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Part 3.2 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) The thrilling conclusion to our epic two-parter THE MATRIX VS. CLOUDY BAY! If Cloudy Bay Sauvy B is so ubiquitous, how has Scott not heard of it before? What is “plonk” and why doesn’t New Zealand make any? Why is Jamie so tickled by his choice to pair this landmark New Zealand wine with 1999’s THE MATRIX? How many minutes will...

Part 3.1 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) What is The Matrix? Have Scott and Jamie gone on too long necessitating a two part episode AGAIN?! What, in Scott’s estimation, constitutes a Trilogy? How likely do our hosts consider an AI uprising to be? What is it about this movie that has completely altered the zeitgeist? Will we make you wait for part two to find out how th...

Part 2 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Is this the only podcast about Godzilla and wine? Is “bluebae-sciousness”, a new wine descriptor coined by Scott?  What exactly is a biotype and how does it parallel this new version of Japan’s iconic radioactive mutant dinosaur? Will Scott ever successfully pronounce "teroldego"? How can one define "rusticity" in wine? And how do...

Part 1 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Do our hosts find any parallels between a sparkling red irreverently dubbed “The Brat” and a comedy where all the character names are euphemisms for genitalia? Will Jamie untangle wine’s capitalist, imperialist nomenclature, or just yell about it on mic? Can Scott really keep his promise of a “No Bummers” miniseries about apocalyp...

A Flight of SCOTT’S TOP 5 MARVEL FLAVORS After two long miniseries, we’re taking a break from our regular programming to bring you a light, citrusy, sorbet-like palate cleanser: MARVEL VS MOUNT ETNA*! And we’re asking the tough questions this time, loyal listeners. What’s the difference between a good movie, a GOOD movie, and a kickass movie? Does the experimentation happening in the wineries of S...

The Epic Conclusion of JAMIE’S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE Jamie swears the name* ‘Monkey Jacket’ has a connection to sea shanties, but his co-host is skeptical. Scott promised himself he wouldn’t go off about Marvel movies when discussing Chloe Zhao’s ethos, style, and filmography on an episode that just so happens to be dropping the day Zhao’s latest, MARVEL’S ETERNALS, hits theaters; Jamie’s got $...

Part 5.2 of JAMIE’S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE The Epic Conclusion of our super-sized discussion of LITTLE WOMEN and Anthill Farms Pinot Noir! What does the smell of pencil shavings have to do with aged wine? How does Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase fit into director Greta Gerwig’s take on the classic novel? Does any of this have any bearing on the purported timelessness of Anthill Farm...

Part 5 of JAMIE'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE What do stems taste like, and is that supposed to be appealing? What is serious about a light bodied, fruit driven, Sonoma pinot noir? How can swirly camera movement make a 21st century retelling of a 19th century classic more approachable? Do our hosts actually have the same hot take about literary adaptations? And will either change their mind when they...

Part 4 of Jamie’s History of American Wine (OR The United States vs James J. Rubin: A People’s History: Wine on the Vine: Go Big or Die Wine-ing) How does this loud, expressive Finger Lakes wine pair with this expressionistic black-and-white art house horror film? Is the acidity of this dry Riesling as “screeching” as the mermaid’s distressing call? Are Jamie’s pairing words obtuse and annoying, o...

Part 3 of JAMIE'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE (aka "Jimbo Jambo’s Viticultural History of These Here United States") How is this bold California Zinfandel a time machine? What is the “refined technique” on display in this Oscar-nominated documentary? Will Jamie be able to convince Scott that this wine is more “mouth filling” than other wines? Is the cliche “the city is another character” just a diffe...

Part 2 of JAMIE'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE Is Netflix a place? Can a wine be iconoclastic? Does Jamie know what “magnitude” means? What knots will Scott twist himself into just to avoid admitting that this movie is loooooooong? We may or may not answer any of these questions, but you’ll never know if you don’t listen. THE IRISHMAN is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian. It i...

Part 1 of JAMIE'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN WINE Which is more alienating: this bitter wine Jamie picked or the cynical movie Scott paired to it? What is the significance of the name “Le Cigare Blanc” and will Scott find it as funny as Jamie does? (No, no he will not.) Is this movie a shrewd skewering of millennial masculinity or doth it protest too much? Answers to those questions, PLUS we play a new g...

Is this Tannat/Cab Franc blend the right wine for this dark, mysterious, deeply personal movie? Just how many wines has Jamie tasted? Is Scott actually getting better at tasting wine? Which convinced-they’re-going-to-die-tomorrow characters in the ensemble do our hosts most empathize with? Answers to those questions and more await your eager ears. Just gotta push play, yo. SHE DIES TOMORROW is wri...

.emit tsal as ynam sa ylraen toN .sreliops TENET wef a tsuj sniatnoc edosipe sihT What exactly is it about sherry that makes Scott grimace? Are either this wine or this movie “accessible”? Will Jamie ever get within a city block of the correct answers in the Wine Folly game? After nearly two hours of arguing about TENET and sherry, have either of our hosts actually learned anything? Answers to all...

.denraw neeb ev’uoY .meht fo lla ,ekiL .sreliops TENET ynam ,ynam sniatnoc edosipe sihT Just how much did Jamie hate Christopher Nolan’s latest brainy, bombastic, sci-fi actioner? How much joy does Scott take in his co-host’s annoyance?  These questions and more are amply answered in Part One of this contentious discussion. Come back in one week for Part Two and our equally contentious discussion...

This episode contains spoilers for EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA, which is an absurd thing for us to even have to preface, but we warned you all the same 'cause we're nice like that. Which of our hosts cried at the end of this extremely silly movie? What exactly are the "youthful bits" of a wine? Is “journeyman” pejorative and do either Scott or Jamie know what it means? None of...

This discussion contains spoilers for the plot of ANOTHER ROUND. There, you’ve been warned. To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems! Skål! Why does Scott keep interrupting Jamie? Can Jamie define a word without using that word in the definition? What is Dogma 95? Is it as dumb as Biodynamics? Will our hosts convince one another to care? It’s totally possible that none of...

What DO violets smell like? Can a movie be “lumpy”? Is Spike Lee’s 2020 polemic actually elegant? Could we possibly love Delroy Lindo’s performance more? Answers to those questions, plus jokes, plugs, reviews, name calling, and a preview of next week’s episode. #teamscottforever DA 5 BLOODS (2020) is directed by Spike Lee and is available on Netflix. The 2018 Stolpman Vineyards ‘La Cuadrilla' Syra...

What does having a "sense of place" mean in wine-speak and movie-talk? How poorly will Scott handle learning what “native yeast” really means? Will Jamie finally play by the rules in our comparative tasting notes guessing game? (No.) All these questions and more answered in our continued trek into this synesthetic abstraction we call a podcast! FIRST COW is directed by Kelly Reichardt. As of the t...

Does “Oscar worthy” mean anything, or is it pretentious nonsense? Will Jamie have to once again explain what Pet-Nat means? Are Scott’s Academy Awards takes hot, or just tepid? All that, plus a lightning round pairing session featuring every Best Picture nominee!  The 93rd Annual Academy Awards will air Sunday, April 25th at 8pm EDT on ABC The 2020 Cacique Maravilla ‘Chacoli’ Pet-Nat Rosé can be f...

(This episode contains spoilers for the plot of PARASITE. There, you’ve been warned.) Ever wonder what “disgorgement” means? Has anyone ever made a grandiose claim like “he’s a master of genre” before? Did either of those things make you confused? We’re going to take a crack at those concepts and more as we decant the parallels between a family drama with notes of thriller, horror, and comedy, and...

This episode contains spoilers for the plot of WIDOWS. There, you’ve been warned. Why some people gotta hate on Chardonnay so much? Why didn’t WIDOWS light the box office on fire and win every award ever? Can Scott successfully pair a movie to a wine? Can Jamie go an entire episode without attempting to alienate vast swaths of the audience? Press “Play” to find out. WIDOWS (2018) is directed by St...

How well does this somm darling grape pair with a buddy comedy about a farting, reanimated corpse and his suicidal best friend? Has Scott figured out what a “sweet” wine is yet? Will Jamie finally win our flavor notes game? Is a champagne cork the right stopper for your undead friend’s flatulent butt? Only one way to find out, folks. SWISS ARMY MAN was written/directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sc...

This week we’re defending extremely popular things that have less-than-stellar reputations. Scott vouches for a billion dollar mega-hit that skeptics wrote off as bad and stupid (it isn’t bad). Jamie pairs that with a bubbly red that’s just starting to shake off the bad rap of a cheap, gross boomer favorite.  AQUAMAN is currently available to stream on HBO Max and VOD. Denny Bini Festa Lambrusco i...

EPISODE TWO   TW: This episode deals with parental death and the grieving process.   Scott attempts to make Jamie weep on mic by choosing this wonderfully painful documentary. Does Riesling lift spirits? Duh. Pro-tip: Riesling pairs perfectly with a good cry. Also with documentaries exploring death and parental relationships. DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, directed by Kirsten Johnson, is available on Netfl...