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Another Bottle Down
by Mark Rashap and Jessica Dupuy
Revived from a previous iteration in 2022, Another Bottle Down explores the when, what, why, and how of the wine and spirits world. Join us as we share the ins and outs, the stories, and our honest insights one bottle at at time.
Episodes
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Upcoming Fundraiser- Grapes for Good with Mandi Nelson
On today's show, we have a short bonus episode with Mandi Nelson, the organizer of the upcoming fundraiser, Grapes for Good. This is a wine event in Austin, Texas, presented by ATX Somms and featuring local sommeliers pouring some of their favorite wines. Come out for a wonderful evening on...
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Alberto Navarro of Loco Tequila
Alberto Navarro has spent much of his career thinking about tequila from nearly every angle. He began in consumer marketing before moving into the spirits world with Casa Pedro Domecq and later Pernod Ricard, where his work took him from commercial leadership into global tequila education and...
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Paolo Bava and the Diversity of Piedmont
On today's show we have the second episode that Mark recorded while visiting Piedmont a couple months ago for the fall truffle season. Paolo Bava is in charge of the wine production and vineyards at Cantine Bava, which has vineyard holdings in Cocconato (Asti), Castiglione Falleto (Barolo), Nizza...
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Chris Kajani of Bouchaine Vineyards in Carneros California
On our first episode of 2026, Jessica sits down with Chris Kajani, President and Head Winemaker of Bouchaine Vineyards in Carneros California. They have an in-depth discussion of all things growing high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Napa Valley's coolest and most southerly growing region....
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Madeira for the New Year!
Join Jessica and Mark as they put a close to 2025 and welcome 2026 with an in depth discussion on Madeira, the island and its wines. Mark has been passionate about Madeira for over a decade, partially because it is under-appreciated and is often mistakenly lumped in with Port. They delve into all...
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Building Wine Business with Charles Lazzara
Charles Lazzara is the owner and founder of Volio Imports, an import company focused on but not exclusive to Italian wine. Jessica and Charles chat about the early days of Volio and how it started as a wholesaler of wine in Colorado. Eventually, the sale of the wholesale business led to a full...
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The Sparkling Wines of Elisa Christopher Winery
On today's show, Mark and Jessica kick off the holiday season and head out to the Texas Hill Country to check out an over-performing winery, Elisa Christopher. They sit down with the owner/ winemaker, Elisa Jones, who is quickly making a name for herself in the Texas industry as a leader for...
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Barolo through the Ages with Roberto Bruno of Fontanafredda
On today's show, Jessica interviews Roberto Bruno, CEO and Commercial Director of Fontanafredda in the commune Serralunga d'Alba in Barolo. Roberto has worked at this historic estate for 34 years and has even lived for a time in the eponymous village. Roberto and Jessica get into the origins of...
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Riccardo Fratton from San Polo in Montalcino
On today's show, we have Riccardo Fratton, head winemaker of San Polo in Montalcino, Italy. Riccardo was raised in the Veneto region but didn't really blossom as a winemaker until working in California. He was so impressed by the level of experimentation and a sort of freshness to winemaking that...
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Mark and Jessica Talk Tariffs
On today's show, Mark and Jessica break down the current tariffs and other economic factors that are affecting the wine industry. This episode was recorded on April 30th, 2025, perhaps the situation has changed by the time you listen. More information on the US Wine Trade Alliance. Here are some…
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Mark and Jessica Recap 2024
Mark and Jessica take this episode to reflect on 2024 and dig into some trends in the broader industry as well as themes that have come up in their personal circle. Front-and-center topics span non-alcohol wines, AI in wine journalism as well as the broader industry, and what regions are still...
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Morgan Twain-Peterson and the Old Vines of California
On today's episode, Mark catches up with Morgan Twain-Peterson, owner, founder and winemaker of Bedrock Wine Company in Sonoma, California. Morgan grew up in a winemaking family as his father Joel Peterson was founder and winemaker of Ravenswood. Ravenswood started out as a side-hustle for Joel…
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Thanksgiving 2024 with Austin Farina
On this year's Thanksgiving episode, Jessica and Mark have on Austin Farina, wine director of Jeffrey's, Sammie's, and a number of other MML Hospitality restaurants. They kick off the discussion with a commentary of the recent publishing of the Michelin guide for Texas. Then, they dig into...
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Alessandro Marini and the Power of Merlot and Sangiovese
Alessandro Marini is head winemaker at Tenuta Luce in Montalcino. Originally coming from the Marche, Alessandro spent time working at wineries in California and then Bordeaux, where he also obtained his Enology degree. Tenuta Luce was originally conceived as a partnership between the Frescobaldi...
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Pietro Russo MW and the Brilliance of Grillo
Pietro Russo is the third Master of Wine in Italy and part of the group of Italian MW's who are now being referred to as the "Three Muscateers" (coined by Stevie Kim of VinItaly). He grew up in the region of Marsala and after travelling the world and making wine in other countries returned to...
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Matt Dees and Extreme Winemaking in Santa Barbara
Matt Dees is the winemaker for sister properties Jonata and the Hilt. Matt and Jessica catch up about all things Santa Barbara from soils and geography to the more philosophical approach to wine. Useful links referenced in the episode: www.jonata.com www.thehiltestate.com/ AVA's of Santa Barbara
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Chris Brundrett and Growing Wine in Texas
Chris Brundrett is co-founder and CEO of William Chris Wine Company and William Chris Vineyards. Chris and Jessica catch up on the state of the Texas industry and the origins of William Chris Vineyards. https://www.williamchriswines.com/ This is Texas Wine Podcast with Shelly Wilfong:...
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Somm Secrets: Molly Austad on Sicily and What's Hot at Bludorn
Molly Austad is wine director at one of our favorite spots in Houston: Bludorn, Navy Blue, and the upcoming Bar Bludorn. She digs into the process of being a wine director for a multi-location restaurant group and talks about her 'guest-driven' approach. Additionally, she breaks down why Sicily…
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On the Road with Brian Freedman in Italy: Piedmont and Tuscany with Gaja and the Sannio DOC
Earlier this fall, Jessica had a chance to explore a few Italian wine regions including Piedmont, Tuscany, and Sannio. Joining her on these trips was the every charming and loquacious Brian Freedman, a fellow wine writer, educator, and author of Crushed: How a Changing Climate is Altering the Way...
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Eugenio Jardim breaks down Portugal and so much more
Eugenio Jardim is the US ambassador for Wines of Portugal and wears several additional hats in his private companies WiFi Wine Time and My Private Somm. He is also Brand Ambassador for Ernest Vineyards in the West Sonoma Coast and Loco Tequila. Jessica describes Eugenio as the "one man party,"…
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Inside the Wine Industry with Matt Dulle, Part 2
On today's show, Jessica welcomes back wine industry veteran Matt Dulle . Matt was on the show a couple months ago but has since taken up the post of Wine Director at Wolfgang Puck's Spago, Beverly Hills. Matt and Jessica tackle a variety of subjects from the interplay of wine and cocktails in…
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Tea at the Cultured Cup
On today's show, Jessica connects with Kyle Stewart, co-owner of the specialty tea shop in Dallas, the Cultured Cup. They discuss all things tea, from the mythology around the origins in ancient China to the various styles and methods of processing. Throughout the conversation, they draw very...
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Bonus Show: One Year Anniversary
On today's bonus show, Mark and Jessica reflect on the one year anniversary of their partnership and the reboot of Another Bottle Down. They revist some of their favorite shows from the past year, reveal some intriguing statistics, and chat about what they'll be exploring in the year to come.…
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Ryan Cooper on dismantling wine snobbery
On today's show, we catch up with Ryan Cooper, owner and operator of Every Wine, a wine education and entertainment company in Houston, TX. Ryan is an innovative thinker in the world of wine and has developed unique protocol on how to connect with wine lovers of all levels. It starts by...
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Matt Dulle provides insight into the restaurant industry (and other musings...)
With over 25yrs in the hospitality industry, Matt Dulle's hospitality career ranges from St. Louis to Chicago to SF/Northern California. Matt has been, most notably, part of the opening team at SingleThread in Healdsberg, CA, and Beverage Director at Lazy Bear in San Francisco. He's an Anvanced...
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Collio: The Great Italian White Wines with Attems Winery
In this episode of Another Bottle Down, Jessica shares a conversation over lunch with Friulian winemaker Daniele Vuerich of Attems winery in Collio and Master Sommelier Craig Collins of Vintus wine importers. The two share about the unique elements of the region and the elegant wines it produces....
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Kelli White on Napa Cab
Kelli White is a wine writer and educator, currently serving as Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood in Napa Valley. She also has written one of the most important books on the Napa Valley, Napa Valley Then and Now. Jessica and Mark could think of no better person to come on the...
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Champagne and TrentoDOC with Alan Tardi and Matteo Lunelli
As we say farewell to 2022, we thought it fitting to discuss the bottles of wine most likely to be popped to welcome the New Year: Champagne / Sparkling wine. This week, Mark catches up with chef, restaurateur, sommelier, and consultant, Alan Tardi on a bit of the history and current trends in…
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Judging the Vintner's Cup: Best of Texas Wine
In this episode, Mark and Jessica discuss the results for the Texas Vintner's Cup, an evaluation of more than 200 Texas wines organized for the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Monthly magazine. The goal: Narrow down a case of 12 Top Texas Wines for 2022. Joining Jessica for the…
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The White Wines of Spain with Justin Vann
Justin Vann has been selling wine and spirits in his native Houston for more than 11 years. He started around the age of 22, on the floor at Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse as well as in retail and as a wine consultant for Houston-area liquor stores and restaurants. He was the owner and wine buyer for...
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New Show, New Look, New Hosts
Revived from a previous iteration in 2022, Another Bottle Down explores the when, what, why, and how of the wine and spirits world. Get to know hosts Mark Rashap and Jessica Dupuy as they share a little about their backgrounds and what you can look forward to with Another Bottle Down. Follow…
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Wild Ferments with Henry Crowson
Henry Crowson, owner of Crowson Wines, is new to the Hill Country of Texas in Johnson City with his tasting room being open for about 3 months. Henry is quite the dynamic personality with very strong opinions on how he wants to be making Texas wine. He is a proponent of natural fermentations, no...
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Cesare Cecchi on Tuscany
Cesare was born with the taste of Sangiovese in his mouth, as he says it. He's 4th generation to be making wine in Chianti Classico, and we dig into so many topics that are very relevant in today's wine world. From the introduction to the Gran Selezione tier to what is happening with the branding...
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Crossing of Podcast Worlds with Mike G plus the Texas Wine Revolution!
Mike G and his podcast Show de Vie dig into the spirits world and all the colorful personalities behind the hard stuff. We cross paths on his 226th episode and my 130th-ish, to talk about so many intersections of what we do, the podcasting industry, all of our great experiences, and so much more....
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Introducing Guild: A new Austin Restaurant
Stuart Thomajan, owner of the Chameleon Group, and Sterling Ridings, Chef and Partner, come on the show to talk about the highly anticipated opening of Guild. The Chameleon group is responsible for the Austin dining hot spots Swift's Attic and Wu Chow, and with early March as the slated opening...
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Texas Wine Month: Messina Hof
Messina Hof, founded in 1977, is currently making 90 different wines from 33 varieties, wow! Paul and Karen Bonarigo, second generation owners, come on the podcast to talk about the evolution of Texas wine, the history and future of Messina Hof, and so much more. Check it out!
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Texas Wine Month: Doug Lewis
We're continuing to interview Texas winemakers who are innovating and raising the bar in celebration of October being Texas Wine Month. Doug Lewis of Lewis Wines is certainly positioned in the vanguard and has his finger on the pulse of what is really going both in the Hill Country and the High...
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Wine on Ice!
Membership drive is in full swing! This is an amazing radio station that allows this podcast, I'd love the support! On this show, we have other programmers and KOOP personalities come on the show to taste and talk about what are the best wines to have ON ICE! Feel the KOOP love and the diversity…
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Texas 2017 Harvest Update!
We're in the throws of summer, and the Texas grape harvest is in full swing. We talk with winemakers across the state to get the low down of where the harvest is and where it's going across the state. It's an early harvest, but there's high hopes for the Hill Country and High Plains; "no…
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From Long Island to Texas!
Regan and Carey Meador come into the KOOP studios to share with us their quest to first produce highly acclaimed wine on the North Fork of Long Island then their transition to Texas. We get all the juicy facts of Long Island wine as well as a strong argument for why we should all be excited about...
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A Different Nebbiolo: ArPePe in the Valtellina
Isabella Pelizzatti Perego is 5th generation wine producer in the Valtellina of Northern Italy, and comes on the show to talk about her amazing wines, vineyard and cru-focused Nebbiolo. She talks about the differences of Nebbiolo from her vineyards, locally called Chiavenasca, and that of Barolo...
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Grayson Davies talks North Texas Vineyards
Grayson is winemaker of Arché Vineyard and Winery in Saint Jo, about an hour North of Dallas. An odd place you might guess for vineyards, but Grayson explains how the conditions are unique and perfect for grapes. Arché was the first to move into the neighborhood, but now there are a number of...
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RLV Winemaker Kyle Johnston
Kyle Johnston talks about his experience in setting up this brand new winery RLV in Coleman Texas. Centered around the Rancho Loma getaway ranch and restaurant, their first vintage is 2016, and the tasting room just opened to the public. He's working with some fantastic vineyards from around the...
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Barks for Beers- May Fundraiser
Check out an interview with Mike Pizinger and Max Woodfin, the organizers of Barks for Beers, a Central Texas fundraiser for Divine Canines. You buy a pint glass for $20 at one of over 30 participating breweries in Austin and surrounding areas and they get a free beer at the rest of the 30...
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Pizza, Wine, and Vibrant Flavors
Steven Dilley, owner of Bufalina, and Murph Willcott, owner of Texas French Bread, come on the show to talk all things pizza and the Austin restaurant scene. These guys are lovers of vibrant wine made by real people, growers that we can get behind and support. Beaujolais, Muscadet, Burgundy, and...
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Slow Wine comes through Austin, TX
The 2017 Slow Wine Tour of the US stopped in Austin, TX on Jan 30th. They were also spreading the word in San Francisco, Seattle, and New York. In this show, we'll hear from the organizers Giancarlo Gariglio and Jonathan Gebser, as well as a handful of producers who are doing amazing things off…
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Patrick Baudouin, winegrower and scholar of Chenin Blanc
Patrick Baudouin is descendant of several generations of wine growers in Anjou, the Loire Valley, and has been making wine for 26 years. He tells us of his research into the origins of Chenin Blanc and explains the diverse styles, from the bone-dry Savennières to the sweet and noble Quartes de...
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The Christmas Special Blind Tasting, TX vs the World
Wow, we're in the thick of the holidays with everybody looking for gifts for their family members, bosses, colleagues, customers, and loved ones. I decided to put a couple of the top scoring wines with the Texas Wine Journal, up against some heavy hitting wines from around the world (thanks to...
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Alan Tardi and his year in Champagne
In his 2016 book, Champagne, Uncorked, Alan Tardi chronicles a year he spent in Champagne at the prominent house Krug. He tells us of the inner-workings of making wine in this region: the dynamics of the growers and houses, the blending trials, the ageing, and a history that has been mystified...
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Thanksgiving Call-In Extravaganza!
I'm very proud to post an amazing discussion with Murph Willcott of Texas French Bread and Paul Ozbirn of Parkside Projects. With these amazing wine and food gurus, we take calls from the Austin wine loving public. Listen to get the full story on what to serve with your Thanksgiving dinner!
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Revived from a previous iteration in 2022, Another Bottle Down explores the when, what, why, and how of the wine and spirits world. Join us as we share the ins and outs, the stories, and our honest insights one bottle at at time.
HOSTED BY
Mark Rashap and Jessica Dupuy
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