SOMM TV wine & food

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. 

One of the most beautiful wine producing regions in the world happens to be Canada's Okanagan Valley.  We talk with Checkmate Winery's Graham Nordin and Spencer Kelly about the region's history, what grapes thrive here, and how the Okanagan is quickly becoming one of the world's premier wine regions.Subscribers can watch the conversation only on sommtv.com.

The Venetians have always been some of the greatest merchants and always been at the forefront of wine trading.  Today we speak to Luca Marzotto of the famed Venetian family behind Santa Margherita wines and current CEO of Ca del Bosco Franciacorta.  His family goes back generations and for the first time, he tells the story of his family and how they changed the wine business forever.  Subscribe to sommtv.com to watch our brand new documentary on the family behind Santa Margherita wines streaming now. 

Today we talk to composer Alex Monsour whose orchestral score can be heard in the new SOMM Film: Cup of Salvation playing in theaters and events in Canada and the United States.  We talk about the music and composing and performing is like making the great wines of the world.  You can stream the music from the new SOMM film anywhere you listen to music now and get tickets at sommfilms.com

Halloween is here, and the SOMM TV team is off the rails to talk about wether or not you should actually pair wine with candy, what to drink while trick or treating, and some of our all time halloween mistakes and hot takes.  Don't forget that our new film "Cup of Salvation" is currently in theaters, for tickets and showtimes go to www.sommfilms.com.

We are joined by the main character in our next SOMM Film: "Cup of Salvation".  His name is Vahe Keushgeurian and because of what he pulls off in this film, he has been called "The Indiana Jones of Wine".  This is his story before or even after you see the film.  For screening dates and tickets for Cup of Salvation, go to sommfilms.com