Wine Enthusiast Podcast

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The Wine Enthusiast Podcast takes you on a tantalizing trip into the world of wine, beer and spirits. Drink up engaging, behind-the-scenes stories reported and recorded by Wine Enthusiast’s editors. In each episode, we explore emerging trends, provide educational tidbits, and introduce you to the passionate people who craft, shake, ferment, and pour their beverage of choice. Inside every bottle is a story.

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 189: Actor Kyle MacLachlan and Dan Wampfler are Pursued by Bear
    Apr 23, 2025 – 46:38
  • Episode 188: Cannabis Beverages Are Actually Really Good Now
    Apr 9, 2025 – 49:32
  • Episode 187: A New Generation in Thailand Is Falling in Love with Wine
    Mar 26, 2025 – 48:48
  • Episode 186: Are $30 Margaritas the Future? The Spirits Industry Reacts to Tariffs
    Mar 10, 2025 – 23:51
  • Episode 185: Decoding the Vintage Chart in an Age of Climate Chaos
    Feb 26, 2025 – 24:22
  • Episode 184: The Big Problem with Anti-Alcohol Studies
    Feb 12, 2025 – 27:33
  • Episode 183: Is Water Ruining Your Wine?
    Jan 29, 2025 – 48:47
  • Episode 182: Is a Neo-Prohibitionist Agenda Shaping Alcohol Policy in Oregon?
    Jan 21, 2025 – 31:14
  • Episode 181: How Will Wine Fare Under Trump?
    Dec 18, 2024 – 47:17
  • Episode 180: The Art of Spiked Baking with Cookbook Author Jessie Sheehan
    Dec 11, 2024 – 35:25
  • Episode 179: Going Deep on Our 2025 Drink Predictions
    Nov 27, 2024 – 28:58
  • Episode 178: How Do You Find Balance When Consuming Alcohol Is Your Job?
    Nov 6, 2024 – 40:10
  • Episode 177: Scary Stories From Haunted Wineries
    Oct 23, 2024 – 46:40
  • Episode 176: The Calling Winemaker James MacPhail on the Ripple Effect of Many Passionate People Working Together
    Oct 1, 2024 – 24:41
  • Episode 175: Is the Canned Wine Industry Turning Its Corner?
    Sep 14, 2024 – 23:57
  • Episode 174: MJ Towler (a.k.a. @BlackWineGuy) Takes Over the Wine Enthusiast Podcast
    Sep 4, 2024 – 43:46
  • Episode 173: In Today’s T.V. and Film Landscape, Product Placement Isn’t Always What You Think It Is
    Aug 20, 2024 – 40:49
  • Episode 172: The Magic of Aperitivo: How Drinking Like an Italian Can Enhance Your Well-Being
    Aug 7, 2024 – 40:04
  • Episode 171: Can Unsnobby Wine Books Save the Industry? ‘Rebel School of Wine’ Is Trying
    Jul 24, 2024 – 36:03
  • Episode 170: Why Wine-Lovers (and Everyone Else) Are Obsessed With Italy
    Jul 8, 2024 – 43:14
  • Episode 169: What's Trending in the Wine World, According to Dave Rudman of WSET Americas
    Jun 26, 2024 – 42:39
  • Episode 168: Two Years Into the Russian Invasion, Ukrainian Nightlife Is Thriving
    Jun 12, 2024 – 42:09
  • Episode 167: Is the Natural Wine Movement at a Crossroads?
    May 29, 2024 – 37:11
  • Episode 166: Additives in Tequila Are Hugely Controversial. But Do They Really Matter?
    May 15, 2024 – 21:04
  • Episode 165: Can You Enjoy Wine Culture Without Actually Drinking?
    May 1, 2024 – 40:36
  • Episode 164: What Makes a Private-Label Wine?
    Apr 17, 2024 – 42:56
  • Episode 163: Rex Pickett and the Making of Sideways 20 Years Later
    Apr 3, 2024 – 01:10:59
  • Episode 162: What's the Difference Between a Wine Cellar, Fridge and Cooler?
    Mar 19, 2024 – 42:53
  • Episode 161: The Armenian Wine Renaissance
    Mar 5, 2024 – 48:09
  • Episode 160: Want to Work in Wine? Three Successful Winemakers Reveal What it’s Really Like
    Feb 16, 2024 – 01:08:04
  • Episode 159: The Drinks We're Loving Right Now
    Feb 6, 2024 – 38:35
  • Episode 158: What It’s Like to Be a Sober Sommelier
    Jan 16, 2024 – 32:52
  • Episode 157: Is Dry January the Healthy Move? Blue Zones' Dan Buettner Weighs In
    Jan 3, 2024 – 35:12
  • Episode 156: Issa Rae, the New Patron Saint of Prosecco?
    Dec 20, 2023 – 20:26
  • Episode 155: How to Make Chardonnay for the Ages
    Dec 6, 2023 – 42:25
  • Episode 154: Is There a Right Way To Pair Wine?
    Nov 15, 2023 – 37:01
  • Episode 153: Where Is Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Now?
    Nov 7, 2023 – 40:27
  • Episode 152: Why Making Wine Education Less Stuffy Could Save the Industry
    Nov 1, 2023 – 37:29
  • Episode 151: Empowering Latinas in Wine Starts With Community
    Oct 18, 2023 – 48:49
  • Episode 150: Is There a Right Way to Talk About Wine?
    Oct 4, 2023 – 39:57
  • Episode 149: How Climate Change is Impacting Harvest For One Winery
    Sep 20, 2023 – 29:00
  • Episode 148: Why Is Orange Wine Suddenly Everywhere?
    Sep 6, 2023 – 29:34
  • Episode 147: An Exploration of Portugal's Under-the-Radar Wines
    Aug 23, 2023 – 45:39
  • Episode 146 What Makes a Great Italian Wine Bar?
    Aug 9, 2023 – 54:07
  • Episode 145: Is the Sober Curious Movement a Fad or Here to Stay?
    Jul 26, 2023 – 49:47
  • Episode 144:The Canned Wine Brand Reimagining Outdoor Drinking
    Jul 12, 2023 – 51:39
  • Episode 143: Does Napa Valley Have a Problem With Younger Wine Drinkers?
    Jun 28, 2023 – 48:02
  • Episode 142: Why French Wine Is Undergoing Changes It Hasn’t Seen In Over A Century
    Jun 14, 2023 – 41:43
  • Episode 141: Why the Best Domestic Caviar is Coming Out of Northern California
    Jun 7, 2023 – 39:48
  • Episode 140: On the Decade Wine Blew Up in the U.S.
    May 17, 2023 – 37:25
Recent Reviews
  • jph71
    Not well done
    I’ve tried over and over to listen without a bad attitude. Unfortunately, it just isn’t well done from the host to producing. I love wine and have for decades. This just isn’t interesting. It sounds like a forced conversation about minutiae. It’s a fail for me.
  • jtopps
    Engaging conversations
    This podcast has been really interesting lately. I really like the conversations. Wine can so boring and pretentious but these conversations are not. I’m into it!
  • ChargingDC
    Print
    I am a subscriber to the magazine and intend for it to stay that way. I enjoy it very much. Unfortunately this podcast is terrible. It is pretentious and often unlistenable. There are much better wine podcasts. Time to reboot this one.
  • mvelasco07
    Highly recommend!
    Wine Enthusiast has quickly become a favorite on my feed! I’m consistently impressed by the engaging conversations, insightful content, and actionable ideas. I truly learn something every time I listen!
  • gen.xer
    Downhill spiral
    Several years ago this was pretty good. Interesting interviews and knowledge of wine and drinks. Recently it has really been pretty bad and even difficult to listen to. Lots of under 35 upspeak and “likes” and such. You are losing your gen x audience
  • brewinoak
    Food pairing
    Loves listening to this podcast. You should follow @pair_with-chef_rachel She’s in central coast California (Paso Robles). She is out of the box wine and food pairing genius and now opening up a restaurant. Cheers
  • Alexstrath1
    Lauren puts on a great show
    As an Aussie (living in the US) - I enjoyed going home to Australia in the recent episode on the long overlooked aboriginal culture in regards to their accomplishments in the wine world. Lauren brings incredibly interesting guests and topics related to the wine world. 10/5
  • 99disturved
    Disturbed
    I thought this podcast was about wine? Not race! We get enough information about race to not hear it here also.
  • Nog200
    Swearing really needed?
    It was inté until the swearing. Totally not needed.
  • Panchodog
    Great Subscription
    So many great wines out there. Helps focus on the great ones. Example in recent podcast the recommended Holdredge Russian River. This is an outstanding wine for those that can’t afford Kosta Browne but want to drink a great Pinot.
  • D Wine Hyg
    Written Wine Names & Sound Quality
    Love the content podcasts. However, I am very frustrated with the lack of written listing of the wines in the podcasts (unless I simply can’t find it). For example, I would like to try the red discusses at the end of the podcast. It is spoken at the end but my guesses at the spelling is completely off & I can’t find it. Also, some of the sound varies drastically. The Austrian wine podcast is the most recent one I listened to that had this issue. The man’s voice was perfect. The women’s voice was so quiet I had to increase the volume drastically & then was blasted away when the man spoke. I couldn’t find a way to contact Wine Enthusiast directly
  • Newportchris
    Amazingly good wine
    This podcast came out of nowhere for me. But once I began listening, I have learned a lot. The hosts, the topics, even the theme music engages you like a nice lunch or dinner date with someone extra special. Captivating and definitely subscribed! My only gripe is the new introduction for season three. The previous introduction was far better.
  • DavidLee12345
    Worth Subscribing...
    I like the Wine Enthusiast podcasts overall. Well produced and offering a wide variety of subjects.
  • BJB615
    Great Podcast with Problems
    I am a big fan of Wine Enthusiast magazine. I follow them on Twitter. This podcast is well produced and can be entertaining. However I find it to be very stuffy, and stuck up. If the goal is to get your average person to start drinking wine and appreciate it this is not for them by any means. Talking about renting homes in the south of France is not going to appeal to a guy from Georgia or North Carolina or even California. It has a lot of potential but the pretense needs to go.
  • Buddhistzombie
    Great Insight with a brevity of Wine & Spirits
    Expert beer drinker; novice wine imbiber. A new listener with a handful of episodes under my belt. I am really liking the formatting and I'm excited to learn more about wine.
  • DDJ026
    Informative & fun
    An unpretentious and fun take on educating people on wine.
  • jemangel
    Bravo! Great informative podcast for Wine Lovers n those who want to know more about wine 👍🏻
    Thanks Wine E for coming up with a podcast finally! A fun, informative podcast that entertains, is sleek and well done. Wine coolers?! Ha, had forgotten about those?! Fun to hear people's stories of how they hot into drinking wine to begin with. Nice music transitions, nice energy on the part of those being interviewed. I will be back 😊! Hey, my partner used to work at the Waldorf Astoria and purchased the wines brought in by distributors to The Bull and Bear. The current GM might be a good interview as to how they choose their wines n why? Just a thought 😉 Go you - ! Love to hear some about the differences in Pinot Gris - I cant tell a $6 bottle apart from a $50 bottle, honestly. How do we choose a great one?
  • JackS6531
    Finally a FUN Wine Podcast!
    I've listened to a ton of food and wine podcasts and so far this one is my absolute favorite. It's thoughtful and engaging without getting too deep into the nitty gritty nerdy deets and putting me to sleep. Cheers!
  • TheTacoBelle
    Fun & engaging!
    A huge food enthusiast, I am, admittedly, not interested in the intricacies of wine...which is why I was surprised to be instantly smitten with this podcast! They managed to take a sometimes snobby subject and make it relatable and fun. With good storytelling any subject can be palatable, and that's exactly what's happening here. Listening to their stories, I found myself reminiscing on my own first brushes with alcohol/wine coolers/wine and wanting to jump in on the conversation. I'm glad to see a new take on wine in media, as opposed to the predictable and tired, "I recommend this wine" and "This wine tastes good with fish," which has officially bored me and has me skipping the "wine" section in food magazines. Looking forward to whatever creative content is to come!
  • Julia275
    Actually interesting!
    My boyfriend works at a vineyard, and was excited when this podcast came out, so I figured I'd give it a try. I really like it! It manages to stay interesting, even though I know very little about wine. Super excited for wine coolers to come back!
  • ErnieKD
    Refreshing, and I don't even drink
    A friend passed this along as something I'd enjoy. Its really as much a 'coming of age' and 'discoveries' story as a story about wine. Certainly a different perspective.
  • UnionPixel
    Made Me Want to Have a Glass of Wine
    The wine world can be kind of off-putting and frankly boring so I was very happy to find the Wine Enthusiast podcast. Some of the editor’s stories reminded me a lot of my early wine misadventures in Sonoma back in the day. Any podcast that makes me want to have a glass of wine is okay with me. Looking forward to hearing more from these guys.
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