Betting on White Wine in Red Wine Country | Sip, Sip, Hooray! Podcast – Ep. 130

Sip, Sip, Hooray!  Episode 130 · July 2026

Hosted by Mary Babbitt & Mary Orlin

Founding Winemaker Susan Tipton joins wine journalists the "Two Marys” to talk white Rhône wines, Lodi, and betting against the grain.

We’re thrilled to be featured on Episode 130 of the Sip, Sip, Hooray! podcast. Founding Winemaker Susan Tipton sat down with hosts Mary Babbitt and Mary Orlin — the wonderful “Two Marys” — to share the story behind Acquiesce: how a single glass of white Châteauneuf-du-Pape sparked a leap of faith, and why she planted her flag with white Rhône wines in a region famous for its reds. The conversation winds through reinventing yourself at 50, regenerative farming, our food-and-wine pairing program, and the Lodi Appellation Inclusion Collective’s work to open pathways into the wine industry — plus the k.d. lang song that gave the winery its name. Pour yourself a glass and give it a listen below.


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Featured on Sip, Sip, Hooray! hosted by Mary Babbitt & Mary Orlin (the “Two Marys”) · Episode 130 · July 2026