a field trip to Stockton and caught up with Astronaut turned wine maker, Jose Hernandez. We first tried his wines at a wine…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS3E7 Join us at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival! November 11 and 12, 2023
Send us Fan Mail If you are around the Palm Springs area on Veteran's Day come join Pam, James, Don, German, Lisa Wherry and Jeff Hocker at Palm Springs Food…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS3E6 Good friends and (many) bottles of wine🎶🍷
Send us Fan Mail Oh BOY! What happens when 3 great friends, and several bottles of wine meet in one crazy evening? Well, this episode of Inside the Bunghole is…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS3E5 Diniz Cellars - Sandra Gomes Rocha, a girl on a mission!
Send us Fan Mail Today we interview Sandra Gomes-Rocha of Diniz Cellars, whose missions is to bring wines from her homeland of Portugal to the US. Diniz…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineWhat happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...Jon Simmons, the Som at 4 Queens, Hugo's Cellar
Send us Fan Mail WOW!! What an interview with the incomparable Jon Simmons of Hugo's Cellar restaurant in the 4 Queens, downtown Freemont Street in Las Vegas…
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S3E3 Bouschet is full of surprises!
Send us Fan Mail Place your seatbacks up and put your trays in the upright position as we taxi the runway to one of the most unique destinations for wine…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineS3E2 Grape Expectations-Where schooling you is FUN!
Send us Fan Mail You can enjoy a nice bottle of wine, but once you know what REALLY goes in to making wine, you can truly appreciate all of its nuances. Well…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineLa Fe - Where everybody knows your name
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to 2023! Inside the Bunghole's Pam, Don and James visit their favorite local wine bar in the Coachella Valley, La Fe on the World…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineOne Hope Wines...drinking for a GREAT cause!
Send us Fan Mail Imagine drinking wine for a grape cause...your cause! We are joined by winemaker, Mari Wells Coyle from One Hope Wines, which has a totally…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineA damn good reason to travel down Mexico way! Nativo Venicola
Send us Fan Mail We had a fantastic adventure in Valle de Guadalupe in Baja Norte, less than an hour east of Ensenada. We had the absolute pleasure of staying…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WinePassion 4 Pinots!!
Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to sit down with Dave Fraschetti, who puts on several wine events in California including Vin Diego in San Diego, Rancho…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineLittle Owls in Mexico - Lechuza winery Valle de Guadalupe
Send us Fan Mail WOW is all I can say about Valle de Guadalupe, the wine region that we recently visited just east of Ensenada in Baja Mexico! Quite possibly…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineEpisode 7-Paul Warson, Man on a Mission!
Send us Fan Mail We had the amazing opportunity to sit down in the backyard of renowned winemaker Paul Warson to discuss his newest venture...his own label…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineThe Wild, Wild West! Wine in Kingman, AZ, you say? Stetson says, YES!
Send us Fan Mail Kingman, AZ...one thinks of the wild west, cowboys and indians, historic Route 66, certainly not lush vineyards, a beautiful event venue AND…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineGoing Sideways with Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini
Send us Fan Mail Love the movie Sideways? Who could forget the misadventures in the Santa Barbara wine country of Miles and Jack? Well, interestingly enough…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineLos Olivos and the wines from Stolpman Vineyards. How giving back to their farm workers has been integral to their growth.
Send us Fan Mail Sitting in the beautiful front yard of Stolpman Vineyard's tasting rooms in Los Olivos, CA with Pete Stolpman, we take some time to learn…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineWhat's happening in Walla Walla? Dunham Cellars founder Joanne Dunham
Send us Fan Mail Walla Walla, Washington. Home to sweet onions and now a booming wine economy! We sit down with Joanne Dunham, founder of Dunham Cellars, one…
Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through WineEpisode 2 - Brick Barn Wine Estate, where Moldova meets Buellton, CA
Send us Fan Mail Join us Inside the Bunghole as we visit the beautiful Brick Barn Wine Estates on the outskirts of Santa Barbara, in the Santa Ynez wine…
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Episode 1 - Little wine shop around the corner
Send us Fan Mail Raise your glass to sommelier Katie Finn of @desertwineshop111 (Desert Wine Shop on 111, Palm Desert, CA) as she takes us on a journey of…
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Episode 0-So we started a podcast...wine not 🍷
Send us Fan Mail Intro - Who are Pam and James. James and Pam have been business partners and best friends for over 25. We started enjoying wines and going to…