Postcards in a Glass

Postcards in a Glass shares an unpretentious world of wine, believing that every good wine "takes you somewhere." This series of audio postcards from great wine regions around the world is hosted by James Beard Award-winning journalist and WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Certified Educator Lyn Farmer. In conversations with winemakers and many others who love wine, Lyn brings out the passion and joy people have for the beverage, and every now and then manages to include a discussion of spirits, beer, sake and the arts. You don't need to be an expert to share the passion for wine and food at the heart of this podcast focusing equally on geographical as well as cultural terroir.

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16 February 2026

Julien Fayard's Winemaking Tension

French-born and trained (he made his first wine at 16), Julien Fayard is today one of the most in-demand and innovative winemakers in Northern California. He consulted for many properties and created many wines with stratospheric scores, but today he focuses on making wines for his own brands that he calls, "terroir-driven wines with French finesse." Julien Fayard talks with Postcards in a Glass host Lyn Farmer about the origins of that finesse, and what he he brought from Bordeaux and the South of France to Napa, about why neither region can successfully copy the other and especially about his concept of "tension." This, he says, is a crucial element of his style, something we explore not only in Cabernet Sauvignon but also Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and other grapes he believes can make unique expressions in Northern California. "Wine begins in the vineyard, not the winery," Fayard says, and that's the starting point for an entertaining discussion on Postcards in a Glass.

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18 January 2026

Isidoro Vajra Celebrates the Beauty of Barolo

Barolo-based winemaker Isidoro Vajra of the exceptional G.D.Vajra winery talks about not only his family's wines, but the spirit of communing with nature that is at the heart of all their efforts. Isidoro not only makes acclaimed wines, he is a wonderfully thoughtful guide to Piemonte and its stunning beauty. Get ready to be charmed by Northwestern Italy!

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25 November 2025

A Sparkling Postcard from Weston Eidson of Westborn Sparkling Wine

Winemaker Weston Eidson drops by for a conversation about world class sparkling wine from Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino. Internatinoally acclaimed with only two vintages so far released, Eidson has been hailed a one of the outstanding winemakers of his generation. He's also an incredibly nice guy and interesting speaker, as you will hear on this episode of Postcards in a Glass with Lyn Farmer.

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07 November 2025

Sipping Sancerre with a Rock Star - a conversation with Armand Mellot

Loire Valley winemaker Armand Mellot joins host Lyn Farmer to talk about one of France's (and the world's) greatest white wines, Sancerre. Sancerre is a place, and it is famous for making wines that are 100 percent sauvignon blanc. Long before New Zealand sauvignon captured a place on wine lists around the world, Sancerre was, and remains, the iconic example of the fresh fruit, striking minerality and zippy acidity of which sauvignon blanc is capable. Armand's family has been tending vines in Sancerre and its surroundings since 1513, one of his ancestors was the wine advisor to Louis XIV in the late 17th century and today his family is the only producer to own vineyards in all eight sub-regions of the Centre-Loire. Armand Mellot is an engaging ambassador of the region, a charming advocate for its wines and a great storyteller, as you will hear in this episode of Postcards in a Glass.

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18 October 2025

The Dynamic Douro - Modern Styles for a Classic Region

Portugal's Douro Valley was the world's first geographically delimited wine region when its boundaries were set out in the mid-1700s. For three centuries, Port has been intertwined with tradition but today, the region and the wines are changing. Exceptional dry white and red table wines are produced in the region and the variety of sweet fortified wines available beckons wine lovers to discover new flavors and styles. On this episode of Posatcards in a Gloass, we visit the Douro Valley and explore the region and its wine styles with Ana Rato of Ramos Pinto, a dynamic family-run port house owned by another family company, Champagne Louis Roederer.

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25 September 2025

Bringing Boutique to the Big Time: Viña Carmen's Ana Maria Cumsillé

Winemaker Ana Maria Cumsillé of Chile's Carmen winery joins host Lyn Farmer to talk about the diversity of the country's terroirs and the joy of bringing an artisanal, boutique aesthetic to a large winery.

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