Oct 30, 2025

Lying just south of the city of Bordeaux is one of the oldest winemaking regions in the Bordeaux AOC -- Graves. Graves, along with it sub appellation of Pessac-Leognan are covered in this show as two of the great of Bordeaux.  

Graves has a wine history stretching back to 100 BCE when the Romans first settled this...

Oct 22, 2025

I happen to be in Sicily with a group of Patrons (this could be you if you join Patreon!). 

While I was in Verona at Wine2Wine, in 2019, I had the honor to speak with Alessio Planeta, President at Assovini Sicilia and Owner at Planeta Winery

For five centuries and through seventeen generations, Planeta has been...

Oct 15, 2025

This time I revisit a show from long ago on Wine Etiquette. In this Back-to-Basics episode, I cover the three main places you would use etiquette - a dinner party, a restaurant, and a tasting room. 

I address: 

The Dinner Party: What to bring a host, a good welcome drink, whether or not to open a bottle that a guest...

Oct 7, 2025

You will get no better primer on Santa Barbara wine country than in the show. Wes Hagen comes on to school us on his region. 

Ask anyone in Santa Barbara wine about Wes Hagen and they'll tell you he is a legend. He has worked in Santa Barbara wine for 30+ years as a vineyard manager, winemaker, hospitality specialist,...

Oct 1, 2025

It’s been 13 years since I’ve done a grape miniseries on Tempranillo, so it was high time! This grape has come a long way in a decade +, proving that it has more nuance, terroir driven finesse, and versatility than it gets credit for. 

Tempranillo is now the third most widely planted wine grape in the world, at...