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Natural Disasters

A podcast about wine and sh*t. Mostly wine, but who's to say? Join wine professionals Marissa A. Ross (Bon Appétit Magazine) and Adam Vourvoulis (Vin de California) for the basics, in's and out's and latest conversations around natural wine.

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Produced by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis

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Adam Vourvoulis

Adam Vourvoulis knows wine. After 15 years of being a sommelier/wine director at some of Los Angeles's biggest restaurants, he founded VIN DE CALIFORNIA to become a natural wine maker. With a background in classic wine training he rebelled against the establishment and helped usher in the new world of natural wine.

Marissa Ross

Marissa A. Ross is the wine editor of Bon Appétit Magazine and author of Wine. All The Time.: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking. The comedy-writer turned wine-writer has become an industry leader with her fresh, humorous, unpretentious and totally unfiltered takes on wine and the culture around it.

Latest Episodes

Poppin’ Off with Nestarec’s Juicy Fruit

Episode 33, Aired: September 26, 2019

Adam and MAR pop open Milan Nestarec’s “Juicy Fruit” and pop off about allocated wines, sample bottles and tasting before buying. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.

Glassware Shmlassware

Episode 32, Aired: September 16, 2019

Adam and MAR have always supported universal glassware. But which is the best? Zalto? INAO? Stemless? On this episode, join Adam and MAR while they drink Frank Cornelissen's "Susucaru" Rosato out everything from $3 Crate and Barrel glasses to Madonna Inn goblets to find the best glass for your...

The One About Dry Farming

Episode 31, Aired: August 26, 2019

MAR and Adam drink Staigaire’s “Sweat Dreams” and talk about dry farming: what it is, why it’s a pillar of natural wine philosophies and whether or not climate change may change that. Natural Disasters is powered by Simplecast.

Orange Wine, Or How MAR Lost the Skin-Contact War

Episode 30, Aired: August 20, 2019

Adam and MAR drink Alessandro Viola’s “Sinfonia di Grillo” while talking about one of the natural wine world’s brightest stars: Orange wine. They’ll take you through how it’s made, what gives it that bright orange color, and how MAR’s campaign to call it “skin-contact” has pretty much failed...

Poppin’ Off

Episode 29, Aired: August 5, 2019

Adam surprises MAR with a new segment called "Poppin' Off" where they open sparkling wine and spring topics on one another without warning APPARENTLY since MAR was def not ready for this conversation about a sub sandwich chain's natural house wine. For fans of the OG rambles, you're welcome. Natural...

The Episode About Ordering Wine In Restaurants

Episode 28, Aired: July 22, 2019

Ordering wine at restaurants can be a pain in the ass even for pros. In this episode, Adam and MAR discuss the ways they navigate a wine list, when to send wines back and other wine list related shit, like Adam's hard stance on corkage and MAR's shock to hear there are people out there not tipping...