#45 - Sommelier & Wine Author (Marnie Old)
Episode 45 of the The BrewedAt Podcast podcast, hosted by BrewedAt, titled "#45 - Sommelier & Wine Author (Marnie Old)" was published on April 23, 2025 and runs 76 minutes.
April 23, 2025 ·76m · The BrewedAt Podcast
Summary
Host Richie Tevlin talks with Marnie Old, one of the country’s top wine experts and a trailblazer in drinks education. A former sommelier at Striped Bass, beverage director for Meal Ticket Restaurant Group & former Director of Wine at the French Culinary Institute. Marnie made her mark in the restaurant world before becoming a nationally recognized author, educator, and media voice. She’s the author of the bestselling Wine: A Tasting Course, a longtime columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the creator of the popular Wine Simplified YouTube series. Marnie Old Resources: https://www.meetmarnieold.com/ Books Videos About Marnie @MeetMarnieOld _______________________________________ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR: Zilka & Co Brewing Supplies: https://zilkaandcompany.com/elementor-1120/ Brad Adelson - Technical Expert [email protected] 818-400-7323 _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Restaurants Vetri Cucina - Spruce Street, PHL Stripped Bass - Walnut Street, PHL - Closed Parc - Philadelphia, PA Bleu - Closed Tony Lukes - Local Cheesesteak Restaurant Fish Market Avenue B - Spruce Street, PHL - Closed Monk's Cafe - Epi 42 - Philadelphia, PA Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA Human Robot - Epi 10 & 15 - Philadelphia, PA The Seed: A Living Beer Project - Atlantic City, NJ Sam Adams Brewery - Boston, MA Yuengling Brewery - Pottsville, PA Mentioned People Kevin Zraly - American Wine Educator Neil Stein - Founder of Meal Ticket Restaurant Group Melissa Monosoff - Education Director for the Court of Master Sommeliers Bob Trimble - USA Wine Sales and Marketing Executive Stephen Starr - Founder of Starr Restaurant Group Mark McGuigan - President of the German Society of PA Sam Calagione - Founder of Dogfish Head Tom Peters - Epi 42 - Owner of Monk’s Cafe John Wagner - Founder of Lager Yeast Bill Covaleski - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Frank Saba Tom Kehoe - Epi 36 - Founder of Yards Brewing Mentioned Businesses The French Culinary Institute Brewers of PA Windows on the World: Wine Course - Book Court of Master Sommelier Kimmel Center The Union League American Sommelier Association Walnut Hill College German Society of PA DK Publishing Lativan Society of PA _______________________________________ What We Drank? Hofbräu Dunkel Dunkel Lager | 5.5% Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München ---------------------------------- Porter Black Lager | 4.7% Yuengling Brewery ---------------------------------- Tmavy 13° Lager | 5.3% | Czech Saaz Human Robot Beer ---------------------------------- _______________________________________ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast Tik Tok: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast YouTube: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast LinkedIn: BrewedAt Website: www.brewedat.com
Episode Description
Host Richie Tevlin talks with Marnie Old, one of the country’s top wine experts and a trailblazer in drinks education. A former sommelier at Striped Bass, beverage director for Meal Ticket Restaurant Group & former Director of Wine at the French Culinary Institute. Marnie made her mark in the restaurant world before becoming a nationally recognized author, educator, and media voice. She’s the author of the bestselling Wine: A Tasting Course, a longtime columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the creator of the popular Wine Simplified YouTube series.
Marnie Old Resources:
https://www.meetmarnieold.com/
_______________________________________
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:
Zilka & Co Brewing Supplies: https://zilkaandcompany.com/elementor-1120/
Brad Adelson - Technical Expert
818-400-7323
_______________________________________
EPISODE NOTES:
Mentioned Restaurants
- Vetri Cucina - Spruce Street, PHL
- Stripped Bass - Walnut Street, PHL - Closed
- Parc - Philadelphia, PA
- Bleu - Closed
- Tony Lukes - Local Cheesesteak Restaurant
- Fish Market
- Avenue B - Spruce Street, PHL - Closed
- Monk's Cafe - Epi 42 - Philadelphia, PA
- Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA
- Human Robot - Epi 10 & 15 - Philadelphia, PA
- The Seed: A Living Beer Project - Atlantic City, NJ
- Sam Adams Brewery - Boston, MA
- Yuengling Brewery - Pottsville, PA
Mentioned People
- Kevin Zraly - American Wine Educator
- Neil Stein - Founder of Meal Ticket Restaurant Group
- Melissa Monosoff - Education Director for the Court of Master Sommeliers
- Bob Trimble - USA Wine Sales and Marketing Executive
- Stephen Starr - Founder of Starr Restaurant Group
- Mark McGuigan - President of the German Society of PA
- Sam Calagione - Founder of Dogfish Head
- Tom Peters - Epi 42 - Owner of Monk’s Cafe
- John Wagner - Founder of Lager Yeast
- Bill Covaleski - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing
- Frank Saba
- Tom Kehoe - Epi 36 - Founder of Yards Brewing
Mentioned Businesses
- The French Culinary Institute
- Brewers of PA
- Windows on the World: Wine Course - Book
- Court of Master Sommelier
- Kimmel Center
- The Union League
- American Sommelier Association
- Walnut Hill College
- German Society of PA
- DK Publishing
- Lativan Society of PA
_______________________________________
What We Drank?
- Hofbräu Dunkel
- Dunkel Lager | 5.5%
- Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München
- ----------------------------------
- Porter
- Black Lager | 4.7%
- Yuengling Brewery
- ----------------------------------
- Tmavy 13°
- Lager | 5.3% | Czech Saaz
- Human Robot Beer
- ----------------------------------
_______________________________________
STAY CONNECTED:
Instagram: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast
Tik Tok: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast
YouTube: @brewedat / @thebrewedatpodcast
LinkedIn: BrewedAt
Website: www.brewedat.com
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