SOMM TV wine & food

The heart and soul of the wine and food world is really about where it is grown, made, and ultimately where it comes from. On today’s podcast, Jonah Beer of True North imports, a small family importer of Italian and Burgundy wines returns the podcast to put a real perspective on the current trade war and how the threats alone may prove deadly to the way we used to know wine in the United States.  

As the new president begins to make good on many of his campaign promises and threats, economists and business owners wait in fear to hear what will become of “The promise to introduce wide and sweeping tariffs across the board”.  On today’s podcast we speak to journalist Jessica Dupuy about how the wine, restaurant, food industry, and yes - your grocery prices will be affected by what looks to be...

To honor the legacy of acclaimed filmmaker & wine drinker David Lynch who passed away this week, today’s episode of the SOMM TV Podcast will be taken over by winemaker and acting legend Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks” & “Blue Velvet”) & his good friend and fellow actor Joel McHale of “The Bear” and “Community”.  They open several bottles and have a hilarious conversation about hollywood,...

There has been a large amount of anti-alcohol messaging in the last few years and just recently the Surgeon General has made clear the intention to place a cancer warning on all alcoholic beverages including wine, placing wine in the same category as cigarettes.  On the podcast today Jason is joined by wine writer Jessica Dupuy to discuss this massive step and what implications it may have for the...

Buckle up friends, because on this episode, we draft wine regions.  Join Jason Wise, sommelier Claire Coppi, winemaker and importer Jonah Beer, and film producer / wine collector Jackson Myers to assemble the greatest wine regions on earth for a chance to win all the glory, also streaming on SOMMTV.com in video form.  All wine regions of the world are on the table and everything is on the line. Af...

What is your relationship with wine critics?  How does one become a person who writes about the quality of a wine?  On today’s podcast we are joined by Audrey Frick, one of the leading voices in the field of wine criticism to have a very honest conversation about the profession.  To get 50% off SOMM TV., use this link:  http://watch.sommtv.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=sommtv50&plan=mon...

Jason is joined by wine writer Shakera Jones to discuss what we are doing wrong with wine, what wine may be doing wrong and what we should be drinking for the holidays and beyond.  make sure to subscribe to SOMM TV for hundreds of hours of the best content in food and wine.  want to claim 50% off SOMM TV?  http://watch.sommtv.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=sommtv50&plan=monthly  

“It’s 9am… This is a 1955 Margaux.” We are once again asking you to listen to us talk about the movies and TV that feature wines in an important role… we are also drinking.  Today, filmmaker Jason Wise and winemaker Jonah Beer discuss pivotal scenes in “Seinfeld, The English Patient, Steve Jobs, and The Newsroom” that feature wine and we break down if they got it right.  This episode is brought to...

Winemaker Meghan Zobeck makes wine for her own boutique label and also for a historic large American winery.  She is here to talk about what she originally thought this job was going to be and dispel some BS around what she actually does as a winemaker.  Make sure to subscribe to sommtv.com to watch our original shows and award winning films and to watch the 2024 Napa Valley Vintage report free ri...

Wine can be simple if you just want to drink it, but if you drink enough -  it eventually grabs you and begins to whisper about history, geography, and so much more.  Now you, like us are part of a never ending journey to learn about this incredible drink, but where do you start?  On today’s podcast we are joined by one of the world’s great teachers of wine: Kelli White.  Kelli and Jason discuss h...

Today we are talking the 2024 Harvest in France and Oregon.  We are joined by Anthony Zhang from Vinovest and John Adams, winemaker at Wildsound Wine in the Willamette Valley to answer how 2024 harvest affect this vintage's quality and pricing for those regions.  Remember to subscribe to SOMM TV at sommtv.com to watch hundreds of hours of the best culinary and wine content anywhere!  

Sommelier Claire Coppi and winemaker Meghan Zobeck reunite to discuss what happened when they took antique Ouija boards into  haunted wineries in the film “Ghosts of Napa Valley”.  Claire talks about the ghost she believes she met as a child and Meg discusses filming the movie and why she did what she did.  There are some spoilers for “Ghosts of Napa” here so make sure to watch the film on SOMMTV....

Today we talk the most respected, most important, most sought after and possibly most misunderstood wine region in the world - a place as deeply entrenched in history as it is in the future. Jason wise joins Winemaker and president of Bourgogne wines:  Laurent Delaunay at 1/5th restaurant in New York City to confirm that people do indeed grow up in those beautiful towns that dot bourgogne and to d...

News just broke that one of Napa's largest wine conglomerates, the Duckhorn wine portfolio has just sold for a little under two billion dollars.  We are joined by Anthony Zhang of Vinovest to break down what this means for wine, Napa, and you the drinker.  Do not forget our new film "Ghosts of Napa Valley" is now streaming on sommtv.com and in theaters in Los Angeles 10/15-10/22 - tickets can be f...

Today is draft day and we would like to welcome all of you to the very first "Wine draft"!  On today's episode we have assembled the best of the best to draft a team of wine grapes and we will need you to decide who picked the best five grapes.  We have not laughed this hard in a very long time.   Come to our social media @sommtv on twitter and @somm_streaming on instagram to vote on who won after...

In 2022 one of the world’s most famous wines decided to leave their iconic classification throwing the Bordeaux region into a state not seen in generations. On today’s podcast we speak to Yves de Launay of the iconic Right Bank Bordeaux “Châteaux Angelus” about why they made that decision and what the effects have been since. We also open a 2016 vintage and discuss the family’s move to the future...

What would happen if a 6,000 year old wine region disappeared?  Today we talk to LA Times writer Ani Duzdabanyan about an ancient winemaking place that may be gone forever.   For more check out our “Cup of Salvation” collection on sommtv.com

Xander Soren has been famous for creating cutting edge software for apple including “Garage Band”.  Now he will be known for creating one of the most exciting new collections of Pinot Noir with the express mission of pairing with Japanese food.  Today we talk about his story and how he approached this incredible challenge.  This episode is brought to you by our new film “Ghosts of Napa Valley”, a...

A brand new wine film "The Widow Clicquot" is now in theaters around the world based on the life of the woman who founded the modern Champagne house "Veuve Clicquot".   On the first part of the show, Jason is joined by his James Beard award winning producer Jackson Myers to discuss what makes a "wine film".  In the second part of the show Jason interviews "Widow Clicquot" producer Christina Weiss...

Today famed winemaker and wine expert Jonah Beer joins Jason to talk once again (and get ourselves in trouble) about our favorite wine cameos in movies and shows.  Movies talked about where wine plays an important part are The Alien prequel “Prometheus”, The legendary comedy: “Caddyshack, the seminal food film starring Stanley Tucci: “Big Night, and perhaps the most famous American film ever: “The...

Today we talk ghosts & wine with famed winemaker Megan Zobeck of Burgess Cellars and M Zobeck Wines.  She co-stars in our new film “Ghosts of Napa Valley - A haunted wine story about abandoned wineries in California’s premiere wine region. Ghosts of Napa Valley will have its sneak screenings in Napa starting September 3-5 with LA, NYC, Chicago, and much more to follow.   For tickets, go to som...

Napa Valley as a wine region has had several lives, but also near death experience.  On today’s podcast we are joined by Keith Baker, one of the regions foremost historians to discuss how Napa may be setting up its ugliest future by trying to forget its past.  Don’t forget to subscribe to sommtv.com for the best in wine & food education and entertainment including “The Ghosts of Napa Valley” -...

Unlike the wine regions of Europe, the next generation in Napa is the first generation to take on the wealth and problems of their parents.  On today’s podcast, Jason speaks with Grace Corison Martin - who will inherit the crown jewel of family wineries in Napa: Corison Winery - about the future of a region where the land is worth everything and the past is being forgotten by consolidation.  Can N...

If you know what Malort is, you have a story - this is ours.   On today’s podcast we are joined by Chicago raised sommelier Claire Coppi to discuss the history, uses and personal stories around this wild liquor called Malort we love to hate.   We also discuss the upcoming release of our new film "Ghosts of Napa Valley coming soon to SOMM TV"!   You can watch this episode on SOMMTV.com https://bit....

What drink did the founding fathers of America choose to toast the deceleration of independence? On today’s podcast we chart the path of an unlikely island wine with a strange chemical property from obscurity to becoming the most important drink in America and the face of it’s biggest events for over a century.  Don’t forget to subscribe to sommtv.com for hundreds of hours of the best content in t...