Go With Your Palate
Go With Your Palate
Joe Wagner
E80 Matthew Kaner | Joe Wagner
53 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2025 at 1:00 am.
Welcome Matthew Kaner (intro)
First drinks
Early years: Baseball, Music, and Wine
Met Rudy Kurniawan
Football traditions, 2 Buck Chuck, and Developing a palate
The Famous Wine Cask of Santa Barbara
The Sideways Movie effect (Pinot Noir vs Merlot)
Experience in the music industry (shout out to Ryan Adams)
Silver Lake Wine Shop (learning about community)
Opening a wine shop that doesn't have a wine list (Covell)
Malbec Tax/Training your palate
Getting the consumer what they want!
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This week, we sit down with Matthew Kaner—a storyteller, sommelier, and world traveler whose passport has more wine stamps than most have countries visited. From his early days as a singer-songwriter to running wine bars, producing for SOMM TV, and writing for Men’s Journal, Matt’s journey has always been driven by creativity and connection. Now, through his own brand—Will Travel for Wine Consulting—he’s taking that passion global, blending education, adventure, and storytelling into one unfo...