The Grape Nation

By: Heritage Radio Network
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  • The world of wine doesn't have to be intimidating. Wine-afficionado Sam Benrubi invites you on a weekly wine journey with The Grape Nation. No snobbery here, just a palatable trip through the world's vineyards, their keepers, journalists, authors, importers and more. Try some great wine with Sam and his guests and get tips for enjoying the best wines from the weekly "Wine List" and "Wine Sip." The Grape Nation...We Bring Wine to the People.
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Episodes
  • Eric Asimov

    Eric Asimov
    Jan 9 2025

    Eric Asimov has been writing for the New York Times for over three decades, serving as the Chief Wine Critic since 2004. Although Eric is known for his great wine evaluation and recommendations, his stories go far beyond the glass, discussing culture, history, science, the producers and more, yet never forgetting the simple pleasure of wine. His column “The Pour” appears weekly online at nytimes.com and in-print every Weds.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Holiday Wine Show

    Holiday Wine Show
    Dec 13 2024

    This is our final show of 2024 and we bring you our annual wine and Champagne recommendations from the experts. We talk to Ryan Bailey, Kato restaurant, Los Angeles, Yannick Benjamin, Beaupierre Wines and Spirits, Wheeling Forward and Wine on Wheels and Aldo Sohm, Le Bernadin and Aldo Sohm Wine Bar.

    Thank you to Eric "Benny" Bloom and Ryan Zoidis from the world's greatest funk band "Lettuce" for The Grape Nation theme song.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Pascaline Lepeltier

    Pascaline Lepeltier
    Dec 6 2024

    Pascaline Lepeltier is the most knowledgeable, influential, approachable, awarded, hard-working, person in wine today. She has graced the airwaves of The Grape Nation many times, if it was up to me, I would have her on every week! A native of the Loire Valley, destined to become an academic in philosophy, Pascaline shifted to wine, to became a Master of Wine, a Sommelier, Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France - Sommellerie”, she won the Best French Sommelier, produces Chepika wine in the Finger Lakes with Nathan Kendall, and just placed 2nd in the Best Sommelier in Europe, Africa and Middle East, to name a few accomplishments along with author. Pascaline Lepeltier is a partner at Chambers in NYC and just released the English version of her new book “1000 Vines, A New Way to Understand Wine”.

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    1 hr and 49 mins

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