The Wine Dude at Gundlach Bundschu Winery

This is one of those crazy ideas we chased for fun, led by my friend, a storied wine enthusiast who calls himself “The Wine Dude.” Our travels had us filming episodes at beautiful wineries with wonderful people. In our adventures and aspirations to learn more about the wines of California, we interviewed winemakers, growers, and tasting room managers with The Wine Dude leading the way.

My roles in this series were: motion graphics, lower thirds, animations, videographer, lighting setups, audio and video editing, still graphics, co-producer.

Color timing by Brent Eldridge. Sound FX, Foley and Dialog Editing by Shawn Sykora. Additional camera and audio production sound by Shawn Sykora and Brent Eldrige. Sound re-recording by Chris M. Jacobson. Shawn Richkind is The Wine Dude.

The Wine Dude at Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Northern California

The Wine Dude talks with Jeff Bundschu about the family vineyard, history of the winery, then tastes their wines and learns how Gundlach Bundschu is bringing back good Merlot wine with his fellow Merlot Avengers. This episode is an entertaining and educational look at the long lineage of the family vine.