Cathy Corison: A Wine of One’s Own

This is a Vintage Episode from 2006 (where they tell a story that they later re-told on the Curtis Duffy 2024 episode about the worst food they’ve ever served)

The Banter
The Guys discuss a recent article correlating hamburger consumption and childhood asthma as well as when gloves are more hygienic….and less so. 

The Conversation
The Restaurant Guys call on Cathy Corison, owner and winemaker at Corison Winery. They talk about the “miracle” of seeing more women in the wine business and the numerous obstacles Cathy had to get through to get to where she is today–making outstanding wines in her own style. 

The Inside Track
The Guys have been fans of Cathy’s wines even when the press was not. When asked whether she cared about the points her wine receives, here’s what she had to say.

“So the answer is no, I don't. And if I cared about that, I wouldn't be as stubborn as I've been to make a wine that is still elegant,”Cathy Corison on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006  

Bio
Cathy Corison’s winemaking journey began nearly 50 years ago when she took a wine appreciation course. Two years later she graduated, and two days after that, arrived in the Napa Valley, bent on making wine. A master’s degree in Enology at UC Davis followed. She made wine at Chappellet Vineyard for the 1980’s. In 1987  she began to buy grapes and barrels. Using other wineries’ facilities, she was able to create the wine of her own.

She founded her own winery, Corison Winery, in 1987. Corison Winery makes primarily cabernet wines and produces 2,500 cases a year.

She was named San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year 2011

Info
Corison Winery
https://www.corison.com/

Corison Wines at Stage Left Wine Shop, NJ
https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/websearch_results.html?kw=corison

Current article linking asthma and hamburger
https://theconversation.com/how-burgers-and-chips-for-lunch-can-worsen-your-asthma-that-afternoon-206402

The NJ Wine & Food Festival @ Crystal Springs May 1-3

The Restaurant Guys will be podcasting from there May 2. Come see us!

https://shop.crystalgolfresort.com/collections/14th-annual-new-jersey-wine-food-festival

Our Places

Stage Left Steak
https://www.stageleft.com/

Catherine Lombardi Restaurant
https://www.catherinelombardi.com/

Stage Left Wineshop
https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/

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