SOMM TV wine & food

The process of joining two plants together sounds technical and far away from your glass of wine, but it is the most important discovery in wine's history.  On today's podcast Winemaker John Adams of Wildsound Wine talks us through the history and process of growing two different species of vines together and how it saved the wine in your glass.  For SOMM TV subcribers, don't forget the fourth SOMM Film "Cup of Salvation begins streaming on sommtv.com and all SOMM TV devices Feb 23 with hours of exclusive additional content.  

Winemaker Steve Matthiasen joins to discuss cliché wine regions, marketing impact, breaking expectations, exploring authentic and progressive wine styles, flavors of Zinfandel, and different styles of Pinot in California.

For our 200th podcast episode we tell one of the most harrowing and unbelievable stories in all of wine.  "SOMM: Cup of Salvation" is now available to rent or buy on SOMM TV - to celebrate, cast member Moe Momtazi joins the podcast to tell how he and his pregnant wife escaped Iran, and survived against all odds to found Maysara Winery in Oregon.  You will not believe what wine can mean to people and culture.  To rent or buy Cup of Salvation go to: https://sommtv.vhx.tv/checkout/somm-cup-of-salvation, the film will be streaming for all subscribers Feb 23 with hours of bonus material, but you can watch this episode now on SOMM TV.

SOMM: Cup of Salvation is available to rent & buy on SOMM TV starting January 23!  To celebrate we speak to world renowned grape geneticist and cast member Carole Meredith about the origin of wine grapes and how humans helped spread them across the globe.  To preorder or rent the 4th SOMM Film go to:  https://sommtv.vhx.tv/checkout/somm-cup-of-salvation.

Poison in your wine, ransom letters, deception! Today we talk about some of the biggest scandals in wine you may not have heard of.  Travel with us to the darker side of wine today on the SOMM TV Podcast and don’t forget to subscribe to sommtv.com to watch the best food and wine content anywhere on any device.

We often hear about the 3 tier system in America, but what is it really like to deal with it on a daily basis?  On today’s episode we speak to Travis Todd, a wine director turned winemaker who can break down the challenges we have created for selling wine in the United States.  Don’t forget to subscribe to SOMM TV for the best in Food and Wine content at SOMMTV.com

We look back at 2023 and debate our most impactful wines of the year and found some very surprising bottles made the cut.  Don't forget to subscribe to SOMMTV.com to watch all the content about the wines we talk about in today's episode.  

Meet Alice Anderson of Amevive Wines. Alice has worked harvests and made wine all over the world. When the chance came to revitalize a historic Santa Barbara vineyard and begin making her own wine, she jumped at the chance. We talk with her about regenerative farming and a revolution happening in Santa Barbara Wine Country.

For the first time in the United States a bottle of extremely rare Franciacorta is opened and enjoyed. Jason Wise shares a 1980 Annamaria Clementi from legendary producer Ca' Del Bosco with its Founder and President, Maurizio Zanella. Listen along as we learn how and why this wine was created, and what exactly a decades old Franciacorta tastes like. 

Some of the world's greatest traditional method sparkling wines are being made in Oregon state. Arabilis winemaker Kenny McMahon discusses why Oregon is the perfect place to produce serious sparkling wines of elegance, complexity, and finesse. He takes us through the rigorous process of making world class bubbly from the vineyard to the bottle.