SOMM TV wine & food

Ukraine’s history with wine stretches back thousands of years. Like many nations along the Black Sea, it has long faced conflict and pressure from powerful empires competing for its land and resources. On today’s episode, Ukraine’s leading wine expert explores the country’s ancient wine culture and the ongoing struggles that continue to shape it today. If you watch This episode on SOMM TV, it features the opening of a rare...

Georgia is a country with a deep relationship to wine. For more than 8,000 continuous years, the people of Georgia have made wine, and there is not a single aspect of life it does not influence.

In celebration of the new feature-length film coming to SOMM TV in July, we are telling the story of how this country — surrounded by mountains and sitting at the crossroads of Europe and Asia — became the birthplace of ...

One of the biggest events in wine has just concluded in Napa Valley: the Premiere Napa Valley auction. Each year, top winemakers craft one-of-a-kind wine lots to be auctioned, creating an energy that has to be seen to be believed. 

Today, we speak with winemaker John Skupny, renowned winemaker Cathy Corison, and Stacey Dolan Capitani of Napa Valley Vintners to break down Napa’s past, its future, the competition betw...

What is harder, making wine or family?  Today we tell the incredible story of Beaux Frères, a pioneer in American Pinot Noir.  When Michael G. Etzel and his brother in law Robert Parker jr. (yes, that Robert Parker) found an old pig farm in Oregon, they had a hunch there might be something there.  Today Beau Frères Vineyard is a staple of wine collectors and great restaurants, but it wasn't easy and it still isn't.  

One of America’s best chefs shares what it takes to stay alive in one of the hardest professions.  Philip Tessier has trained under the best won incredible awards and learned how to fail.  In this candid conversation, he talks about hopes, dreams, controling anger, and the relentless pursuit of something impossible: Perfection.

Vinexpo Americas is coming April 29-30 in Miami, Florida and you should be there!
If y...

Tim Mondavi, the former winemaker of Opus One, Robert Mondavi Winery, and Continuum - One of  America’s most important voices in wine joins the  show to talk everything from premiere Napa Valley, the Judgment of Paris, spending 50 years in wine,  and the future of drinking, to the importance of eating dinner together.   

If you work in wine, spirits or beverages in the Americas, Vinexpo Americas is where business ha...

Two of the most influential, important, and funniest wine communicators join Jason today to have the ultimate conversation about being creative and obsessed about wine.  Madeline Puckette of Wine Folly, and Cokie of Cokie’s world of wine discuss everything from obsession, ADD as a super power, social media, AI, and how to balance life and connect it all together with wine.  Make sure to subscribe to sommtv.com to watch our...

For over 100 years, UC Davis has produced some of the most important figures in wine.  Today we talk to Dr Ben Montpetit, one of the world’s leading scientists working in advancing and expanding wine to find out the history of UC Davis’s wine program and what may be next to change wine for farmers and drinkers.  Today’s episode is brought to you by our blind tasting card game “SOMM BLINDERS”.  Go to blindersgame.com to get...

What is the best wine region currently in Europe?    Today we make some very difficult choices, but there can only be one: the greatest wine region currently standing at this moment. Jason Wise and Master Sommelier and star of the first SOMM Film: Ian Cauble give you the inside baseball from two people who have done more wine travel than almost anyone else.  You can watch this episode right now on SOMMTV.com and all of our...

A crown jewel in the wine world’s history and heritage, Casa Madero is not only the oldest winery in the New World, but also the cornerstone of Mexican wine.  On this episode we discuss the incredible history of this property originally deeded by the king of Spain in 1597 and  talk to the family bringing this one of a kind property into today’s wine world.  
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One of Los Angeles’ best wine bars has just closed its doors for the final time.  On today’s episode we speak to Rebecca Phillips about her time behind the bar as the owner of Vintage, a place that defined a neighborhood through bottles and laughter. She shares some of her craziest experiences, and we attempt to understand what disappears when we lose a local watering hole. Today’s episode is brought to you by Wine Paris. ...

Today Jason talks the current events happening in Iran with Persian - American winemaker  

Darioush Khaledi of Darioush vineyards in Napa. Iran is one of the birth places of civilization and with that had a major hand in discovering and spreading wine across the world.  The country is in the middle of generational upheaval that may change everything from geopolitics and freedom to It’s place in the global tourism, food, and...

Stéphanie de Boüard grew up in the French medieval village of Saint-Émilion and had a big decision to make when it was time to decide who would take over one of the most famous and respected wineries in the world.  She tells the story of what it was like to step into her father’s shoes and why she pursued a different career first.  You can watch this episode on SOMMTV.com right now with over 500 hours of the best content o...

Introducing SOMM TV’s top wines of the year.  We have argued, laughed, debated, and ultimately agreed—without major injury. Winemakers, sommeliers, writers, and the SOMM TV staff narrowed an entire year of tasting into ten wines that define our shared love of flavor, story, and value. For deeper dives, listen to the podcast, but here are the wines that defined 2025 for us.  Congratulations to the wines that made our list!<...

Egg Nog, that creamy, boozy, sweet drink people either love or hate makes its way down the chimney this time of year to remind us all why we have a gym membership.  Where did this drink come from, and why does it hold such a nostalgic place during the holidays?  On today’s episode join Jason Wise & Forbes writer Jessica Dupuy as they dive into the story of this holiday drink we call Egg Nog. For the base recipe by Morg...

We are back with another episode spotting wine that appears in movies and streaming!  Jonah Beer of Gabriel glass and Pilcrow wine joins Jason to discuss wines found in: The Sopranos, The Insider, Weekend at Bernie’s, Curb your enthusiasm, The Wire, and the Coen Brother’s film “A serious Man”.  To take advantage of our Black Friday deal of 50% off our blind tasting game - go to blindersgame.com and to get an astounding 70%...

The simple apple - it is in our lunches, on our teacher’s desk, and occasionally made into a delicious alcoholic drink called Cider.  Did you know that the apple and the drink made from its fruit is hiding one of the greatest stories ever told?  On today’s episode we tell the tale of how America was founded and built using Cider. The incredible origins of the apple, how cider pushed us westward and kept us together as a na...