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The Grape Nation

The world of wine doesn't have to be intimidating. Wine-afficionado Sam Benrubi invites you on a weekly wine journey with The Grape Nation. No snobbery here, just a palatable trip through the world's vineyards, their keepers, journalists, authors, importers and more. Try some great wine with Sam and his guests and get tips for enjoying the best wines from the weekly "Wine List" and "Wine Sip." The Grape Nation...We Bring Wine to the People.

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Sam Benrubi

My wife and I visited and cycled through the Napa/Sonoma wine country in the mid ‘90’s, that’s when we truly fell in love with wine, the vineyards, the people, and the culture. I am an avid wine collector/expert and have tasted thousands of wines from around the world. I created, produced, and co-hosted Wine and Web with Gary Vaynerchuk on SiriusXM. I am a 35-year veteran of broadcast media, satellite radio, and social media. I will guide the listener and help demystify all things wine in an approachable, funny, edgy, fast moving way. The listener will have an immediate and better understanding of what to drink, how wine is made, wine trends, wine people, wine travel, wine regions, and all things wine.

Latest Episodes

Amanda Smeltz

Episode 189, Aired: June 30, 2021
/*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ Poet turned sommelier turned poet, Amanda Smeltz left Pennsylvania to study at Marquette in Milwaukee. She stayed in Milwaukee, one of the world’s great food and wine capitols to learn hospitality before returning to New York. A longtime Brooklynit...

Camille Riviere, Camille Riviere Selections.

Episode 188, Aired: June 23, 2021
Camille Riviere was raised in Paris and the Loire Valley. She fell in love with wine at an early age, so like any good mom, she enrolled Camille in wine classes. She interned, worked, and studied her way through France. Camille made her way to the United States working at Morrell and Fr...

Jaimee Motley, Jaimee Motley Wines and Stony Hil Vineyards.

Episode 187, Aired: June 16, 2021
After growing up around a restaurant family and finishing college in Maryland, Jaimee headed west to pursue the arts. Jobs at Locanda and RN74 in SF changed her course, where she found her love for wine. Jaimee traveled to intern in Europe, went on to assist Pax Mahle, started her epony...

Sara, Perez, Mas Martinet

Episode 186, Aired: June 9, 2021
You can’t talk about wines from the Priorat region of Spain without recognizing the impact the Perez Family has made in the last four decades. Sara Perez is the wine maker and owner along with her family of Mas Martinet, one of the five founding wineries in the Priorat. Sara farms organ...

Eric Asimov, Chief Wine Critic, The New York Times.

Episode 185, Aired: May 26, 2021
Eric Asimov is the Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times. Hs tenure with the newspaper goes back to 1984. His column on wine appears Wednesdays in the Food Section of the Times. His monthly Wine School column enlightens and invites you to drink and discuss wine with him. He has publi...

Pascaline Lepeltier MS

Episode 184, Aired: May 19, 2021
Pascaline Lepeltier is truly one of the most respected sommeliers in the world. As a Master Sommelier she has received numerous awards including the Un des Meilleurs Ouviers de France. Born in the Loire Valley of France, it is no secret of her love for Chenin Chenin Chenin. She is a tru...