Episode 1: The Future of Wine - My Story

Welcome to Wine with Jon, a podcast for wine professionals thinking about the future of our industry.I'm Jonathan Frutkin—wine educator, collector, and owner of Preface Wine Bar in Delray Beach, Florida. In this first episode, I share my journey from food enthusiast to wine obsessive, and why I believe we need to have honest conversations abouthow to make wine compelling to younger generations.This isn't your typical wine podcast. We're not doing tasting notes or vintage reports. Instead, each week I'll sit down with sommeliers, winemakers, retailers, importers, and content creators to explore one question: How do we welcome new people into wine?In This Episode: • My origin story: from cutting vineyard vines to opening a wine bar • The intimidation gap that keeps peopleout of wine • Why I designed Preface as both a wine store and wine bar • How technology and AI can extend (not replace) human connection • What's coming next on this podcastIf you work in wine and you're thinking about these questions, this podcast is for you. Let's figure out the future together.Follow Wine with Jon: Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @WineWithJon