Eric Asimov: Wine Through a New York Times Lens

Eric Asimov has spent decades asking one of wine's most important questions: What makes a bottle worth paying attention to? As Chief Wine Critic of The New York Times, Eric has helped shape the way generations of readers think about wine—not through scores or status, but through culture, place, people, and the simple pleasure of drinking something meaningful. In this episode of Wine Pros on the Go, Lauren sits down with one of the most influential voices in modern wine writing for a wide-ranging conversation about how his career began, how wine culture has evolved, and why curiosity may be more valuable than expertise. They explore authenticity, taste, storytelling, the changing wine industry, and what gets lost when we make wine more complicated than it needs to be. Thoughtful, candid, and refreshingly human, this is a conversation about much more than what's in the glass. It's about learning to trust your own taste—and remembering why we fell in love with wine in the first place. Wine Pros on the Go is produced in Atlanta, Georgia. Thank you for listening to Wine Pros on the Go. Hosted by sommelier and wine educator Lauren Crim, the podcast explores wine through the people, places, ideas, and stories that make it worth caring about—from the world's great regions and bottles to the voices shaping wine today. Because wine is more than what's in the glass. It's culture, history, geography, memory—and one of the best reasons to gather around a table. Subscribe to Wine Pros on the Go wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you enjoy the show, leave a rating and share it with someone who loves wine—or simply wants to understand it better. Better Wine. Better Stories. #WineProsOnTheGo #WinePodcast #WineEducation #Sommelier #WineCulture