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Wine Enthusiast Podcast — 225 episodes

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Episode 222: And Just Like That... Sarah Jessica Parker Makes Jalapeño Wine

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Episode 221: 3 Up-and-Coming Italian Wine Regions You Absolutely Need on Your Radar

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Episode 220: 'It's Meant to Be a Good Time, Guys': Elizabeth Banks Is Over Wine Snobbery

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Episode 219: Want to Eat and Drink Like a President? We're Not So Sure

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Episode 218: I Transitioned at the Peak of My Wine Career—and Wine Tastes Different Now

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Episode 217: Australia's Most Coveted Wine Has No Website, Tasting Room, or Marketing

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Episode 216: If ACOTAR Taught Us Anything, It's 'Don't Drink the Faerie Wine'

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Episode 215: Moscato d'Asti Is the Moment

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Episode 213: What's Next for the Wine Importer Who Took Down the Trump Tariffs at the Supreme Court?

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Episode 212: After 10 Grammy Wins, Norah Jones' Pivot to Wine Is Hitting the Right Notes

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Episode 211: Everyone in Hollywood Has a Spirit Brand—But Are They Making Any Money?

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Episode 210: Meet the Somm Who Brought Wine to Life in 'Drops of God'

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Episode 209: Ashley Graham Upended the Fashion World. Next Up? Wine

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Episode 208: Super Bowl Champion Will Blackmon Proves That Wine and Football Belong Together

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Episode 207: Sobriety Looks a Little Different for This Sommelier

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Episode 206: Our Resident Cocktail Expert Predicts the Biggest Drink Trends of 2026

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Episode 205: We Reviewed 25,000 Wines This Year—These Are the Top 3

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Episode 204: An Insider's Guide to the Best Drinks at Disney World

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Episode 203: Two Decades in, Bravo Is a Window Into How America Drinks

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Episode 202: 'Witchy' Winemaking Traditions Date Back Millennia

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Episode 201: You Should All Be Drinking Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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Episode 200: Why Is Oregon Producing So Many High-Quality, Affordable Wines?

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Episode 199: In Defense of Grocery Store Wines

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Episode 198: It's Time to Retire These Wine Terms

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Episode 197: How the Wine Industry Can Appeal to Gen Z, According to Future 40 Pros

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Episode 196: Regina King's New Orange Wine Tells a Deeply Personal Story

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Episode 195: How the Fake Somm on 'The Bear' Learned Real Skills

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Episode 194: Out With Low-Alc? BuzzBallz and XXL Lead a Growing Trend

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Episode 193: Will Gen Z Ever Drink Wine?

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Episode 192: What Does the Pope Drink? Inside the Vatican's Quietly Influential Wine Scene

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Episode 191: The Next Great Nation of Wine Lovers? India, Says the Country's First Master of Wine

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Episode 190: In 'Blood Vines,' a Tale of Wine Fraud, White Zinfandel and Murder

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Episode 189: Actor Kyle MacLachlan and Dan Wampfler are Pursued by Bear

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Episode 188: Cannabis Beverages Are Actually Really Good Now

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Episode 187: A New Generation in Thailand Is Falling in Love with Wine

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Episode 186: Are $30 Margaritas the Future? The Spirits Industry Reacts to Tariffs

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Episode 185: Decoding the Vintage Chart in an Age of Climate Chaos

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Episode 184: The Big Problem with Anti-Alcohol Studies

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Episode 183: Is Water Ruining Your Wine?

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Episode 182: Is a Neo-Prohibitionist Agenda Shaping Alcohol Policy in Oregon?

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Episode 181: How Will Wine Fare Under Trump?

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Episode 180: The Art of Spiked Baking with Cookbook Author Jessie Sheehan

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Episode 179: Going Deep on Our 2025 Drink Predictions

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Episode 178: How Do You Find Balance When Consuming Alcohol Is Your Job?

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Episode 177: Scary Stories From Haunted Wineries

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Episode 176: The Calling Winemaker James MacPhail on the Ripple Effect of Many Passionate People Working Together

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Episode 175: Is the Canned Wine Industry Turning Its Corner?

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Episode 174: MJ Towler (a.k.a. @BlackWineGuy) Takes Over the Wine Enthusiast Podcast

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Episode 173: In Today's T.V. and Film Landscape, Product Placement Isn't Always What You Think It Is

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Episode 172: The Magic of Aperitivo: How Drinking Like an Italian Can Enhance Your Well-Being

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Episode 171: Can Unsnobby Wine Books Save the Industry? 'Rebel School of Wine' Is Trying

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Episode 170: Why Wine-Lovers (and Everyone Else) Are Obsessed With Italy

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Episode 169: What's Trending in the Wine World, According to Dave Rudman of WSET Americas

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Episode 168: Two Years Into the Russian Invasion, Ukrainian Nightlife Is Thriving

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Episode 167: Is the Natural Wine Movement at a Crossroads?

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Episode 166: Additives in Tequila Are Hugely Controversial. But Do They Really Matter?

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Episode 165: Can You Enjoy Wine Culture Without Actually Drinking?

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Episode 164: What Makes a Private-Label Wine?

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Episode 163: Rex Pickett and the Making of Sideways 20 Years Later

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Episode 162: What's the Difference Between a Wine Cellar, Fridge and Cooler?

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Episode 161: The Armenian Wine Renaissance

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Episode 160: Want to Work in Wine? Three Successful Winemakers Reveal What it's Really Like

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Episode 159: The Drinks We're Loving Right Now

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Episode 158: What It's Like to Be a Sober Sommelier

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Episode 157: Is Dry January the Healthy Move? Blue Zones' Dan Buettner Weighs In

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Episode 156: Issa Rae, the New Patron Saint of Prosecco?

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Episode 155: How to Make Chardonnay for the Ages

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Episode 154: Is There a Right Way To Pair Wine?

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Episode 153: Where Is Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Now?

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Episode 152: Why Making Wine Education Less Stuffy Could Save the Industry

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Episode 151: Empowering Latinas in Wine Starts With Community

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Episode 150: Is There a Right Way to Talk About Wine?

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Episode 149: How Climate Change is Impacting Harvest For One Winery

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Episode 148: Why Is Orange Wine Suddenly Everywhere?

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Episode 147: An Exploration of Portugal's Under-the-Radar Wines

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Episode 146 What Makes a Great Italian Wine Bar?

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Episode 145: Is the Sober Curious Movement a Fad or Here to Stay?

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Episode 144:The Canned Wine Brand Reimagining Outdoor Drinking

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Episode 143: Does Napa Valley Have a Problem With Younger Wine Drinkers?

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Episode 142: Why French Wine Is Undergoing Changes It Hasn't Seen In Over A Century

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Episode 141: Why the Best Domestic Caviar is Coming Out of Northern California

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Episode 140: On the Decade Wine Blew Up in the U.S.

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Episode 139: Is White Zinfandel a Rosé? And More Rosé Questions Answered

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Episode 138: Why Expanding Wine Education is Essential for a More Inclusive Industry

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Episode 137: Why There Are So Many Rules Around Champagne Production

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Episode 136: What Does Work-Life Balance Look Like in Wine?

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Special Presentation of Vinfamous: Episode 101: Murder in the Vineyard

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Episode 135: TikTok is Having a Major Impact on the Wine World

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Wine Enthusiast Presents: Vinfamous

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134: NBA's Tony Parker on What Basketball and Wine Have in Common

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Episode 133: NBA Star Carmelo Anthony Talks About His New Wine Label, The Seventh Estate

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In Partnership With Somm TV: The Story of the World's Oldest Vine

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Episode 132: The Story Behind the Best Blended Whiskey in America

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Episode 131: Actor and Winery Owner Sam Neill Talks New Zealand Wine

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Episode 130: How Restaurants Create Successful Beverage Programs

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Episode 129: The Bubbly That Should Be on Your Radar Right Now

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Episode 128: Making French More Approachable With French Wine Influencer Katie Melchior

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Episode 127: What Does Sustainability in Wine Actually Mean?

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Episode 126: Making the Case for Natural Wine with Jenny Lefcourt

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Episode 125: Winemaker Vivianne Kennedy on Finding Her Footing as a Trans Winemaker

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Episode 124: Future 40: Kara Newman Talks to Dr. Nicola Nice, founder of Pomp and Whimsy

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Episode 123: Future 40: 2022 Beer Tastemakers

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Episode 122: Brooklyn's First Black-Owned Champagne Brand is Breaking Barriers

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Episode 121: The Evolving Cannabis Landscape

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Episode 120: What is Regenerative Agriculture?

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Episode 119: Sustainability and Spirits

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Episode 118: From White to Black: Interview with Vintner Iris Rideau

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Episode 117: Should Younger Generations Care About Napa Valley Wine?

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Episode 116: England, The Newest New World Wine Country

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Episode 115: Embracing the Graciano Goof in California's Central Coast

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Episode 114: Without Clean Water, There is No Beer

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Episode 113: What's Next for Wine Sustainability

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Episode 112: Women in Drinks History, Part Three—Female Winemakers' Shared Experiences

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Episode 111: Women in Drinks History, Part Two—The Grandes Dames of Champagne

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Episode 110: Women in Drinks History, Part One—Women in Brewing

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Episode 109: Don't Overthink Hot Cocktails

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Episode 108: Cold as Ice—An Exploration of Ice Wines, Ciders and Beers

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Episode 107: It's No Big Deal if You Don't Drink

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Episode 106: Drink Resolutions for the New Year

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Episode 105: Cheers to a Bubbly New Year

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Episode 104: Don't Pair Wine and Food—Pair Wine and Mood

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Episode 103: A Look at Festive Drinks for the Holiday Season

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Episode 102: When the Worlds of Wine and Beer Collide

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Episode 101: Aromatic White Wines from California's Central Coast

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Episode 100: 100 Wines for Our 100th Episode

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Episode 99: Get Your Wine On in a Virtual Space (40 Under 40 of 2021 Series - Part 3)

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Episode 98: Why is IPA so Unstoppable? (40 Under 40 of 2021 Series - Part 2)

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Episode 97: The Power of Social Media in Wine (40 Under 40 of 2021 Series - Part 1)

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Episode 96: Love Hard Seltzer? Have We Got a Wine for You!

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Episode 95: There's No Better Time to Drink South African Wine

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Episode 94: Summer 2021 Outdoor "Entertaining"

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Episode 93: The Current State of American Lagers

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Episode 92: The Wide World of Italian Sparkling Wine

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Episode 91: Is There Anything New to Say About Rosé?

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Episode 90: Exploring the Drinks Influence of First Australians

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Episode 89: Is Wine Art?

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Episode 88: Germany's Au Naturel Challenge

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Episode 87: Why Is Natural Wine So Divisive?

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Episode 86: California's Women in Wine—Part 2

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Episode 85: California's Women in Wine—Part 1

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Episode 84: The Insane Appeal of South African Chardonnay

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Episode 83: Put a (Better) Cork In It

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Episode 82: A Wine Lover's Guide to Mezcal

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Episode 81: What's Next for Craft Beer in 2021

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Episode 80: New Year, New Wine Beginnings

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Episode 79: How Much Should You Spend on Sparkling Wine, Really?

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Episode 78: At Home for the Holidays

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Episode 77: California Cool-Climate Syrah

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Episode 76: Best Buys for the Holidays

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Episode 75: Wine Myths Debunked—Take 3

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Episode 74: The Craftsmanship of Whisky Distilling (40 Under 40 of 2020 Series – Part 4)

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Episode 73: New Spaces in the Drinks World (40 Under 40 of 2020 Series – Part 3)

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Episode 72: The Changing Tides of Craft Beer (40 Under 40 of 2020 Series – Part 2)

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Episode 71: Does Wine Have an Accessibility Problem? (40 Under 40 of 2020 Series – Part 1)

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Episode 70: 50 Shades of Pink—Puglia's Rosé Rainbow

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Episode 69: A Celebration of IPAs and All Things Hoppy

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Episode 68: Greece's Island Wines

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Episode 67: Old Vines and New Blood on California's Central Coast

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Episode 66: Hard Seltzer Hits the Brewing World

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Episode 65: Leading Lights—Aussie Reds Bucking the Big-Boned Stereotype

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Episode 64: California Sparkling Wine Gets Serious

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Episode 63: Wine Myths Debunked—Take Two

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Episode 62: Excellent Red Wines of Austria

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Episode 61: Bargain Bordeaux

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Episode 60: New Zealand Beyond Sauvignon Blanc

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Episode 59: Diverse Styles of Russian River Pinot Noir

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Episode 58: Rhône Blends Rise in Paso Robles

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Episode 57: New York State of Wine

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Episode 56: Sonoma Rosé on the Rise

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Episode 55: Drink the other go-to fizz of the French

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Episode 54: Ancient Greek Wines for the Modern Drinker

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Episode 53: Diverse Shiraz from Down Under

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Episode 52: Bright, Fresh, Chillable Red Wines from the Central Coast

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Episode 51: The Many Faces of Summer's Best White, Chenin Blanc

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Episode 50: Future Wine Trends

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Episode 49: The Enthusiast 100 Round Table

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Episode 48: Climate Change and Wine

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Episode 47: California's Real Red Wine Blends

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Episode 46: The Science of Wine and Food Pairing

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Episode 45: Old Vines, New World

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Episode 44: America's Best Pinot Noir

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Episode 43: England is Sparkling

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Episode 42: Legacies and Lineage

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Episode 41: Stop and Smell the Rosés

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Episode 40: Mastering Wine

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Episode 39: A Spring Tasting

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Episode 38: Red, White, and Green

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Episode 37: Volcanic Wines

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Episode 36: Goddesses of the Grape II

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Episode 35: Goddesses of the Grape I

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Episode 34: American Spirits

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Episode 33: Cupid's Arrow

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Episode 32: Destinations

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Episode 31: Wine and Wellness

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Episode 30: Get Ready to Feast

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Episode 29: The Lowdown on 2017's Best Wine, Beer & Spirits

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Episode 28: Not Your Average Thanksgiving

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Episode 27: Getting Frisky Over Whiskey

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Episode 26: Renegade Winemakers Changing the Face of Australian Wine

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Episode 25: The World's Best Value Wines

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Episode 24: Exploring the Connections Between Cannabis and Wine

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Episode 23: How Music Makes the Tasting Room Experience Memorable

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Episode 22: Merroir: The Art of Shellfish & Wine

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Episode 21: Washington Wine: Then and Now

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Episode 20: Does South Africa Need a Signature Grape Variety?

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Episode 19: The Past, Present and Future of Spanish Wine

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Episode 18: Throw Pairing Rules Out The Window

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Episode 17: The Trials and Triumphs of Wine Education

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Episode 16: The 411 on Rosé

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Episode 15: The Ultimate Summer Gift Guide

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Episode 14: The Wine World: Still an Old Boy's Club?

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Episode 13: A Sip Session with Supermodel Veronica Webb

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Episode 12: A Wine Tour of California's Central Coast

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Episode 11: Taking an Educational Craft Beer Crawl

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Episode 10: Are Wine Terms Legit or Bulls&*(?

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Episode 9: Living the 16-Hour Work Day of a Sommelier

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Episode 8: Terroir-Driven Food

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Episode 7: Oscar Worthy Entertaining

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Episode 6: Behind the Scenes with an NYC Somm

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Episode 5: Wine Myths Debunked

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Episode 4: Moody Cocktails

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Episode 3: Wine & Food Holiday Traditions

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Episode 2: The What, Where and When of Cellaring Wine

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Episode 1: How We Fell In Love With Wine

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