Sep 8, 2026 · 52 min · 12 segments
Charles takes us on a faithful journey through Northern California, where an unexpected meeting profoundly changes the course of this story. A chance encounter with **Madeleine Puckette** of *Wine…
So, uh, last September, so September 2025, um, I had like a work thing in San Francisco, and before the work thing, um, 'cause my spouse came with me, and we took some vacation in Northern California.
So we landed in San Francisco, and at some point, I'm just gonna skip some parts here of our trip.
It doesn't matter.
Yeah, okay.
And at some point, we ended up being at a coffee shop, and my spouse, uh, was like, "This girl-"
This woman.
"...
this, this woman has a Wine Folly shirt."
Right.
And for those who don't know what Wine Folly is, Wine Folly is a website.
It's books.
It's videos.
Um, so it's Madeline Puckette, uh, the, uh, author, owner, whatever, and she is very well known in the wine world, and I think... 'Cause you, I, I, I lent-
Yeah
... like Wine Folly-
Yeah
...
Magnum Edition-
Yeah, yeah
... book-
I still have it
... to you.
You still have it.
So, uh, last September, so September 2025, um, I had like a work thing in San Francisco, and before the work thing, um, 'cause my spouse came with me, and we took some vacation in Northern California.
So we landed in San Francisco, and at some point, I'm just gonna skip some parts here of our trip.
It doesn't matter.
Yeah, okay.
And at some point, we ended up being at a coffee shop, and my spouse, uh, was like, "This girl-"
This woman.
"...
this, this woman has a Wine Folly shirt."
Right.
And for those who don't know what Wine Folly is, Wine Folly is a website.
It's books.
It's videos.
Um, so it's Madeline Puckette, uh, the, uh, author, owner, whatever, and she is very well known in the wine world, and I think... 'Cause you, I, I, I lent-
Yeah
... like Wine Folly-
Yeah
...
Magnum Edition-
Yeah, yeah
... book-
I still have it
... to you.
You still have it.
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