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Charles Smith

Winemaker and founder of House of Smith (K Vintners, CasaSmith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling), a former rock band manager turned Washington State wine pioneer.

Oct 7, 2026

3:41
So tell me about building the Real Wine Collective, and then let's taste the Blossom Fury.
3:46
Well, the idea of Real Wine Collective was meeting the moment.
3:49
So when I started, uh, making wine, which was K Vintners, which was ground zero, it's about, always been about communicating the language of wine to everyone, 'cause not everybody speaks wine.
3:57
The vast majority of people don't speak wine, and that doesn't mean that you shouldn't have access to it.
4:03
I mean, yes, us wine people, but we're not a wine culture as a country.
4:07
You know, if you take the whole country in, maybe about 3%, you know, are part of the wine culture.
4:12
30% love to drink wine, but beyond that, hey, it's one thing we drink at Thanksgiving with our family, you know, or at a celebration.

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32:33
Mm-hmm.

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