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Episodes
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
On today's Rock'N Vino episode we REVISIT our chat with Dan Panella, co-owner and winemaker at Oak Farm Vineyards in Lodi, California. We discuss the their wines and their beautiful property which has a stunning house you can stay in so you're never far away from a great glass of wine. He chats about the terroir in Lodi vs. Sonoma and Napa Counties, their music in the courtyard series and their upcoming Taste of Bordeaux River Cruise taking off in July.
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Today we chat with Kathy Inman of Inman Family Wines! She shares her wonderful story of growing up in Napa and finding her love of wine while attending college in Santa Barbara. She discusses how she met her husband at her first winery job and how she created a passionate life filled with the things she loves and believes in... wine, music, food and the environment.
Visit them at: https://www.inmanfamilywines.com/
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
On today's episode we chatted with Landon Kenneth of Harvest Card to discuss his recommendations for Thanksgiving wines. Hear what Harvest Card is all about and if you don't have your own card yet, get your now at a discounted rate with the code "gather". We'll be linking to all the wines we chatted about soon.
Click here to check out all of the wines we chatted about!
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
On today's episode of Rock'N Vino we chat with Rob Dietrich, Master Distiller of Blackened American Whiskey, a collaboration with Bay Area icons Metallica. He talks about how his journey of being in the army, followed by working in the music industry, his passion for vintage bikes and even his time spent working at a hot springs in Colorado got him to where he is today. Rob shares how this amazing whiskey is made and then how each batch is customized with a Metallica playlist chosen by each member.
Find out more at https://blackenedwhiskey.com/
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
On today's episode of Rock'N Vino we take a step back from talking about Wine, Food and Music to discuss the recent Kincade Fires. The fire started around 9:30pm on the night of October 23rd and as of today is at about 80 percent containment. The fire has burned over 75 thousand acres and destroyed 374 structures, the most prominent one being Soda Rock Winery, a winery that has been around since the 1800s. We talk with owner Ken Wilson about his experience losing one of his wineries while showcasing his resilience and perseverance during this difficult time. Karissa from Sonoma County Wine Growers joins us as well sharing her personal story of losing her home in the 2017 Tubbs fire and highlighting the amazing community we live in.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
On today's Rock'N Vino episode we chat with Dan Panella, co-owner and winemaker at Oak Farm Vineyards in Lodi, California. We discuss the their wines and their beautiful property which has a stunning house you can stay in so you're never far away from a great glass of wine. He chats about the terroir in Lodi vs. Sonoma and Napa Counties, their music in the courtyard series and their upcoming Taste of Bordeaux River Cruise taking off in July.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
On this RNV episode we get the Aftershock crew back together to recap the epic 3-day weekend that was Aftershock held at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. We chat about the new friends we made across the pond in Leeds, the bands we loved, some disasters we saw, and so much more. Oh... and we all are still recovering from the "festival flu" so please excuse our coughing and sniffles.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
This past weekend's sold-out Aftershock Festival not only provided an eclectic array of musical offerings on the stage, it also provided an opportunity for fans to engage with some of the non-music creative rock and roll endeavors. More than ever, bands are branching out to get involved in new ventures, many of them in the beverage industry, Slipknot has their No. 9 whiskey, System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian was in town for his 22Red cannabis line, next year's headliners were in full feature with their Blackened Whiskey and Enter Night beer collaboration, while present year headliners Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan's Caduceus Cellars Wine from Arizona was also prominently featured. Rock'N Vino was on the scene to check out all of this, take in the show, as well as to catch up with some of the bands performing throughout the electric weekend.
First up, Chris 'Motionless' Ceruclli is the frontman for Scranton metal band Motionless in White. The band fuses hard rock sounds with goth and electronic influences, while still mixing melody into the mix. The band has been riding high following the release of the latest album Disguise, as well as touring the country with some of their idols. The band first toured alongside metal heroes Atreyu before jumping on the road opening for the legendary Alice Cooper and Halestorm. Motionless joked that being a member of a band and touring with your idols isn't drastically different from being a fan and having nerves about meeting your favorite artists and hoping they match up with the internal portrait you've painted of them. Luckily for Motionless, he says his tourmates could not have been more gracious. He said the opportunity to open for Cooper even allowed the band to play for a generation of fans that might not have otherwise heard the band. Motionless in White also getting set to reveal their early 2020 tour plans; while Cerulli couldn't reveal quite yet who the band plans to tour with in the new year, he did drop the hint that they were friends and shared a spot on the Aftershock bill on the same day.
While it's been three years since the release of their last album Fury, the band has not spent idle time in between projects. The band has made it a point to travel overseas and play for active duty members of the armed forces in a number of locales. The band is grateful for an opportunity to give back and have found that playing the live shows is the best avenue for them to do it. Recently the band was even dispatched to Guantanamo Bay Cuba to perform for the troops, a part of the world that few get to see at all, let alone a rock band. The trio is putting the finishing touches on their latest as-yet-untitled album to be released in the new year, a project produced by Goldfinger frontman John Feldman. The band took advantage of the Aftershock stage to premiere hard rocking Rage Against the Machine-inspired new track "There Goes the Neighborhood."
Frontman Bryan Scott says he's feeling as comfortable as ever both on the stage and in the studio as he prepares for the release of his second album as frontman with the band. He teases that fans can expect the band pushing the envelope in both directions to discover some of their heaviest sounds as well as their softer side.
Finally, newcomer Evan Konrad sits down to talk about his eclectic musical foundation of influences as well as his love of storytelling through lyricism as well as creating dramatic and creative visuals. It's been a whirlwind year for the Canadian born artist, who was signed on the spot when LAVA Records founder Jason Flom heard Konrad's music from his SoundCloud on headphones at an underground vegan restaurant in Toronto. Konrad takes a very DIY approach to his music, locking himself away to write, record, and produce his own music. He says the process can take anywhere from a couple hours to a number of weeks to figure out when a song is ready to go. Konrad also made waves for the release of a haunting piano-driven cover of Soundgarden's "Back Hole Song." A longtime fan of frontman Chris Cornell, Konrad said covering the song was in a way an homage to his own musical upbringing.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
On today's episode we chat with legendary winemaker, Bob Cabral who recently celebrated his 40th vintage! He was winemaker at Williams Selyem for 17 years earning a 100 point score from Wine Enthusiast for his 2007 Litton Estate Pinot Noir, a first for North American Pinot Noir. He shares his winemaking journey with us, his love of rock'n roll music and how his amazing wine has become his all-access pass to some of the worlds biggest rock stars. His focus now is on his own brand, Bob Cabral Wines, where he allows himself to be more creative and utilizes it as a way to give back to his community by supporting local charities. It's an episode that is not to be missed! Be sure to check out his wines and schedule a tasting at https://www.bobcabralwines.com/ and don't forget to listen to his specially curated Spotify playlists!
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Today's episode was a fun one! We chat with Regine Rousseau, owner and founder of Shall We Wine, a Chicago based wine, spirits and beer experiential marketing, event planning and media company. She's also the author of Searching for Cloves and Lillies: The Wine Edition where she pairs her poetry with wine. She tells us how she got started, how you can get started, what she loves about wine and she even reads us some of her amazing poerty.
Find Regine at: https://shallwewine.com/