About the series:
Each month, we welcome a winemaker, brewer, or culinary innovator for a tasting and conversation about how they got to where they are, and what inspires them to do what they do.
Each month, we welcome a winemaker, brewer, or culinary innovator for a tasting and conversation about how they got to where they are, and what inspires them to do what they do.
March 24, 2021: Learn about this versatile beverage from Ken Schramm, world renowned author and master mead maker at Schramm’s Mead, when he joins Amina Harris, Director of the Honey and Pollination Center, in an interview and tasting.
February 3, 2021: Thalia Hohenthal and Rebecca Kuehn of Guittard Chocolate Company, the country's oldest family-owned chocolate company, will discuss what creates the many flavors of chocolate.
December 9, 2020: Rosane Oliveira, founding director of the UC Davis Integrative Medicine program, and UC Davis Alumna Katie Wayman on what makes a healthy loaf.
November 18, 2020: Distillers Brian Keck and Chris Johnson on their time at UC Davis, their approach to making a variety of spirits, and a tasting of J.J. Pfister’s Eau de Vie Unaged Pear Brandy.
October 14, 2020: Steve and Jill Klein Matthiasson discuss how one of Napa’s most celebrated and innovative wineries is changing how we make—and taste—wine.
September 9, 2020: Claire and Trevor Tauzer, of Sola Bee Farms/Tauzer Apiaries, on what goes into making a varietal honey from a single floral source, how sustainable beekeeping is key to the future of agriculture, and what to look for when you taste varietal honeys.
August 12, 2020: Glen Fox, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at UC Davis, Trenton Yackzan, co-owner of Sudwerk Brewing Co., and UC Davis Brewing Science students discuss what it takes to make a winning brew.
July 8, 2020: Corinne Rich and Katie Rouse, founders of Birdhorse Wines, joined Andrew Waterhouse for a chat about how they met, their time at UC Davis, and, of course, the wines they make.