Julie Kim, the owner of Prolific Vines Vineyard, joins Bill to discuss a wide range of fascinating wine topics. Tune in for an entertaining and informative episode! ---- Listen to other episodes of WINE WITH BILL: Website: http://bill.wine Apple Podcasts: http://bill.wine/apple Spotify: http://bill.wine/spotify

Bill is joined once again by Laura Ness, a longtime wine journalist, columnist, and judge who contributes regularly to Edible Monterey Bay, Spirited, WineOh.Tv, Los Gatos Magazine, Wine Industry Network, and a variety of consumer publications. Her passion is telling stories about the intriguing characters who inhabit the fascinating world of wine and food. She also judges wine competitions throughout California and has a corkscrew in every purse. Find Laura on Instagram at http://instagram.com/hervineness.

Special guest Ken Toren, CEO of American Red Coss / Silicon Valley Chapter, tells Bill why he prefers red wines to drink. He also gives some great tips on where to buy wines that exhibit both quality and value. This is a fun and informative show that highlights the consumer's point of view. You're invited to watch, listen, and enjoy!

A native Californian, Jeffrey Patterson graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1975 with a degree in biology. While in Berkeley, he witnessed and participated in the emergence of northern California’s fine wine and food culture. An enthusiastic wine drinker and collector, Jeffrey decided to pursue a career in the wine business and, in 1979, enrolled in the U.C. Davis viticulture and enology program, where he studied for two years. In 1981, Patterson became assistant winemaker at Mount Eden Vineyards. He had visited the Santa Cruz Mountain winery in 1978 and believed Mount Eden, with its long history of fine wine production, would be an ideal place to practice his craft. Today, with over 30 years’ experience at California’s original boutique winery, Jeffrey and Ellie Patterson live in the house Martin Ray built on Mount Eden in the early 1950s, surrounded by the winery’s historic estate vineyard and a panoramic view of the now-famous Silicon Valley. Find out more about Mount Eden Vineyards at https://www.mounteden.com.

Greg Perrucci, an owner and winemaker of Perrucci Family Vineyard, tells Bill about the Los Gatos vineyard's three generations of family involvement and their wine growing philosophy. Greg also talks about their gold medal-winning wines from this year's San Francisco Wine Competition (plus suggested food pairings). Find out more about Perrucci Family Vineyard at https://www.perruccifamily.com/.