Kathryn unveils her "How To Buy Wine Guide" when dining out at a restaurant. It's all the tips you need when talking with a wine professional to ensure you're getting the right bottle to match your experience. Tug and Kathryn also discuss weening their kids off of Halloween candy, Tug recites a poem, and Kathryn gives some thoughts on the use of sulfur in wine. The wine of the week is Domaine du Temps 'Cosmopolite' Vin de France, 2017. It's from Languedoc in France, and it's delicious. Let the run of red wine begin!

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Kathryn talks about creating the 250-bottle wine list for Birdie G's, "Santa Monica's hottest restaurant opening of the year", according to the Los Angeles Times. She discusses working with Chef Jeremy Fox, how her grandmother inspired her thought process for the opening, and she talks about Merlots being one of the best values in wine today. Tug and Kathryn also chat When Harry Met Sally quotes, singer Brittany Howard, and why a second kid has blown up Tug's life. And the wine of the week is the Monte Rio Cellars, White Zinfandel Suison Valley, California 2018. What was once out-of-style is cool again!

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Kathryn and Tug, the owner of Esters Wine Shop and Bar, discuss the highs and lows of working together as a married couple. Kathryn learns not to put the kids to bed while she's starving. They debate their favorite Halloween candy, try to find a wine that pairs well with a Snickers, and Tug is inspired by a band from The Pacific Northwest. Speaking of, the wine of the week is out of Oregon. It's the Teutonic Wine Company Laurel Vineyard Rosé 2018. Rosé's are delicious anytime of year, and this one is perfect for Fall.

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Tug talks to Kathryn about the new leadership ideas that have helped her re-connect to being the CEO/Owner and force behind Esters. They share their engagement story and the bottle of wine that helped tie their special night in Las Vegas together. They talk Red Bull and predict the future for one of their children. For the wine of the week, they delve into Orange Wine, and open the 2018 Lockvogel 'Wild + Free' Burgenland, Austria.

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Kathryn and Tug put the kids to bed and discuss the topsy-turvy world of running a restaurant/wine bar in 2019. The couple discusses Tug's parents' recent visit, and a winemaker "crush" is revealed. Kathryn also opens a bottle of Catherine & Pierre Breton 'Trinch' Cabernet Franc 2018. Because when it's fall...it's Cab Franc.

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Former Food and Wine Magazine Sommelier of the Year, Kathryn Coker, and her husband, Tug, chat owning an operating Esters Wine Shop & Bar, while simultaneously raising two young boys. In this episode, they gauge the quality of their day by how badly they need a glass of wine at the end of it. Kathryn launches a book club to rival Oprah and Reece Witherspoon. And the couple discusses Soave - a region for white wine that can please so many different wine drinkers. In this episode, Kathryn and Tug drink a bottle of La Cappucina, Soave, Veneto 2018.

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The owners and operators of Esters Wine Shop and Bar, former Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year, Kathryn Coker, and her husband, Tug, discuss the inspirations that led to them opening Esters. They also discuss what it's like working together while they raise their two young boys. Finally, each week they open a new bottle of wine - this week, in celebration of their anniversary, they open the 2005 Le Brun-Servenay, Brut Milliesime VV Champagne.

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