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Meet the who’s who of Napa Valley as Latife Hayson shines a light on one of the most beautiful and coveted lifestyles in the world. Her video podcast, “Napa Valley Inside Out," give you a glimpse of some of the most beautiful and coveted lifestyles in the world. Latife Hayson is an elite luxury Napa Valley real estate agent with the innovative Compass Brokerage. She specializes in the sale and acquisition of luxury estates, vineyards, and wineries. Latife interviews vintners, entrepreneurs, ...
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Meet Rob McMillan, EVP and Founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division, based in St. Helena, Napa Valley Part Two.
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On this episode of Napa Valley Inside Out, I’m back for Part Two of my interview with Rob McMillan, EVP and Founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division, based in St. Helena, Napa Valley. His Division is regarded as the leading provider of financial services to the US Fine Wine Business. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Annual State…
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Meet Rob McMillan, EVP and Founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division, based in St. Helena, Napa Valley
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Meet Rob McMillan, EVP and Founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division, based in St. Helena, Napa Valley. His Division is regarded as the leading provider of financial services to the US Fine Wine Business. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Annual State of the Wine Industry Report”, and on this episode of “Napa Valley Inside Out” we…
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Meet Sonia Tolbert, Chief Operating Officer of Festival Napa Valley
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On this week’s episode of Napa Valley Inside Out, I sit down with Sonia Tolbert, Chief Operating Officer of Festival Napa Valley, one of the country’s premier summer destination Festivals, and one of the largest cultural institutions in Napa Valley. Sonia tells us about the extraordinary Board of Directors and sponsors that have greatly contributed…
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Meet Mark Harmon, Founder of Auberge Resorts Collection
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Meet Mark Harmon, Founder of Auberge Resorts Collection which has resorts in the US, Mexico, Costa Rica, the West Indies, Nicaragua, Greece and Napa Valley. His father, Bob Harmon, and his partner Claude Rouas were the Founders of the world famous Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, Napa Valley, which started out as a restaurant in 1981. Mark shares t…
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Meet Greg Flynn, Owner of Carneros Resort & Spa & Solage
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If you want to hear about all the changes at Solage in Calistoga & Carneros Resort & Spa in Napa, tune into this week’s ‘Napa Valley Inside Out” as Greg Flynn, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Flynn Properties & Flynn Restaurant Group gives us an update on all the new exciting changes at these two luxury resorts in Napa Valley. To say that Greg Flynn is …
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Meet Jean-Noel Fourmeaux, Owner of VGS Chateau Potelle
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If you’re thinking about getting into the wine business be sure to watch this week’s “Napa Valley Inside Out” with Jean-Noel Fourmeaux, Founder and Owner of VGS Chateau Potelle. He was sent to Napa Valley in 1980 by the French Government to be a ‘spy’ for 6 months, following the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting, also known as the “Judgement of Paris” - a la…
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Meet Joel Dickerson, Founder of Madrone Engineering in St. Helena
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Before you build on property in the Napa Valley, particularly off the valley floor, you need to watch this week's "Napa Valley Inside Out" with my guest Joel Dickerson of Madrone Engineering. Joel is a Civil Engineer and we talk about his experiences with helping home owners in the aftermath of the October Wild Fires, Napa County’s building rules a…
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Meet Scott Goldie, Co-owner of The Napa Valley Wine Train
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This week's "Napa Valley Inside Out" guest is Scott Goldie, co-owner of The Napa Valley Wine Train. Scott has over 30 years experience in real estate development and investment business experience. He and his partner Greg Brun and Noble House Hotels purchased the Napa Valley Wine Train and the 17 pieces of real estate that came with it in 2015. We …
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Meet Emma Steele, Senior Marketing Manager at the Napa Valley Film Festival
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Filmmakers and celebrities alike flock to the annual Napa Valley Film Festival, a celebration of film, food and wine, happening November 7- 11, 2018. Senior Marketing Manager Emma Steele joins me on "Napa Valley Inside Out" to talk about the Festival, which celebrities will be in attendance, a summary of some of the movies, current trends in the in…
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Meet Robin Daniel Lail, Founder and Owner of Lail Vineyards - Part 2
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Robin Daniel Lail, Grande Dame of Napa Valley, returns to “Napa Valley Inside Out” for Part 2 of our interview. We dive into the sale of her family’s winery ‘Inglenook’, where she grew up which is now owned by Francis Ford Coppola, her extraordinary journey in the wine business from working with Robert Mondavi and Bill Harlan to starting her own la…
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Meet Robin Daniel Lail, Founder and Owner of Lail Vineyards - Part 1
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In this edition of “Napa Valley Inside Out” I sit down with the Grande Dame of Napa Valley, Robin Daniel Lail, Founder and Owner of Lail Vineyards. In Part 1 of our interview Robin shares her family's deep history in the wine business. Our conversation starts with her great-granduncle Gustave Niebaum’s journey from Helsinki to Napa Valley, and his …
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Meet Bernard Lauper, CEO of MacCorkle Insurance
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On this edition of "Napa Valley Inside Out", I sit down with Bernard Lauper, CEO of MacCorkle Insurance, one of the most successful firms in Northern California. Twenty eight clients in his firm suffered losses in the California wildfires. Bernard explained the new ‘hard market’ that we are now in where many of the insurance carriers are not only n…
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Meet Chris Canning, Mayor of the City of Calistoga
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I have the pleasure of sitting down with the Mayor of the City of Calistoga, Chris Canning, on this edition of "Napa Valley Inside Out." Chris has been Mayor since 2012 and before that served as Calistoga City Councilman. We talk about the beauty and uniqueness of Calistoga and how it is now only 28 minutes from touch down to downtown with the expa…
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Meet Pete Richmond, Founder of Silverado Farming Company
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In this week’s episode of “Napa Valley Inside Out” I sit down with Pete Richmond, Founder of progressive farming company - Silverado Farming. Pete specializes in farming small premium vineyards for high end estate wineries for the likes of Lail Vineyards, Philippe Melka, Opus One, Vineyard 29, Dana Estates, Stags Leap Wine Cellars and Paul Hobbs to…
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Meet Clint St. Martin, United States Marine, Volunteer Firefighter & Adrenaline Junkie
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In this week’s edition of “Napa Valley Inside Out” I sit down with Clint St. Martin who truly has a servant’s heart. He joined the Armed Forces Post 9/11 and served in the United States Marine Corps as Motor Transportation Chief and Staff Sergeant at the age of 24. He was called to duty as a volunteer firefighter the night the 2017 October Wildfire…
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Meet Rick Jones, Philanthropist Extraordinaire and Founder of Jones Family Vineyards
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We’re mixing extraordinary passion and heart into this edition of “Napa Valley Inside Out” with my guest Rick Jones, of Jones Family Vineyards. Rick has a most impressive academic and business background that he has parlayed into his admirable philanthropic efforts in many facets of our Community in Napa Valley, to raise the standard of care and li…
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If you need help accessing exceptional VIP experiences in Napa Valley that most people don’t even know exist, then you need to know Scotti Stark. Scotti’s great personality, love and knowledge of extraordinary wines and his amazing connections can be your entrée to a wine country vacation like no other. Scotti joins Napa Valley Inside Out to share …
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Top chefs, lavish meals, delicious food photography, sizzling television shows and world travels. Susie Heller of Full Plate Media joins Napa Valley Inside Out to discuss it all and share her amazing journey - from producing all of Julia Child’s television shows to writing Thomas Keller’s cookbooks. We talk about her passion for producing televisio…
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Meet Barney Welsh of Forni-Brown Gardens in Calistoga
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Barney Welsh of the famed Forni-Brown-Welsh Gardens in Calistoga, Napa Valley, joins this edition of ‘Napa Valley Inside Out’ to tell the story of how this beloved annual plant sale got started and grew to become the go to place in spring for restauranteurs and people from around the country wanting to plant vegetable gardens. Barney shares some of…
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Meet Oliver Caldwell of Caldwell Snyder Gallery In San Francisco and St. Helena
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Oliver Cardwell has been an Art Dealer since 1978. He’s had galleries in New York, Carmel, San Francisco and St. Helena. His clients are well traveled collectors, with access to extraordinary art from all over the world. He talks about the pressure that puts on art dealers to work with the best of the best to meet their expectations and provide art…
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Meet Daniel Ha, Napa Insider and owner of DMH Napa Valley
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In this edition of ‘Napa Valley Inside Out’ Daniel Ha shares the arduous journey by boat that he and his family took from Vietnam to the United States in 1979 when he was just 4 years old. He shares not only the tragedy of losing his father on that journey but how his extraordinary mother raised all of them alone in the projects and shepherded 5 of…
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Meet Todd Zapolski, Principal, Zapolski Real Estate
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Todd Zapolski, real estate developer extraordinaire, joins me on this week’s podcast to discuss his latest triumph - the Archer Hotel and First Street Napa. He shares how he got his start in real estate, how he and the late Leslie Rudd built a portfolio worth in excess of a half a billion dollars in assets, and the many challenges he faced in devel…
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Meet Tony Correia, Appraiser and Owner of The Correia Company
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On this edition of Napa Valley Inside Out, Tony Correia, a highly respected Agricultural Appraiser in Napa Valley joins me to share his extensive knowledge on deconstructing sales of agricultural and rural properties and arriving at common sense market values. We talk about appraising AVA’s (American Viticultural Areas) and he explains the tax bene…
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Tim Martin of Tim Tusk joins me on Napa Valley Inside Out to talk about the success of Tusk, a cult brand he owns with Michael Uytengsu and Philippe Melka. We talk about his journey in the wine business and the skillset he has developed over the years that has attracted partners in several other wine ventures, and the thought process behind his hig…
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Meet Bonnie Storm and Nena Talcott of Grove 45
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Bonnie Storm and Nena Talcott, founders of Grove 45, join me for this edition of Napa Valley Inside Out to talk all things olive oil, from best practices for pruning the olive trees and necessity of healthy soil to their special aluminum packaging which protects the olive oil flavor. Nena and Bonnie share the three worst enemies to fresh olive oil …
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Meet Dr. Gan Dunnington, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Dr. Gan Dunnington, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St. Helena Hospital in Napa Valley, California, joins me for an exciting conversation on advancements in healthcare. We specifically talk about his interest in minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery and how he has become nationally known for his work in arrhythmia surgery. We talk about how new…
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Meet Paul Anamosa, Owner of Vineyard Soil Technologies
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Paul Anamosa, Owner of Vineyard Soil Technologies joins me to discuss viticulture in the Valley and advancements in technology, testing vineyard soil to determine vine growth and fruit quality, using soil standards as a measure of property value and advice for when purchasing a vineyard in Napa.
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Meet Patsy McGaughy, Communications Director at Napa Valley Vintners
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Patsy McGaughy, Communications Director at Napa Valley Vintners joins me to discuss the history of the Napa Valley Vintners and how the organization works to preserve and promote the area as a wine growing region. We talk about the number of wineries and acres planted in Napa Valley, 2018’s Auction Napa Valley, and the many other annual events they…
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Meet John Tuteur, Napa County Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk
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John Tuteur, Napa County Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk joins me to discuss real estate taxes in Napa, the difference between the Williamson Act and a conservation easement, Proposition 13 and potential changes ahead for the county, how the county addresses earthquakes and fires, property values and more.…
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In part 2 of my interview with Andy, we talked about the importance of vineyard designation, why he is so excited about his investment in Lake County vineyards, his Beckstoffer grape pricing structure, how he decides who he will sell his grapes to, his 12 ultra premium vineyards in Napa County totaling 1,000 vine acres, how much he paid for his fir…
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In part 1 of my interview with Andy, he tells us about his first job in Napa Valley back in 1969, the importance of the Ag Preserve which celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, his time on the Napa County Planning Commission, his role in defining the Winery Definition Ordinance, his views on Measure C, the documentary “Andre – The Voice of Wine…
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Meet Chuck McMinn, Owner of Vineyard 29 and Founder of the Vine Trail and RAD Napa.
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We talked about his life in Silicon Valley before buying Vineyard 29 and moving to Napa Valley, his founding of the amazing 47 mile Vine Trail, and the Rail Art District that is developing along it and touched on NapaLearns and his efforts to better prepare kids in all Napa’s schools for the jobs of tomorrow.…
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Meet the extraordinarily talented Karen Caldwell of Karen Caldwell Design.
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Karen tells us about her journey to Napa Valley and how she went from designing gowns for the Who’s Who in San Francisco to the red carpet in Hollywood, for Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried, Kristin Davis of “Sex In The City” and the Producers of Spotlight. Karen shares with us who she has her sights set on for t…
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Meet Tor, owner of the cult brand TOR Wines in Napa Valley.
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We talked about his journey to Napa Valley, how he has managed to own a cult wine brand without owning a vineyard or winery, about his friendship with Julia Child and some of the great legends of the valley.
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