206: Esther Mobley - San Francisco Chronicle

Join me as I sit down with Esther Mobley, Senior Wine Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. Esther shares her fascinating journey from an English major to a wine journalist, starting with a harvest internship in Napa Valley and subsequently working in Mendoza, Argentina. Her career path led her through Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator before landing at the Chronicle in 2015, where she has since become a prominent voice in wine journalism. Throughout our conversation, Esther discusses her approach to wine writing, emphasizing her role as a reporter who explores wine through broader lenses of society, climate change, immigration, and culture. She explains that her job goes beyond traditional wine criticism, focusing instead on telling compelling stories about the wine industry in California. The episode offers listeners an insider's view of wine journalism, tracing her professional evolution and her unique perspective on covering the dynamic world of wine. Resources from this Episode San Francisco Chronicle Wine Drinking with Esther Newsletter "The original 'cult' wine: How I discovered California's strangest vineyard" Published 2018 This episode is sponsored by Harvest Pillar concrete trellis posts. Want to know why more growers are going for concrete? It's because Harvest Pillar is the last trellis post you'll ever need. Check out the Fundamentals of Winemaking Made Easy video course

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206: Esther Mobley - San Francisco Chronicle is an episode from The Inside Winemaking Podcast with Jim Duane by Jim Duane.

This episode is 01:03:53 long.

This episode was published on Oct 1, 2025.

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