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Wined Up

Wined Up

By: Mike Anderson
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Taking you behind the cellar doors of the wine industry like never before! We release an episode every Wednesday to tackle all things wine, winemaking, hospitality and more. Be sure to leave a "like" and subscribe for new episodes. Have questions that you want answered? Leave them in the comments and we will dive into them on the last Wednesday of each month!

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Episodes
  • Forced to be Anti-Casual

    Forced to be Anti-Casual
    May 4 2026

    Appointments vs Walk-ins. Making Napa more approachable. Napa County's 1:10 Anti-Winery Anti-Tourism Stance ($50 million settlement for wineries in the Peninsula Township MI). 18:03 Volume, not pricing, has its own effect (offiste events and how much wine is ordered). 23:13 Replanting for diversity.

    Michigan Lawsuit: https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2025-08-10/a-northern-mi-township-of-6-000-residents-must-pay-50-million-in-wineries-lawsuit

    Sea of Sameness: https://ted241.substack.com/p/napa-valleys-sea-of-sameness

    Napa's Luxury Squeeze - https://ted241.substack.com/p/napas-luxury-squeeze

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter) MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
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    32 mins
  • Madness? This is the Wine Industry!

    Madness? This is the Wine Industry!
    Apr 29 2026

    5:23 "Sea of Sameness" - back to the Karen McNeil's comments on the 2025 PNV Melka Tasting. 16:30 Follow the new money: proprietors vs owner operators. Pricing Structures that are earned, not anticipated. 27:40 The impact on family growers.

    Sea of Sameness: https://ted241.substack.com/p/napa-valleys-sea-of-sameness

    Napa's Luxury Squeeze - https://ted241.substack.com/p/napas-luxury-squeeze

    Robb Report / Philippe Melka - https://robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/philippe-melka-napa-valley-wines-1235577017/

    Karen McNeil's Post - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=959214309108475&set=a.249882520041661&type=3&_rdr

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter) MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
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    34 mins
  • Industry Introspection

    Industry Introspection
    Apr 14 2026

    2:01 M&A Continues - (MUMM, Kenwood, Four Roses). 7:00 Introspection. 15:05 Making Wine Affordable Again. 22:28 No Winemaker Cares About Ratings.

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter)

    MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com

    Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com
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    33 mins
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