Wine Radio!

Join me each week as I interview some amazing people/wine personalities from the wine industry. Learn about their techniques, their passions, hear their stories and fall in love with their wine! Listen live or later!

-Patrick Spencer, director of CorkReharvest.org, talks about the growing concern over screw caps, the environment, the workers, cancer, and wine.

-Thomas Houseman, head winemaker from Anne Aime Winery, talks about making great Pinot Noir.

-Doug & Josh Beckett, winemaker from Peachy  Canyon Winery, tell their story and how they got to where they are today.

- Clay Mauritson, head winemaker at Mauritson Winery, discusses great Zinfandel and six generations of wine viticulture.

- Eli Papadakis, head winemaker at Domaine Serene, talks about being a leading female wine maker, great Oregon Syrah’s and Pinot Noir’s.

-Randall Grahm,  author and amazing winemaker at Bonny Doon, discusses his new book Been Doon So Long and more!

2007 Incredible Red Zinfandel – BEST BUY – Wine Enthusiast

From teacher to psychologist to store owner to wine maker this guy has done it all! What a story, what a wine! Listen to the great interview with Doug and Josh Beckett.  Doug’s son, Josh, is head winemaker at Peachy Canyon and he and his brother Jake have started their own side wine project that is taking off in the Gen X market called Chronic Cellars with wine names like Sofa King Bueno and labels that rock, there are a total of 8 wines in their collection.

Douglas P. Beckett was born January 1, 1946 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Born into a Navy family, he traveled most of his early years. He settled in San Diego where he met and married Nancy Thibodo in 1971. In that same year Doug graduated from college with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. He earned his Masters degree in Psychology in 1975.

Between 1970 and 1979 Doug taught multi levels of school ranging from Kindergarten to the University level and ending his teaching career as a high school counselor. Prior to leaving education, he became involved as a full partner in a small chain of convenience stores, which lasted until 1981 when he and his family, wife Nancy, and their two sons, Josh and Jake, moved to Paso Robles.

Doug’s first job in Paso Robles was as a carpenter, which he held for a number of years, working exclusively on barns. At the same time he started making wine with friend, Pat Wheeler. Over the course of 18 years he also developed land, sold real estate, taught school as a resource specialist and started his own import-export company specializing in art glass from Eastern Europe.

In 1988 Nancy and Doug founded Peachy Canyon Winery as a 500 case venture which today produces over 80,000 cases. Peachy Canyon wines are currently sold in 48 states, Europe, the Pacific Rim and Canada.

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