Chris & Josh Phelps

52 Minutes

Chris and Josh Phelps are a father-and-son duo who have worked together unofficially for a long time. While Josh was a kid growing up in Napa Valley, Chris was the inaugural winemaker at Dominus before moving on to make wine at Caymus, and then Swanson and Inglenook before starting his own wine brand Ad Vivum. When Josh got out of college he launched Taken wine brand before selling and starting again with the hugely successful Grounded brand. Today Chris and Josh work together on Ad Vivum, Grounded, and other projects. As you might guess, a father-and-son winemaking team resonates with Doug, and we had a terrific time recording this episode.