Episodes & Documentaries
These are a sample of our episodes from Wine Country at Work, and our Documentaries going to 2012. It is an eclectic look at the people and professions of Wine Country. We also do commecial video for local companies and non-profit organizations.
Wine Travel Writing with Jess Lander
This interview with Jess, a wine and travel writer with the San Francisco Chronicle covers how she came to the area and went from being a sports writer to one of the main wine writers at a newspaper that is famous for this department. The interview is conducted by Ralph DeAmicis was Recorded at the Wright Corner Gallery, Los Carneros Napa. The artwork by Kerry Smith is included by permission of the Artist, who is also the owner of the gallery. The photography and music is by Ralph DeAmicis.
Downtown Napa Tasting Rooms with Ralph
For many years there were a handful of winery tasting rooms in the downtown, but some great city planning changed the dynamics and now it the place to be and taste wine at about forty tasting rooms, including cooperative places and single labels.
Tour Guide Portrait with Artist Kerry Smith
This is a two part portrait. In the first we discuss her rescue of a historic building in the Los Carneros district of Napa, her process, trials and successes, and the politics surrounding doing anything in an area dominated by a powerful agricultural preserve, that does not encourage businesses that are not wineries, even though they need them, and visitors love them. It is a story of vision, bravery, determination and perseverance.
1881 Napa Museum with George Webber
A great interview with the curator of the new Oakville 1881 museum of wine in the region, filled with photos of the explorers and entrepreneurs from the 1800's to set this area on its path to a major wine destination.
Show Highlights from 2016 Wine Country @ Work
This years episodes were fun, informative, inspiring and very varied. From Biodynamics to Busking on the streets of Yountville, from a look inside the Napa Film festival to a calendar of the regions most interesting winemakers, from one of the newest tasting rooms, to one of the most historic.
BioDynamics In Sonoma and Napa Wine Country
This is our first episode about about Biodynamics. In it the host host Ralph de Amicis an interview with Chris Benziger, of the Benziger Family Winery, and Joe Papandick, the head gardener at Raymond Vineyards. Two very different takes and both very interesting.
Buena Vista Reborn
This wonderful interview with George Webber, actor historian about the restoration of the Buena Vista historic wine making building, stretches into the topic of wine country tourism, education and their evolution.
A Wine Maker's Education
A question that tour guides hear often is 'how do you become a winemaker?" To answer that in part host Ralph DeAmicis visits the wine making program at Napa Valley College.
Caves at Soda Canyon
The Caves at Soda Canyon opened in September of 2013. They are home to four wineries and their story is one of vision, determination and cooperation.
The Sonoma Plaza
This is one of Ralph's favorite Wine Country locations and he shares some of the aspects that make this such a special place. In many ways it is the most historic spot in California and the northern edge of the great Spanish Empire.
