Growing winemaking wings with Janie Willheim, Lumina Wines in Paso Robles

Janie Willheim is the spark plug behind Lumina Wines, a producer of what she calls “small batch wines made for happy consumption.” A graduate of the Cal Poly University wine and viticulture program, by day, Janie works on the winemaking team at Desperada Wines, whose winemaker Vailia From was on the podcast back in 2019. And because Vailia is married to fellow winemaker Russell From of Herman Story Wines, Janie works a little bit for him too. Confused yet? No worries — this is an easygoing conversation that covers the appeal of Riesling, the importance of mentorship, and the beauty of Cheetos.

Website: luminawines.com

Instagram: @luminawines