Episode 278: Confessions of a wine bar owner

Harvest is here. For over five centuries, grapes have been harvested for wine in the Mexican high desert—and where there is harvest, there are parties. But not like this one.Today, Jason Wise is at Ca...

21 Aug 30min

Recorded live in Napa at the Cameo cinema, this is the story of how Kirk Parsons, of Parsons fine wines - went from the Marines to a leader in importing wines from Georgia to the United States.  You c...

6 Aug 18min

Can Oregon become one of the world’s great sparkling wine regions? It has already made remarkable progress, but the road has been far from easy. In this episode, we talk with the Executive Wine Editor...

30 Jul 37min

An exclusive conversation about one of the most extraordinary discoveries in the history of wine with Irakli Gilauri of Gilauri Wines & Alex Fondren.Hidden beneath a capital city lies a forgotten cell...

21 Jul 36min

Our newest film, Echoes of Wine, is now streaming on SOMM TV. Experience 8,000 years of history, culture, and, of course, wine in the country of Georgia. Subscribe today at SOMMtv.com.On today’s episo...

1 Jul 45min

Ahead of the July 1 release of Echoes of Wine on SOMM TV, we tell the story of the world’s oldest winemaking nation. After enduring 8,000 years of history—and decades under Soviet rule that threatened...

22 Jun 24min

A fake restaurant. A fake wine list. Some of the worst-reviewed Italian wines from a major wine publication.Then someone submitted that fake restaurant for an award from the same magazine.  The result...

17 Jun 36min

A revolution has begun in Oregon and it could change American wine forever.  After decades of experimentation, hard work, and dreams - the greatest sparkling wine producers in Oregon have banded toget...

11 Jun 58min