EPISODE 77 | July 18, 2018
Didier Mariotti, Chef de Caves, GH Mumm Champagne
Didier Mariotti joined Champagne house GH Mumm in 2003 and became the Chef de Caves in 2006 at the world’s…
EPISODE 76 | July 11, 2018
Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi
Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi is a 30th generation winemaker and President of the Frescobaldi family winemaking dynasty in Italy. Frescobaldi has…
EPISODE 75 | June 27, 2018
White Bordeaux with Dr. Valerie Lavigne, Corinne Comme, and Valerie Vialard.
Bordeaux is known for some of the greatest red wines in the world. but we will talk to three women…
EPISODE 74 | June 20, 2018
Jenni Guizio, Associate Wine Director, Union Sq. Hospitality Group. Wine Director, Maialino, Marta, & Vin e Fritti.
Jenni Guizio is the newly appointed Associate Director of Wine for Danny Meyer’s Union Sq. Hospitality Group. Jenni is the…
EPISODE 73 | June 13, 2018
Sharon Harris of Rarecat Wines and Beth von Benz, Wine Consultant.
Sharon Harris is the proprietor of Rarecat Wines, Napa,CA. She is a winemaker and entrepreneur committed to empowering women using…
EPISODE 72 | June 6, 2018
Berh Novak Milliken, President and CEO of Spottswoode Winery
Beth Novak Milliken is President and CEO of Spottswoode Winery in Napa, California. Spottswoode is one of the few wineries…
EPISODE 71 | May 30, 2018
Mark Oldman, Wine Expert, Award Winning Author, Speaker and Internet Entrepreneur.
Mark Oldman is an award winning author, Internet entrepreneur, speaker and wine expert. You can find Mark speaking at major…
EPISODE 70 | May 23, 2018
Sam Anderson, Beverage Director, Mission Chinese, NYC
California born and current Brooklyn resident Sam Anderson innovated at some of New York’s coolest bars including Freeman’s, Hotel Delmano,…
EPISODE 69 | May 16, 2018
Raj Vaidya, Head Sommelier, Restaurant Daniel NYC
Raj Vaidya grew up in a family obsessed with food and wine in Bombay, Singapore and New Jersey. Raj cut…
EPISODE 68 | May 9, 2018
Steve Matthiasson, Proprietor & Winemaker, Matthiasson Wine
Steve Matthiasson studied philosophy in college, but thankfully moved on to horticulture in grad school at UC Davis, finding his…
EPISODE 67 | April 18, 2018
Dan Petroski & Jason Heller from Band of Vintners
Dan Petroski is the winemaker at Larkmead Winery and owns Massican, a winery devoted to crafting Italian white grapes like…
EPISODE 66 | April 11, 2018
Eduard & Stephanie Tscheppe Eselbock of Gut Oggau
Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe-Eselbock from Berganland, Austria took on the task and challenge of restoring a 17th century winery, a…
EPISODE 65 | April 4, 2018
Yannick Benjamin, Co-Founder of Wheeling Forward and Head Sommelier at The University Club, NYC
Yannick Benjamin was born and bred in NYC to French parents. He visited Bordeaux at age 13 and got the…
EPISODE 64 | March 28, 2018
David & Callum Powell of Powell & Son, Barossa
Colorful and legendary Australian winemaker David Powell made his mark in 1994 when he started Torbreck Vintners in Barossa. Torbreck is…
EPISODE 63 | March 14, 2018
Lettie Teague, Author and Wine Columnist for the Wall Street Journal
Lettie Teague is an award winning author and columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Her column “On Wine” appears weekly…
EPISODE 62 | March 7, 2018
Piero Antinori, Marchese Antinori
Marquis Piero Antinori is Vintner and Honorary President of Marchese Antinori. Mr. Antinori is the patriarch of his family’s wine…
EPISODE 61 | February 28, 2018
Morgan Harris, Head Sommelier, Aureole, NYC
Seattle born Morgan Harris made his way to NYC and jumped into the wine game full time in 2011. He…
EPISODE 60 | February 21, 2018
Victoria James, Wine Dir. of Cote NYC & author of “Drink Pink: A Celebration of Rose”
Victoria James got an early start in the restaurant biz at 13. She blazed her path as a server, bartender,…
EPISODE 59 | February 14, 2018
Olivier Krug of Krug Champagne
Olivier Krug is Directeur de la Maison Krug and a member of the Krug tasting committee. Olivier grew up in…
EPISODE 58 | February 7, 2018
The Sake Show
Yumiko Munekyo and Jason Geiger are the co-founders of Sake Suki. Yumiko was born and raised in Fukui Prefecture and…
EPISODE 57 | January 31, 2018
Cedric Nicaise, Wine Director. Eleven Madison Park
Belgian born Cedric Nicaise grew up in a family of wine enthusiasts. Cedric worked his way downstate to Charlie Palmer’s…
EPISODE 56 | January 24, 2018
Michael Engelmann, Master Sommelier & Wine Dir. at The Modern at MoMA & Untitled at the Whitney, NYC
Alsatian born Michael Engelmann is a Wine and Spirits “Best New Sommelier”, he has won the American Sommelier Association’s “Best…
EPISODE 55 | January 17, 2018
Jon Bonne, Journalist & Author of “The New Wine Rules”
Jon Bonne is an award winning author and journalist. He is Senior Contributing Editor for Punch, an online magazine featuring…
EPISODE 54 | December 13, 2017
2017 The Year in Wine w/ Josh Greene, Editor & Publisher, Wine & Spirits Magazine
We will look back to 2017, the year in wine with Josh Greene, Editor and Publisher of Wine and Spirits…
EPISODE 53 | December 6, 2017
The First Annual “The Grape Nation Awards” & Tyler Thomas, Winemaker, Dierberg & Star Lane Vineyards, Santa Barbara, CA
We look back at the past year on The Grape Nation to present six awards recognizing past guests, trends, and…
EPISODE 52 | November 29, 2017
Peter Liem, author, “Champagne The Essential Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroirs of the Iconic Region”
Peter Liem is an American wine writer and author of the new book “Champagne The Essential Guide to the Wines,…
EPISODE 51 | November 15, 2017
Ryan Arnold, Divisional Wine Director, Lettuce Entertaine You Enterprises, Chicago, Ill.
Ryan Arnold is a Divisional Wine Director of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, one of Chicago and the county’s most successful…
EPISODE 50 | November 8, 2017
Peter Hellman, Author, “In Vino Duplicitas The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire”
Peter Hellman has been at it over 40 years as a wine journalist and best selling author. Based out of…
EPISODE 49 | November 1, 2017
MS Dustin Wilson & Sommelier Thomas Pastuszak, Creators of Reboule Du Rhone
Master Sommelier Dustin Wilson & Sommelier Thomas Pastuszak are among the most highly respected & regarded people in the wine…
EPISODE 48 | October 25, 2017
Isabelle Legeron, Raw Wine and Tony Coturri, Coturri Winery
Isabelle Legeron is a Master of Wine and founder of the Raw Wine Fair. She is the author of the…
EPISODE 47 | October 18, 2017
Katie Morton, Wine Dir. of Marta & Vini e Fritti, NYC
Katie Morton was voted on of “The Best New Sommeliers of 2017” by Wine and Spirits Magazine. Katie attended the…
EPISODE 46 | October 11, 2017
Thomas Carter, Proprietor of Estela, Cafe Altro Paradiso & Flora Bar. Louis Fabbrini, Bev. Dir, Estela & Cafe Altro Paradiso
Thomas Carter, Proprietor of Estela, Cafe Altro Paradiso, & Flora Bar and Louis Fabbrini, Bev. Dir. of Estela and Cafe…
EPISODE 45 | October 4, 2017
John Paterson, Wine Director, Frankies Spuntino Restaurant Group
Alabama born John Paterson made his way to NYC arriving on the wine scene to cut his teeth at Craftbar,…
EPISODE 44 | September 27, 2017
Aldo Sohm, Wine Director of Le Bernardin & Proprietor of Aldo sohm Wine Bar
Austrian born Aldo Sohm is a true Super Somm. He has been awarded the Best Somm in Austria four times,…
EPISODE 43 | September 20, 2017
Henry Rich
Henry Rich is has made his mark on the Brooklyn food and wine scene. He is partner at Metta, an…
EPISODE 42 | September 13, 2017
Dana Cowin, Food, Wine, Style, and Design Guru
Dana Cowin served as Editor in Chief of Food and Wine Magazine for over 21 years. She is an author,…
EPISODE 41 | September 6, 2017
Jay McInerney, Author, Columnist and Passionate Wine Guy
Jay McInerney is the critically acclaimed author of 13 books including Bright Lights, Big City, Story of My Life, Brightness…
EPISODE 40 | August 9, 2017
Michael Weiss, Professor of Wine Studies at The Culinary Institute of America and author of “Exploring Wine”
Michael Weiss is the professor of Wine Studies and serves as the Charmer Sunbelt Group Endowed Chair for Wine and…
EPISODE 39 | August 2, 2017
Jordan Salcito, Founder of Ramona and Bellus Wines and Director of Wine Special Projects at Momofuku
Jordan Salcito has done it all! She has worked at the finest restaurants in NY, worked the harvest all over…
EPISODE 38 | July 26, 2017
Jeff Taylor, Wine Director, North End Grill, NYC
Jeff Taylor is an award winning sommelier and oversees the wine program at North End Grill, part of Danny Meyer’s…
EPISODE 37 | July 19, 2017
“The Dirty Guide to Wine” with Alice Feiring and Pascaline Lepeltier
James Beard and Roederer award winning journalist, blogger, and author Alice Feiring and Master Sommerlier and partner at Rouge Tomate…
EPISODE 36 | July 12, 2017
Ben Leventhal, CEO of Resy
Ben Leventhal is the CEO and founder of Resy, a mobile app for people who love eating at great restaurants…
EPISODE 35 | June 28, 2017
Marissa Ross, Author of “Wine. all the time. the casual guide to confident drinking”
Marissa A. Ross is the author of the new book “Wine. all the time. a casual guide to confident drinking”…
EPISODE 35 | April 18, 2018
Saffron Stories, Pomegranates, and Appropriation with Yasmin Khan
On the Season 3 finale of Food Without Borders, we speak with best-selling author, campaigner, and cook, Yasmin Khan. Her…
EPISODE 34 | June 21, 2017
Gabriella Macari, Macari Vineyards, Long Island, NY
The Macari family has been on the North Fork of Long Island since 1974 and started making wines in the…
EPISODE 33 | June 14, 2017
Bianca Bosker, author of “Cork Dork”
Bianca Bosker published “Cork Dork A Wine Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who…
EPISODE 32 | June 7, 2017
Severine Perru, Wine Director of The Ten Bells, NYC
Severine Perru is the Wine Director of The Ten Bells natural wine bar in NYC. The Ten Bells was one…
EPISODE 31 | May 31, 2017
Eric Asimov, Chief Wine Critic of The New York Times
Eric Asimov has been writing for the New York Times for over 33 years. In 1992 he started the wildly…
EPISODE 30 | May 24, 2017
The Summer Wine Show with Michael Madrigale, What to drink for Summer!
Award winning New York sommelier and wine executive Michael Madrigale navigates us through what wines to drink for summer. We…
EPISODE 29 | May 17, 2017
Michelle Biscieglia, Wine Director, Blue Hill, NYC
Michelle Biscieglia, Wine Director of Blue Hill Restaurant in NYC oversees the wine program at one of America’s true farm…
EPISODE 28 | May 10, 2017
Heidi Turzyn, Wine Director, Gotham Bar and Grill, NYC
Heidi Turzyn is the Wine Director of one of New York’s most iconic restaurants, The singular Gotham Bar and Grill….
EPISODE 27 | May 3, 2017
Patrick Cappiello, Partner and Wine Director at Rebelle, NYC
Patrick Cappiello is into big wine lists, sabering Champagne, and Renegade Wine Dinners. He cut his teeth at Tribeca Grill…
EPISODE 26 | April 19, 2017
Dustin Wilson, Proprietor of VerveWine, NYC and Vallin Wine Co.
Dustin Wilson MS has done it all, starred in the movie Somm, worked wine service at the finest restaurants in…
EPISODE 25 | April 12, 2017
Paul Grieco, General and Manager of Terroir Wine Bar, Tribeca, NYC
Paul Grieco of Terroir Wine Bar in NYC has been on the New York wine and restaurant scene for over…
EPISODE 24 | April 5, 2017
Caleb Ganzer, Wine Director of Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, NYC
Caleb Ganzer, Wine Director and Managing Partner of Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, NYC talks about the natural wine movement, wines…
EPISODE 23 | March 29, 2017
Rajat Parr, Sommelier, and winemaker at Sandhi, Domaine de la Cote and Evening Land Vineyards.
Rajat Parr, Sommelier, winemaker, and partner at Sandhi, Domaine de la Cote, and Evening Land Vineyards is one of the…
EPISODE 22 | March 22, 2017
Kris Mattewson, Winemaker & Proprietor of Bellwether Wine Cellars talks about wine in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
Kris Matthewson, Winemaker & Proprietor of Bellwether Wine Cellars in the Finger Lakes Region of NY State has been called…
EPISODE 21 | March 15, 2017
Laura Maniec of Corkbuzz
Laura Maniec is proprietor of Corkbuzz in NYC and Charlotte, NC. She is a Master Sommelier and a true Champagne…
EPISODE 20 | March 8, 2017
Adam Sachs, Editor in Chief of Saveur Magazine
Adam Sachs is Editor in Chief of Saveur Magazine. We talk to Adam about what makes food and wine so…
EPISODE 19 | March 1, 2017
Daniel Johnnes, Wine Director for Daniel Boulud, Founder of La Paulee and Daniel Johnnes wines
Daniel Johnnes wears a lot of hats. He oversees the wine program for the Daniel Boulud restaurant group. He created…
EPISODE 18 | February 22, 2017
CheninCheninChenin! and Other Great Wines to Drink Now
Pascaline Lepeltier is a Master Sommelier, Beverage Director, and Partner at Rouge Tomate in NYC. Pascaline is one of 146…
EPISODE 17 | February 8, 2017
Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible
Karen MacNeil is the author of The Wine Bible in it’s 2nd Edition with over 550,000 copies sold. She is…
EPISODE 16 | February 1, 2017
Amanda Smeltz, Head Sommelier, Bar Boulud & Boulud Sud
Amanda Smeltz worked wine at April Bloomfield’s John Dory and the Breslin, spent over 4 years building the wine program…
EPISODE 15 | January 25, 2017
In Pursuit of Terroir and Balance
Jasmine Hirsch is the General Manager of Hirsch Vineyards, Sonoma, California. Hirsch Vineyard is a Sonoma Coast Pinot pioneer. We…
EPISODE 14 | January 18, 2017
From vineyard to your table, we talk to Bryan Garcia and Ned Benedict of Grand Cru Selections
Grand Cru Selections is a NYC based wine importer and distributor of fine wines from around the world, representing some…
EPISODE 13 | January 11, 2017
Steve Reynolds, Heidi Peterson Barrett, and Anthony Bell
A look inside one of the most intimate winegrowing regions in the world, Napa Valley, as we follow several of…
EPISODE 12 | December 14, 2016
2016, The Year in Wine with Josh Greene, Editor and Publisher of Wine and Spirits Magazine
We’ll talk all things wine with Wine and Spirits Publisher/Editor, Josh Greene. Josh and the staff at W&S magazine tastes…
EPISODE 11 | December 7, 2016
Jon Bonné, Wine Writer and Critic
Jon Bonné is one of today’s most prolific wine writers. Jon served as the wine editor and chief wine critic…
EPISODE 10 | November 30, 2016
Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine and Social Media Guru
Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine expert, entrepreneur, CEO of social media agency VaynerMedia, angel investor, venture capitalist, NY Times best selling author,…
EPISODE 9 | November 16, 2016
But First, Champagne: A Modern Guide to the World’s Favorite Wine
David White is the creator of popular wine blog The Terroirist and just wrote an approachable, comprehensive book about Champagne,…
EPISODE 8 | November 9, 2016
The Unfiltered Guide to Working in Wine
Wanna get a job in wine? Hillary Zio has been in the wine industry for over 10 years with experience…
EPISODE 7 | November 2, 2016
Bottles That Taste More Expensive Than They Are!
This week on The Grape Nation, Top Sommelier of the Year and Wine Enthusiast’s “40 Under 40” Michael Madrigale talks wines…
EPISODE 6 | October 26, 2016
With Wine Icon Kevin Zraly
Wine legend Kevin Zraly has been at it over 40 years. He founded the Windows on the World Wine Course…
EPISODE 5 | October 19, 2016
Natural Wines: Taking Notes with One Of The Four Horsemen
Today on The Grape Nation, we’re joined by wine director Justin Chearno, who plies his trade in Williamsburg wine bar…
EPISODE 4 | October 12, 2016
Champagne
Alice Paillard is the co-director of her family-owned, independent Champagne house, Champagne Bruno Paillard. We will pop the cork and get…
EPISODE 3 | October 5, 2016
The Role of a Sommelier w/ Kimberly Prokoshyn, Rebelle, NYC
What is the role of a sommelier? Kimberly Prokoshyn, Head Sommelier of Rebelle, NYC curates one of the most interesting…
EPISODE 2 | September 28, 2016
What Wines to Drink with Pizza (And Other Foods)
What wines do you drink with one of the most beloved foods: pizza! our in-studio guest, Hugh Crickmore, wine director…
EPISODE 1 | September 21, 2016
Malbec from Argentina
Today on The Grape Nation, it’s inauguration day! For episode 1 of our new program about wine and how it’s…