This week’s solo episode touches on the importance of advocating for Latinos in American wine, the massive role they played in the expansion of the US wine industry, and a couple of Latino/a producers that I’m loving right now. Plus, I share a few ways YOU can support Latino produced wine. Mas Vino Latino Please! Get familiar with some of the producers I mention here: * Xochitl Wines (Paso Roble) * Seis Soles (Lodi) * Soto Vino (Austin TX) * Final Girl Wines (Los Alamos CA) * La Montañuela...

Swinging back into the podcasting groove with one of my favorite LA wine dudes: Ian from Good Clean Fun! Ian has been curating wine vibes and great bottles in DTLA since he opened GCF in 2021. Over the years, it’s become one of my go-to neighborhood hangouts with their epic patio parties and I even co-hosted my very first Mas Vino event with them back in November 2021! Ian has always pushed the boundaries with what a great wine bar can be and has been instrumental in making the LA wine scene...

The long hiatus is over! The podcast is back, baby! I contemplated bringing back the pod back for a second season — I worried I wouldn’t have capacity for it or maybe I should wait and find a producer, but I realize my favorite projects are the ones I don’t think too hard about and just dive right in. So here it is: episode 1, an intro. A quick little catch up on some of the things that have happened in the last year, I get a little honest and candid about wine and content creation, and a...

The Mas Vino Please: The Podcast season finale is here. Episode 10 is a candid conversation with my dad about natural wine, his wine memories and other insights—even though he’s currently on the no-alch, no-coffee lifestyle. My dad has always been a good sport when it comes to natural wine and always down to try the weird, funky, fizzy things I pass his way so I thought sharing a conversation with him over a bottle would be the best way to close out this season. In this episode he tries Como...

This episode is a shorty to ease you into the new year! It’s been a couple weeks since we last talked, so I’m doing a little holiday recap with some wines I drank and food we ate this month. Stay til the end though for a very special guest: my little brother Nico! It’s the first ever interview with a second grader about wine lol. We chatted about how wine is made and he asks some of the hard hitting natty wine questions. He might know more about fermentation than some of the natty bros…...

Today, I bring you an inspiring interview and episode. Brittany Banda is the Founder and winemaker of Xochitl Wines, making wine out of Paso Robles. She’s also a mother, a Latina, a businesswoman and all around inspiration. I credit a lot of my early wine education and experience to her— she was such an incredible resource for me when I first started on my wine journey. Brittany and I went to our small high school together but we never really hung out. The universe is funny though, and...

A BONUS EPISODE for you to enjoy during the long holiday weekend! What better way to start prepping your Thanksgiving feast than by opening a bottle of Como La Flor and listening to our special, behind the scenes episode where I chat about the process of creating and collaborating on CLF and a live tasting and blending sesh with Andy and Issamu. In this episode, I share a bit about how the collaboration came to be, what Como La Flor means to me and why we think it’s kind of a game changer in...

Andy and Issamu of Wonderwerk are wine making legends in my eyes. Their wine journey kind of started at rave parties in LA. Two friends from the East Coast, making natural wine in California in really cool, elegant and unexpected ways. You may know them from their iconic Free Your Mind wine or other disco-inspired bottles, or perhaps you learned about them through our collaboration wine, Como La Flor this month (which is sold out!!)— but did you know every single bottle is inspired by the way...

She’s baaaaack! The podcast is back with more amazing eps from interesting wine folks from across the industry. And to ease us (me) back into podcast mode, I decided to dive back in with my first solo episode! Today’s episode catches us up on all the things that have been going on since the last episode (in August? July? idk but timing is flyyyyying). I ramble a bit about what’s been going on with me, give you a crash course on the history of natural wine (the movement), share the Mas Vino...

Welcome to Podcast Friday! We made it! Today’s episode of Mas Vino Please is a conversation with Brock Larsson, co-founder of Fiky Fiky Wine. I met Brock in the park one Sunday while drinking wine, which seems fitting because the wines he makes are the kind of wines you want to drink during a casual, but chic picnic or around a beautiful table setting with your friends. His preference for European-styles of wine influence the wine making process, but the vibe is still very California Noir....

We’re back! A week later than planned but here we are with a brand new episode for you Kate Vourvoulis of Good Luck Wine Shop in Pasadena. She and her husband opened their shop peak pandemic and have grown it into an incredible community wine space and are curating some of the most interesting wines in the area. Their wine club is UNMATCHED (ships nationwide!) and an great place for new or advanced wine drinkers explore. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend you pop in to check out...

In short: Kristin Olszewski is a badass. She went from Harvard Med School to realizing that wine is life and very quickly learned the ropes, then became a sommelier and wine director around the US. Eventually (and very quickly), she started her own sustainable canned wine company: Nomadica Canned Wines and is adding Founder/CEO to her very long and impressive resume. In this episode, we chat about her journey to wine, somm life, and the tools to becoming a successful CEO. She’s been such a...

Episode 2 is here! Are you ready? I’m so excited to share this episode with Ben Shmikler, a photographer turned sommelier and the wine director of LA’s coolest hidden gem: Bar Restaurant in Silverlake. Ben is single handedly building out one of the most interesting wine lists I’ve seen in a minute. He’s an adventurous wine enthusiast, always looking for new and unique producers from around the world. His enthusiasm is so inspiring and I lovedddd this conversation with him. We went on a fun...

Episode 1: Piquette Party with Rachel from Say When Wine Rachel and I met last year at the beginning of my Tik Tok career and connected over our love of wine (of course), the flower market, and living in Downtown LA! She’s an incredibly talented winemaker that places a strong emphasis on sustainable and regenerative farming. Rachel and her husband created Say When Wines to create experimental wines that bend the rules of traditional wine making, while still being extremely elegant and...

COMING THIS FRIDAY! MAY 27th! The time has come! Mas Vino Please: The Podcast is here! Episode #1 drops THIS FRIDAY at 10am, so tell your friends! Episodes will be available on Substack first, so be sure to subscribe (or tell your friends to subscribe!) so you can get them straight to your inbox :) I’m honored to bring you these episodes with some of my favorite people in wine! These conversations come from all over the wine industry with winemakers, wine directors, shop owners and...