Alice Feiring is a pillar of the wine community, she was one of the first people to write about natural wine and she just came out with her new book: Natural Wine for the People! She's super, thanks for listening!   Wines we tasted together:    <a href="https://helenswines.com/products/domaine-des-lampyres-luminescence-espira-de-lagly-roussillon-muscat-petit-grain-muscat-dalexandrie-macabeu-2018?_pos=2&amp;_sid=5480ab105&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"> 2018 </a> <a href="https://helenswines.com/products/domaine-des-lampyres-luminescence-espira-de-lagly-roussillon-muscat-petit-grain-muscat-dalexandrie-macabeu-2018?_pos=2&amp;_sid=5480ab105&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"> DOMAINE DES LAMPYRES, LUMINESCENCE, ESPIRA DE L'AGLY, ROUSSILLON, MUSCAT PETIT GRAIN/MUSCAT D'ALEXANDRIE/MACABEU</a> <a href="https://helenswines.com/products/domaine-yoyo-la-tranchee-banyuls-roussillon-grenache-noir-2018?_pos=3&amp;_sid=32ff7c734&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"> 2018 </a> <a href="https://helenswines.com/products/domaine-yoyo-la-tranchee-banyuls-roussillon-grenache-noir-2018?_pos=3&amp;_sid=32ff7c734&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"> DOMAINE YOYO, LA TRANCHEE, BANYULS, ROUSSILLON, GRENACHE NOIR, 2018</a><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>

Ep. 45 Rituals with Ashley Merrill founder of Lunya

Wine Face breaks down the ins and outs of wine: how it’s made, why it’s important, what you should drink, and why people often make it so elitist. Wine Face features thoughtful interviews with chefs, winemakers, celebs, and some exciting enthusiasts, as well as entertaining opportunities to help listeners learn a new fact or two for their next trip to the wine shop, or even to help plan their next dinner party.

Helen Johannesen is a partner at Jon & Vinny’s in Los Angeles, and the owner of Helen’s Wines, the gem box retail wine shop in the back of Jon & Vinny's locations. Helen is the Beverage Director for all Jon & Vinny’s associated restaurants. She hosts wine classes, runs a curated wine club, and was named  Best New Sommelier by Food & Wine in 2016.