
Cru | A Wine Industry Podcast
1) Welcome to Cru!
Welcome to Cru! I'm your host, Chappy Cottrell, and I'm here to take you on an exhilarating journey through the captivating world of wine. As an award-winning wine marketer, podcaster, sommelier, and ...Show More
2) How to Visually Tell Your Story with Heather Daenitz
Heather Daenitz is the founder and photographer of Craft & Cluster, a photography and social media consulting company focusing on brands in the wine and beer industries! It was while working for a vin...Show More
3) Chatting All Things Chillable Red Wines with Kathryn and Tug Coker
As you know, I generally interview amazing wine folks to learn about their stories and coax out a bit of knowledge and advice. Todayâs podcast is a little bit of a different format however. Hereâs wha...Show More
4) Sculpting a Truly Coastal Wine with Rachel Martin & Marbue Mark
A Virginia native, Martin was present at the inception of what is now considered one of that stateâs premier wine producers, Boxwood Estate Winery, in 2005. As Executive Vice President of Winery Opera...Show More
5) Re-imagining the Path from Grapes to Glass with Brian Smith
Winc is a unique winery in that they make over 100 individual SKUs of wine from around the country at a range of price points. On top of that, their direct-to-consumer first model and mass utilization...Show More
6) Carey Vanderborg Interviews Cru Host, Chappy Cottrell
This is a bonus episode of sorts. Recently I sat down with Carey Vanderborg @careydrewsomm on Instagram Live to turn the tables and interview me, Chappy! For those who don't know Carey he is a sommeli...Show More
7) Exploring the Crossroads of Farming & Winemaking with Natalie Bath
A native Californian, growing up in St. Helena, Natalie came back to the Napa Valley after graduating college and fell back in love with the beauty of the Napa Valley. Growing up with a Master Sommeli...Show More
8) Making Contemporary Wines of Israel with Guy Eshel
Born in Tel Aviv, Guy grew up between California and Israel, building a strong bond with both lands. After a harvest internship in Napa Valley, Guy decided to pursue winemaking professionally, and he ...Show More
9) Wine Business x COVID_19: A Roundtable Discussion
A few days ago I had the idea to get a handful of amazing wine professionals together to discuss whatâs actually going on in the wine industry right now during this COVID_19 quarantine time. I wanted ...Show More
10) How to Create Context in Storytelling and Wine with Matt Morris
When you discuss wine, context is everything. Whether the topic of conversation is a specific region, grape varietal, producer, the context in which that topic is discussed leads the participants and ...Show More