Wine Enthusiast Podcast

Despite early naysayers who suggested she develop a different kind of sparkling wine, the award-winning actress, writer–and now Viarae Prosecco creator–Issa Rae believes in the drink's power of authenticity.

In this episode, she talks to @Jacy Topps about why she prefers Prosecco over Champagne, whom she'd most like to share a glass with, and what it's like to break into the wine industry. 

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Cara Morrison of Sonoma-Cutrer shares what she wishes more people knew about the disputable grape and how her team continues to craft a wine for the ages.

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Wine and Hip Hop podcast host and star of Street Somm, Jermaine Stone explains why the best wine pairings are about meeting people where they are.      FOLLOW US ON:

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Writer at large, Christina Pickard sat down with Maureen Downey, to discuss the latest on one of the largest wine fraud cases in modern history. In 2013, Rudy Kurniawan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling millions of dollars in fake rare vintages.

For the full back story, check out Wine Enthusiast's true crime podcast, Vinfamous.

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Future 40 Tastemaker Marie Cheslik shares how education and community can help overcome barriers and get more people comfortable around wine.

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Future 40 Tastemaker Martha Cisneros Paja, founder of the Latinas Wine Club, shares how education and empowerment can open doors to a more inclusive wine industry.

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The the first in our 3-part series highlighting some of this year's Future 40 Tastemakers,we sit down with Alice Achayo, who founded The Wine Linguist, a consulting company created to educate wine professionals and drinkers to broaden how they think and talk about wine.

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The story of climate change is not just one of elevated temperatures. Smoke taint, droughts, frost, flooding, hailstorms and excessive rainfall all are impacting the vineyards. And the impact of wine production is becoming more obvious. So, just how is it affecting wine production? 

This week, Editor Jacy Topps sat down with Steve Peck to discuss. Peck is the VP of winemaking at J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines in Paso Robles, California, in which he oversees the full portfolio. 

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Orange wine is still a bit of an enigma, despite the style being centuries-old. So, Wine Enthusiast editor, Jacy Topps sat down with Doreen Winkler to discuss all things orange wine. Doreen Winkler is a sommelier, orange wine expert and the founder of Orange Glou, the only brick and mortar wine retail shop in the world solely dedicated to the category.

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This week we're highlighting the amazing world of Portuguese wine. Author and Wine Enthusiast's Spanish wine reviewer, Mike DeSimone sat down with John Sumners to discuss one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world. 

Sumners is a freelance wine writer and California and Portugal wine specialist based in Lisbon. He is also the author of There's More Than Port In Portugal: The Unpretentious Guide to Portuguese Wine.

 

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