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Sam Coturri

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Fourth-generation Sonoma winemaker from a family of organic grape growers, with a background in public relations and political campaigns. Co-created SORBET, the Sonoma Organic Regenerative Educational Tasting, with Katie Bundschu Tynan and Morgan Twain Peterson. Hosts The Wine Makers podcast on Radio Misfits with Brian Casey. Appears on The Restaurant Guys.

Where to Find Them

Sam Coturri hosts The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits . They have also been a guest on The Restaurant Guys .

Recently: “The Wine Makers – Isabel is Back in Town!” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (October 2026); “The Wine Makers – Keith Beavers: The Great American Wine Tour (and a Raid on Phil’s Cellar)” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (October 2026); “The Wine Makers – Barbara Gorder on the 2027 DTC Wine Symposium” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (October 2026); “The Wine Makers – S.O.R.B.E.T. 2.0” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (October 2026); “The Wine Makers – Jan Krupp” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (September 2026); “The Wine Makers – Disorganized Crime: The Smuggler and his Cellar” on The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits (September 2026).

What They Said

Comparing notes on the 2026 harvest, the Sonoma winemaker says it was the simplest his father has seen in about 33 vintages, and lists what usually goes wrong in a normal year.

The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits · 2026-10-31 Permalink → Listen →
The Wine Makers on Radio Misfits Around 19:10 into the episode
Speaker 3

we're really happy. Really happy. And yeah, not much. Not much work. Not much work. Not much work on these wines.

Brian Casey

That's what you were saying. You were like home. You actually saw the sun set at your house during this. Oh, it was

Sam Coturri

by far the easiest harvest we've ever had. My dad is on his probably like 30, well, 33rd vintage. And he's never had such a simple. One because we usually get a lot of rain during harvest. Yeah. And so it's always a matter of like, is this going to rot? Are we going to be able to ripen it? How much crop are we going to lose? And then, like most wineries, you usually have some equipment failure, like your press is breaking down, or yeah, the filter doesn't work. For us, during the storms, we lose electricity, so we lose our cooling system, you know, all sorts of fun stuff. This just

Danielle Langlois

in climate change, good for the Gahu Kamiangasia.

Brian Casey

At least this year.

Sam Coturri

Well, this year.

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