Anson Mount is our special guest. We start this week in Sonoma, pass through San Francisco and end up in Hollywood talking fine bourbon with actor Anson Mount from Hell on Wheels. Chris Benziger is one part of a large family that moved en masse from New Jersey and began creating the Benziger line of wines in Sonoma. Proudly organic and biodynamic, Chris is a winemaking storyteller delight. San Francisco is a culinary heaven and one of its finest chefs …
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Episode 311 – Kim Coates
We’re calling this episode of H&V “Shut the Front Door.” The line-up explains everything. The celebrity guest is one of the very best character actors in TV and Film. The day we interviewed Kim Coates he heard that his series Sons of Anarchy was renewed for a 7th season. We talk acting and how Jason Priestley turned him on to wine. Former Canadian Airborne Paratrooper Jason Woodbridge and his labels Hundred Acre, Cherry Pie & Layer Cake have set the …
Read More »Episode 312 – LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes is our special guest. Two wine making families in two different countries combine to make a single Napa Cab called Plume! Tony Stewart of Quails Gate in BC’s Okanagan Valley and Dan Zepponi from an original Napa Family created Plume for all of us who want a 30 dollar wine that tastes like a 50 dollar wine. Our guests include, Dan Zepponi with Valley of the Moon/Lake Sonoma Wines/Plume, and Tony Stewart at Quails Gate Winery. Chef Roger …
Read More »Episode 313 The Gypsy kings
Hands up! Who likes the Gipsy Kings? Who in the World doesn’t? Our very special guests are The Gipsy Kings in performance and conversation at Mission Hill Estate Winery. One of the first stories we ever did was on Anthony von Mandl and Mission Hill Family Estates Estates located in West Kelowna British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley. Since our visit over 5 years ago Mission Hill has become one of Canada’s leading wineries. Our guests include, Anthony Von Mandl, …
Read More »Season 3 Update- Final Edits Folks!
Year Three of Hollywood and Vines TV has wrapped shooting and final edits. Celebrity Guests include LeAnn Rimes , who talked about the love in her life and her love for wine and music. She then took the stage at Mission Hill Winery and charmed an entire hillside. It was a laid back easy going chat between three people who play the game straight up. The Gipsy Kings were their usual fabulous self. Ironically, before they became world famous they …
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