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What happens when life forces you to pivot? 🌿🔥 In this episode of Kali Kat Tap Talks, we sit down with Dennis McCarter, the founder and winemaker behind McCarter Cellars, whose journey from insurance salesman to celebrated vintner is nothing short of inspiring.

After the devastating wildfires in Santa Rosa shook his life and career, Dennis made a courageous decision: to follow his long-time passion for wine. With no formal training but a relentless drive to create something meaningful, he planted vines, studied the craft, and began producing wines that now turn heads—and win awards.

🍷 In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How the Santa Rosa fires became a turning point
• What it’s like to build a winery from scratch
• The learning curve of a first-time winemaker
• Dennis’s philosophy on resilience, creativity, and flavor
• How McCarter Cellars is rooted in purpose and community

This is more than a story about wine—it's about starting over, chasing passion, and rising from the ashes.

Whether you're a wine lover, aspiring entrepreneur, or someone facing a life change, Dennis's story will remind you that it’s never too late to create something beautiful.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite platform and sip along as we explore behind the bottle, one story at a time.

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#Winemaker #McCarterCellars #SantaRosaFires #CareerPivot #WinePodcast #CraftWine #KaliKatTapTalks #Entrepreneurship #WineLovers #VineyardJourney#podcast #smallbusiness #startups #change

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🍻 Got a brewery or taproom story to share? Reach out—I’d love to feature you on a future episode!

🔥 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review—your support helps keep the taps flowing! Until next time, sip, savor, and adventure on! 🍺✨

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In this raw, real, and unfiltered episode of Kali Kat Tap Talks, we go behind the scenes with serial entrepreneur Kelvin G. Abrams, the powerhouse behind K-9 and Coffee, a hidden gem of a coffee shop with a speakeasy twist—featuring fine whiskey and Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey at its core.

🔥 From surviving multiple foreclosures to launching not one—but three successful businesses, Kelvin opens up about the journey nobody sees.
💼 Learn how he transformed loss into legacy after the death of his dog inspired a thriving doggy daycare.
🏋️‍♂️ Hear how he took a struggling gym and flipped it into a booming opportunity.
☕ Discover the secret sauce behind his unique coffee-speakeasy hybrid model—and why community, culture, and courage drive everything he does.

His motto?
"Learn. Earn. Return."
Kelvin believes you can’t lead unless you’ve walked the path—and his story proves it.

🎧 Tune in as we unpack the mindset, the hustle, and the uncomfortable decisions that shaped his destiny.
📚 Author of Get Uncomfortable or Change Course
🎓 Check out his course to stop dreaming and start doing.

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💬 Join the Adventure! Love what you heard? Follow Kali Kat’s Tap Talks for more behind-the-scenes stories, brewery deep dives, and craft beer journeys.

📲 Connect with me:
📷 Instagram: @KaliKatBeerAdventures
🎥 TikTok: @KaliKatBeerAdventures

Kalikatbeeradventures@gmail.com

🍻 Got a brewery or taproom story to share? Reach out—I’d love to feature you on a future episode!

🔥 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review—your support helps keep the taps flowing! Until next time, sip, savor, and adventure on! 🍺✨

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From an idea that started as a joke between friends… to a full-blown brewery built for climbers and community—this story is wild 🔥🍺

In this episode of Kali Kat Tap Talks, I sat down with Ryan, owner and brewer of Touchstone Brewing Company in Sacramento. What began as “hey, we should do something with this space” turned into a hyper-local brewery experience unlike any other.

🧗‍♂️ Here’s what makes it special:

No big distribution. No beer on store shelves.

Just real people, real stories, and fresh beer made for the climbing community.

Climb at the gym next door.

Grab a pint.

Chat about your latest send.

Trade gear.

Share your next wild idea or plan your next big route.

Eat, laugh, connect.

Ryan built Touchstone not for scale—but for soul. And in doing so, he created a space where climbers gather not just for the beer, but for the culture, connection, and community.

🎧 This is more than a brewery—it’s a hub for people who live life on the edge (literally). You won’t want to miss this one.

#TouchstoneBrewing #ClimbingCommunity #CraftBeerCulture #BreweryWithPurpose #NoDistributionNeeded #SacramentoBreweries #KaliKatTapTalks #FounderStory #BeerAndAdventure #GearSwapLife #CommunityOverCommerce #BrewLocal #beveragechronicles #beerindustry #socialmarketing #Marketing #sacramento #breweries #beers #adventures #climbers #climbs #marketing

Support the show

💬 Join the Adventure! Love what you heard? Follow Kali Kat’s Tap Talks for more behind-the-scenes stories, brewery deep dives, and craft beer journeys.

📲 Connect with me:
📷 Instagram: @KaliKatBeerAdventures
🎥 TikTok: @KaliKatBeerAdventures

Kalikatbeeradventures@gmail.com

🍻 Got a brewery or taproom story to share? Reach out—I’d love to feature you on a future episode!

🔥 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review—your support helps keep the taps flowing! Until next time, sip, savor, and adventure on! 🍺✨