When we think about spirits, we tend to think of a commodity alcohol that tastes the same from one batch to the next. And while that’s certainly true of many mezcals, there’s also a huge selection of bottles on the market that, like fine wines, have widely varying flavors that...

Would you guess that the Brooklyn navy yard is the location of the world’s first commercially viable urban rooftop vineyard? With the help of Finger Lakes industry leaders and Cornell University, Rooftop Reds has developed a custom urban planter system. 42 of these planters cover the 14,800 square-foot rooftop at...

We travel to Kansas where the wine industry is growing. We will meet Jeff Sollo, owner of Grace Hill Winery near Wichita who will tell us about a hobby grew into producing some of the most popular wines in the Midwest. Linda Skellenger tells us how wine is just not...

Martha Stoumen did not grow up around wine, but connected with the soil during a trip in college to Italy, studying agriculture. She was drawn to the vineyards and thus began a Vigneron’s view of winemaking. Martha received a Masters at UC Davis and went on to apprentice with some...

Sam Benrubi, host of The Grape Nation, sat down with celebrated winemaker, Jean Charles Boisset. Born into a wine family in the prestigious village of Vougeot in Burgundy, Jean Charles’s love and passion for wine grew into a global wine company, with wineries in Napa, Sonoma, France, England, India, and...

Chef Victoria Blamey changed course, leaving her college in Chile and enrolling in Culinary school. After graduating, she worked at some of the top restaurants in the entire world, including Mugaritz, The Vineyard at Stockcross, and Interlude. After moving to NYC she worked at Atera and Corton, as well as...

Sam Benrubi and Ryan Zepaltas had a conversation over a bottle of wine at Charleston Wine + Food. Ryan Zepaltas is the Winemaker and General Manager at Copain Wines, while also producing his own label, Zepaltas Wines. They taste and talk about California wine in all its glory. HRN On...

The 2019 Finale Episode! Join co-hosts Emily Pearson, Patrick Martins and Trigg Brown along with special guest, Andre Mack of Maison Noir Wines, & Sons ham bar and Vyneyard Wine Shop as they cover the BEST OF 2019, holiday party gifts and etiquette, curbing your dog and more! The holiday...

Elena Penna Currado Vietti is partner at Vietti Winery and wife of winemaker Luca Vietti. Vietti is one of the oldest producers in Barolo with an impressive list of vineyard sites in the region. They also have played an important role in “Cru” Barolos and the survival of Arneis. Join...

The elders had questions, the community was not entirely supportive, yet Native American winemaker Tara Gomez persisted. When her Santa Ynes Band of Chumash tribe bought land that included a parcel with a vineyard, Tara created Kita Wines. Listen in to episode #114 and hear about Tara's struggles with learning...