Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through Wine
A deep exploration into all things wine, with a fun, friendly approach. From grapes, vines, regions, pairings, to the importance of the correct stem ware. Raise a glass with your hosts, Pam and James as they share with you in a genuine and inviting manner. You'll get good practical information, while learning the how's and why's without the snobbery.
Episodes
29 episodes
S4E9 Palm Springs Wine and Food Festival...Fun and YUM!
James and Pam had an amazing time at the 2024 Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival, put on by Hocker Productions. Join them as they look back on the interviews with some great wine families, wine experts they met and discovered there. &nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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41:12
S4E8 The Wine Hustler - Scott Halterlein, Salesperson extraordinaire at Breakthru Beverage Group
Have you ever thought about a career where drinking wine was actually a necessary part of your job description? Well, look no further! Scott Halterlein, who is a wine rep for Breakthru Beverage Group, one of the very top distributor...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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35:10
S4E7 Experience Sonoma history with a visit to Auteur wines
The tasting room of Auteur wines is exquisitely unique...a beautiful, quaint bungalow purchased from the 1915 Sears and Roebuck catalog and restored at its current location in the heart of downtown Sonoma, a little slice of history!What...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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35:24
S4E6 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Three Sticks makes hella good wines!
On our recent road trip to Sonoma, we had an enchanting visit to Three Sticks tasting home, the 1842 Vallejo Casteñada Adobe in downtown Sonoma. We were equally captivated by the charm and history of the downtown area, and the amazi...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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47:04
S4E5 MCV-Blending family and Petite Sirah a balance of love
Meet Matthew Villard, the passionate owner and winemaker behind MCV. He is on a mission to create a name for Petite Sirah wines, and doing a great job at it! His love for wine blossomed around the family dinner table, fostered by his Euro...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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31:59
S4E4 Inside the Bunghole goes deep in the cave...with Jess at Bella Grace
At some point, serious wine lovers will have the same thought..."What if I quit my job and start a winery"? Some will dwell on it for years, some for only a few seconds, and then there are those like Michael and Charlie Havill who actuall...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:27
S4E3 Eberle Wines - Gary Eberle, The Pioneer of Paso Robles!
Wow! What a legend! Gary Eberle not only shares his great wines, he also shares his rich history from Pennsylvania to Paso, and his part in making Paso Robles a destination wine region in California!Gary released his first C...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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31:17
S4E2 Paso Robles Tooth & Nail with Jeremy Leffert
Pam, James and (introducing for the 1st time as a host) German , who has been a guest, fan and supporter of Inside the Bunghole since the very beginning, are off to Paso Robles. Our first stop is Tooth & Nail. Join us as...
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32:47
S4E1 You CAN have fun at school! If Grape Expectations is your classroom!
Welcome to our 4th season! This year we kick it off with a field trip to Grape Expectations, where James and I and a few other bungholers took the winemaking class and ended up with a lot of knowledge and a few cases of our very own, and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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36:49
S3E8 Astronaut Jose Hernandez wines are out of this world!
James and I are on a field trip to Stockton and caught up with Astronaut turned wine maker, Jose Hernandez. We first tried his wines at a wine tasting at La Fe, our regular haunt in Palm Desert, and decided we needed a re-visit.&nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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28:29
S3E7 Join us at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival! November 11 and 12, 2023
If you are around the Palm Springs area on Veteran's Day come join Pam, James, Don, German, Lisa Wherry and Jeff Hocker at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival – Saturday, Nov 11!...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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33:09
S3E6 Good friends and (many) bottles of wine🎶🍷
Oh BOY! What happens when 3 great friends, and several bottles of wine meet in one crazy evening? Well, this episode of Inside the Bunghole is what happens!Don gifted Pam a bottle of wine with the explicit instructions NOT T...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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30:54
S3E5 Diniz Cellars - Sandra Gomes Rocha, a girl on a mission!
Today we interview Sandra Gomes-Rocha of Diniz Cellars, whose missions is to bring wines from her homeland of Portugal to the US. Diniz Cellars is a passion project as Sandra's goal is to expose the talent and history of Portuguese ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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33:00
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...Jon Simmons, the Som at 4 Queens, Hugo's Cellar
WOW!! What an interview with the incomparable Jon Simmons of Hugo's Cellar restaurant in the 4 Queens, downtown Freemont Street in Las Vegas. Jon shares not only his knowledge and approach to wine, but boy, oh boy, does he have some...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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54:42
S3E3 Bouschet is full of surprises!
Place your seatbacks up and put your trays in the upright position as we taxi the runway to one of the most unique destinations for wine tasting around, Bouschet wine bar! In a retro strip mall in South Palm Springs, CA there is a little ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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26:43
S3E2 Grape Expectations-Where schooling you is FUN!
You can enjoy a nice bottle of wine, but once you know what REALLY goes in to making wine, you can truly appreciate all of its nuances. Well, we couldn't call ourselves true students of wine without exploring what it takes to mak...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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38:11
La Fe - Where everybody knows your name
Welcome to 2023! Inside the Bunghole's Pam, Don and James visit their favorite local wine bar in the Coachella Valley, La Fe on the World famous El Paseo! We interview one of the owners, German to find out how and why Richard and he...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:06
One Hope Wines...drinking for a GREAT cause!
Imagine drinking wine for a grape cause...your cause! We are joined by winemaker, Mari Wells Coyle from One Hope Wines, which has a totally unique and fun way to learn about wines, while making money for your favorite charity!Thin...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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38:09
A damn good reason to travel down Mexico way! Nativo Venicola
We had a fantastic adventure in Valle de Guadalupe in Baja Norte, less than an hour east of Ensenada. We had the absolute pleasure of staying at the beautiful airbnb Nativo, which, unbeknownst to us, had such a wonderful winery, and winem...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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39:29
Passion 4 Pinots!!
We are so excited to sit down with Dave Fraschetti, who puts on several wine events in California including Vin Diego in San Diego, Rancho Mirage Food and Wine Festival, and the Palm Springs Pinot Noir Fest. He gives us some insight on wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:43
Little Owls in Mexico - Lechuza winery Valle de Guadalupe
WOW is all I can say about Valle de Guadalupe, the wine region that we recently visited just east of Ensenada in Baja Mexico! Quite possibly THE BEST WINES we have ever tasted...and believe me, we have tasted ALOT of wine! T...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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43:49
Episode 7-Paul Warson, Man on a Mission!
We had the amazing opportunity to sit down in the backyard of renowned winemaker Paul Warson to discuss his newest venture...his own label, Warson Wine. With the support of his many contacts in the wine community, and a (strong) nudge fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:26
The Wild, Wild West! Wine in Kingman, AZ, you say? Stetson says, YES!
Kingman, AZ...one thinks of the wild west, cowboys and indians, historic Route 66, certainly not lush vineyards, a beautiful event venue AND great wines. Well let us introduce you to Stetson Winery! A beautiful vineyard nestled in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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38:15
Going Sideways with Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini
Love the movie Sideways? Who could forget the misadventures in the Santa Barbara wine country of Miles and Jack? Well, interestingly enough, much of the movie was shot on location at the now famous Hitching Post 2 steakhous...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:16:38
Los Olivos and the wines from Stolpman Vineyards. How giving back to their farm workers has been integral to their growth.
Sitting in the beautiful front yard of Stolpman Vineyard's tasting rooms in Los Olivos, CA with Pete Stolpman, we take some time to learn about the beautiful wines grown in Ballard Canyon and what makes this a perfect location. Stolpman...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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