145 episodes

Each week, wine media veteran Katherine Cole serves up and breaks down the four biggest stories in the vinous world with help from The Four Top team, including our contributing cohost, Martín Reyes, MW. Come for the headlines, stick around for the occasional bad pun, and savor the conversation.

The Four Top is winner of both the James Beard and IACP awards for Best Culinary Podcast.

The Four Top: Wine News and Culture The Four Top

    • Arts
    • 4.5 • 90 Ratings

Each week, wine media veteran Katherine Cole serves up and breaks down the four biggest stories in the vinous world with help from The Four Top team, including our contributing cohost, Martín Reyes, MW. Come for the headlines, stick around for the occasional bad pun, and savor the conversation.

The Four Top is winner of both the James Beard and IACP awards for Best Culinary Podcast.

    Ep. 144: Sheep and Cheese and Registries

    Ep. 144: Sheep and Cheese and Registries

    Sheep counting has gotten out of hand. Cheese is on the chopping block. Wine retailers love registries. Ukrainian wine abides. These are the four wine news stories we're following this week. 

    • 15 min
    Ep. 143: Snow in the Sierras and Saboteurs in Spain

    Ep. 143: Snow in the Sierras and Saboteurs in Spain

    Snow in the Sierra Nevadas. Saboteurs in Spain. The French court says, "mais non," to predatory negociants, and we have all been speaking Latin all wrong. These are the four wine news stories at our table right now.

    • 16 min
    Ep. 142: Dr. WHO?

    Ep. 142: Dr. WHO?

    Martín Reyes, MW is back, and he’s brought some friends. With their help, we get into misleading claims from the W.H.O, the health effects of wine, and how moderation may just be good for you.

    Joining us this week are Dr. Laura Catena, a Harvard and Stanford trained biologist and physician, fourth generation vintner, and the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata in Argentina; and Dr. Miles Hassell, a specialist in Internal Medicine, the author of Good Food, Great Medicine, and a professor at Pacific University.

    • 44 min
    Ep. 141: Zillennial Zeitgeist, Secretive Subpoenas & Sub-Zero Temps

    Ep. 141: Zillennial Zeitgeist, Secretive Subpoenas & Sub-Zero Temps

    Mystery subpoenas hit some of the Napa Valley's biggest names. Someone claims to have tapped into the zillennial zeitgeist. British Columbia has been frozen out, and Rioja is sounding a bit more charming. These are the wine stories we're following this week.

    • 15 min
    Ep. 140: Psilocybin and Smoke Taint

    Ep. 140: Psilocybin and Smoke Taint

    Well, move over wine; magic mushrooms are taking over. Israel's pruning season is in distress. Hay un escándalo en La Rioja. Smoke taint, rose taint, there's taint, and we're going to talk about it. These are the four wine stories we're following this week.

    • 19 min
    Ep. 139: The Pope Has Spoken

    Ep. 139: The Pope Has Spoken

    The Pope promotes the heavenly origins of wine. Wine growers worldwide take to their tractors in protest. Oregon keeps booze tax facts under wraps. Southern Glazer's may have met its match. These are the stories were following this week.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
90 Ratings

90 Ratings

Ricky94! ,

Fun and informative!

Good content and fun banter.

WashDawg ,

Episode 65 Wine and Music

Talking to plants was introduced in the 60’s and 70’s, so playing music to wine should affect wine too, from smooth jazz to acid rock. The amazing life of plants involves the taste and texture of wine. Discussions with Sheri Hood, Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Jay Boberg were entertaining and mind bending. Another cast by the Four Top that stimulates the taste buds of your mind.

VTBVTB ,

Use of ‘Hispanic’

Should be eradicated altogether.

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