Oct 27, 20261h 3mS1
What wine belongs on your Thanksgiving table? Wine educator and hospitality consultant Lesli John joins Tim Zahner to explore four Sonoma wines, share holiday hosting advice, and take the intimidation out of wine...
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The Sonoma Spiel
Hosted by Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Funny interviews and insider secrets from chefs, winemakers, farmers, artists and more, plus hot deals, shocking history and everything else about Sonoma Valley in California’s wine country. Plus we answer your questions during ”We Get Questions!”
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What is The Sonoma Spiel about?
Funny interviews and insider secrets from chefs, winemakers, farmers, artists and more, plus hot deals, shocking history and everything else about Sonoma Valley in California’s wine country. Plus we answer your questions during ”We Get Questions!”
Who hosts The Sonoma Spiel?
The Sonoma Spiel is hosted by Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has The Sonoma Spiel covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Thanksgiving Wines & Welcoming Guests with Wine Educator Lesli John" (27 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Public Tubas, Massive Sculptures & Utility Boxes as Canvas: Connie Schlelein on Making an Art Scene Seen" (21 October 2026, 52 minutes), and "Feeling Like A Local: Kendall Comfort on 30 Years at Sonoma Valley Hotel" (7 October 2026, 54 minutes).
How often does The Sonoma Spiel publish?
The Sonoma Spiel publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Sonoma Spiel?
Booking probability for The Sonoma Spiel is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Sonoma Spiel requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Sonoma Spiel's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Sonoma Spiel?
The strongest fits for The Sonoma Spiel are Restaurants and Beverages, Brewing & Distilling. The Sonoma Spiel has a society audience and around 810 subscribers on YouTube.
About the host
Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau hosts The Sonoma Spiel, a society podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #179
Public Tubas, Massive Sculptures & Utility Boxes as Canvas: Connie Schlelein on Making an Art Scene Seen
Oct 21, 202652 minS1What happens when you put a piano in the Plaza, turn utility boxes into canvases, and start imagining sculpture trails through wine country? Connie Schlelein, chair of the City of Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts...
- Oct 7, 202654 minS1
What makes a hotel feel like part of its hometown? For Kendall Comfort, General Manager of Sonoma Valley Inn, it starts with the people. This week on The Sonoma Spiel, Kendall joins Tim Zahner for a conversation about...
Episode #177
Bruncherias & Where Else to Eat in Sonoma: Restaurant Discoveries with Heather Irwin (plus Milkshakes!)
Sep 30, 20261h 8mS1Come hungry: Sonoma Magazine dining editor Heather Irwin returns to The Sonoma Spiel for a lively conversation about Sonoma Valley and Sonoma County restaurants, food trends, and the people behind the plates. Heather...
- Sep 24, 20261h 3mS1
Jimi Good grows food at Oak Hill Farm in Glen Ellen, but around October, well all know him as “the pumpkin guy.” Jimi joins The Sonoma Spiel to tell the story of Pumpkin Day, including how a harvest gathering with...
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Sep 15, 20261h 2mS1What does it take to drive a trolley full of wine tasters around Sonoma Valley—and keep everyone informed and entertained along the way? Paul Hendricks of the Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley joins The Sonoma Spiel to talk...
Episode #174
Sonoma Pumpkin Spice Episode 2026: The Revenge of AllSpice + Fall Preview | Michelle & Mark
Sep 9, 20261h 7mS1Pumpkin patches, grape stomps, haunted wineries—and a pumpkin-spice taste test nobody asked for! Michelle Lacy of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and Mark Bodenhamer of the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce join Tim...
Sep 4, 202621 minS1The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival returns September 24–27, 2026, and Robyn Sebastiani of the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance joins Tim Zahner with everything you need to know. Sonoma’s signature harvest...
Aug 26, 20261 hourS1What turns a cucumber into a naturally fermented pickle—and how is that different from simply adding vinegar? Sam Paone, founder of Golden State Pickle Works and Collective Cultures, joins Tim Zahner for a delicious...
Aug 19, 202654 minS1Long before Joseph Hooker became a prominent Union general, he was stationed in Gold Rush-era Sonoma, where a bitter dispute with Army engineer and humorist George H. Derby led to accusations, arrests and two...
Aug 3, 20261h 3mS1Six generations, 168 harvests and one unforgettable six-wheeled vineyard vehicle: Katie Bundschu shares the story of Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest family-owned winery. Katie explains how Rhinefarm was...
Jul 22, 202653 minS1Every Sunday afternoon, Sonoma Plaza becomes one of Wine Country's best live-music venues—and the concerts are free. Melissa Bingham, Executive Director of Music in Place, joins Tim Zahner to discuss Sonoma Sundays on...
Episode #166
Postcards from Dvořák with Eric Zivian and Viola Player Rose Nellis | Valley of the Moon Music Festival
Jul 14, 202653 minS1Antonín Dvořák traveled from Bohemia to Vienna, England, Russia and the United States—and the people, places and musical traditions he encountered helped shape his work. Valley of the Moon Music Festival co-founder and...
Jul 7, 202658 minS1Chris Schreiner of Platt Vineyard joins The Sonoma Spiel for a conversation that starts with peaches in Sonoma Valley and winds its way through Las Vegas, theater kids, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, wine clones, toasted...
- Jun 30, 202655 minS1
Summer nights at the Green Music Center are built for picnics on the lawn, big-name concerts, family movies, fireworks, and that unmistakable feeling of hearing live music under the stars. Andy Shepherd and Erin Donohue...
Episode #163
Escape the Wine Road: Beth Costa on Bubbles, Wine Events and Why Can't We Work Together, People...
Jun 16, 20261h 2mS1Beth Costa brought bubbles, stories and 26 years of Wine Road wisdom to the Sonoma Spiel. After more than two decades leading Wine Road in Northern Sonoma County , Beth Costa has retired — just as Wine Road celebrates...
Episode #162
Temptations Under the Stars: Broadway Bash in Sonoma with Mama Mia, Radio Recall & Ain't Too Proud
Jun 10, 202647 minS1Summer in Sonoma already comes with a lot going for it. Add Broadway songs, live musicians, oak trees, a picnic, a glass of wine, and a stage under the evening sky, and you’re in Transcendence territory. Tony Gonzalez...
May 20, 202659 minS1The Sonoma Community Center is one of those places that keeps surprising people. It’s an old school building that became Woodsboro High in Scream, a place where horror fans still come looking for the staircase, and also...
Episode #160
Bears, Bald Mountain, and Big Views at Sugarloaf State Park - John Roney Comes Down the Mountain
May 6, 202658 minS1Head up Adobe Canyon Road and Sonoma starts to change. The valley floor drops away, the air cools off, and Sugarloaf Ridge State Park opens into one of the wildest, most beautiful parts of Sonoma Valley. John Roney...
Apr 28, 202650 minS1Justin Wilson of MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa joins The Sonoma Spiel for a conversation about hospitality, local character, and what makes one of Sonoma’s best-known boutique hotels feel both elevated and genuinely...
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Paul Hendricks
Executive Director, The Conservation Alliance
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Andy Shepherd
Green Music Center at Sonoma State University
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Tony Gonzalez
legendary casting director, choreographer, and creative producer, Transcendence Theatre Company
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Cat Smith
Assistant Art Director / Emmy-winning Production Designer, Labour Party
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