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Plus, Wine Spectator’s Dr. Vinny joins the program for a “sweet” harvest vocab check!

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A podcast from Wine Spectator

Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher

Host: James Molesworth

Director: Robert Taylor

Producer: Gabriela Saldivia

Guests: Thomas Rivers Brown, MaryAnn Worobiec

Assistant producer, Napa: Elizabeth Redmayne-Titley

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