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Unlike the wine regions of Europe, the next generation in Napa is the first generation to take on the wealth and problems of their parents.  On today’s podcast, Jason speaks with Grace Corison Martin - who will inherit the crown jewel of family wineries in Napa: Corison Winery - about the future of a region where the land is worth everything and the past is being forgotten by consolidation.  Can Napa survive its own success? 

If you know what Malort is, you have a story - this is ours.  On today’s podcast we are joined by Chicago raised sommelier Claire Coppi to discuss the history, uses and personal stories around this wild liquor called Malort we love to hate.  We also discuss the upcoming release of our new film "Ghosts of Napa Valley coming soon to SOMM TV"!  You can watch this episode on SOMMTV.com https://bit.ly/465Axfg

What drink did the founding fathers of America choose to toast the deceleration of independence? On today’s podcast we chart the path of an unlikely island wine with a strange chemical property from obscurity to becoming the most important drink in America and the face of it’s biggest events for over a century.  Don’t forget to subscribe to sommtv.com for hundreds of hours of the best content in the culinary world.

The NBA and wine seem to be one and the same now, but one player was way ahead of the trend (being raised in France didn't hurt!).  On today's podcast Jason talks to 4x NBA champion Tony Parker about why Rosé is the most underrated wine on earth,  if Spurs coach Greg Popovich is the best restaurant critic in the United States, and how far basketball has come in the food and wine space.  you can watch this conversation now on sommtv.com or any of our apps.  SOMM TV has won back to back James Beard awards and is the best education and entertainment available on any streaming platform in the Culinary world.

Can America truly compete with Champagne?  There is an argument it’s already happening in Oregon.  Today we are joined by Andy Lytle who is at the forefront of putting American bubbles on a world stage and building the next Grand Cru Sparkling region tight here in the USA.  You can watch our documentary special “Behind the Glass” right now on sommtv.com and the SOMM TV app.

A legend of American wine is remembered on today’s episode.  Warren Winiarski is best known for making the red wine that won the Judgment of Paris, but he was so much more.  Winemaker Steve Matthiasson joins the podcast to talk about his mentor, the legacy he leaves, and what we have all lost with his passing.