
The Taste with Doug Shafer – Stories of Winemakers and Wine
Hosted by Doug Shafer · Doug Shafer
4.9from 315 ratings
- 107
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 315
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About The Taste with Doug Shafer – Stories of Winemakers and Wine
A Napa Valley podcast serving up stories of wine, food, and friends.
- Publisher
- Doug Shafer
- Category
- arts · health & fitness · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 107 episodes have a transcript.

6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Davie Piña | A Quiet Force in Napa Valley Vineyards and Cellars

22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Opus One's New Director of Winemaking, Meghan Zobeck, Came to Wine Through the NFL

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Remembering Great Winemaker and True Friend Tom Rinaldi | A Classic Episode
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Davie Piña | A Quiet Force in Napa Valley Vineyards and Cellars
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So the educational process is hard to tell them, you know, okay, and when I plant this vine, you know, Do I get to harvest the next year? Oh, no, it will be three to five years before you get to first, and it's probably not going to be the best. And you go through this whole process, and these people are looking at you like, why am I here? Yeah, right. Do you ever get the question, well, why don't you harvest more than once a year? No, I haven't had that, but I have had guys that were from the Midwest, and they said, okay, well, we're going to plan our vacation. When are you going to pick the grapes? […]
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- Davie Piña
- Meghan Zobeck
- Tom Rinaldi
- Joe Czerwinski
- Violet Grgich
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 297 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 18 ratings
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- Quality
- 39
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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