First segment of this weeks VinVillageRadio Show: Salads... complex, sensuous, satisfying.... and the main course.... with wine and the Mediterranean diet - Joyce Goldstein

Joyce Goldstein, San Francisco Chef, Author, Restaurant Food Industry Educator and Consultant, with her latest book.... Mediterranean Fresh: A Compendium of One-Plate Salad Meals and Mix-And-Match Dressings. Her son, Evan Goldstein, Master Sommelier, contributes with wine and salad recommendations. Goldstein is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. She is a long-time Mediterranean food pioneer in the US beginning with the opening of Square One, as chef-owner. Goldstein is a true culinary genius..... teaching by example.

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Second segment of this weeks Show: Do men rule wine circles?...Not any more! - Lisa Granik

Surely, Lisa Granik is the second or third smartest woman I have ever interviewed. Her resume is intimidating; voice, gravely, like dry terroir. Granik was a recent judge this past spring of the first National Women's Wine Competition. Woman purchase most of the wine sold in the US and the UK. Lisa was a law professor at Georgetown University, and a Fulbright Scholar at Moscow State University and the Institute of State and Law in Tbilisi, Georgia. She earned her law degree from Georgetown and a doctorate from Yale Law School.

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Third segment of this weeks Show: Institute of Masters of Wine, Yale Law School, Fulbright Scholar - Lisa Granik

As one of a handful of Masters of Wine in the US and the world, there are only a few women who have achieved the title. Before wine, her passion was law and Russia. She has more degrees and awards than you can count and is fluent in Russian and French.... proficient in Spanish and Italian. Her current position is that of Director, Fine Wine Initiatives at Empire Merchants in NYC. We talk about her journey into wine and attitudes toward women in the male-dominated beverage industry. Lisa holds the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Advanced Certificate with distinction and earned the WSET Diploma with Honors in 2001. In 2006, she became a Master of Wine.

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Fourth segment of this weeks Show: Napa Valley red wines, chocolate and NASCAR all at Bennett Lane Winery - Randy Lynch

Randy Lynch, Proprietor, Bennett Lane Winery, Napa, on his Bennett Lane Racing Team that competes in the NASCAR West racing schedule. He aims to switch racing fans from beer to Bennett Lane wines!

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lynn krielow chamberlain, independent wine journalist, hosts, Wine and Dine Radio, global internet radio broadcast on VinVillageRadio heard on wsRadio.