The Grape Nation
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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 305
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Tira Johnson, Ilis
Tira Johnson migrated east a decade ago to work in wine and hospitality at some of NY’s best, including Beauty & Essex, Crown Shy, Terroir, and Crown Club at Barclays, to name a few. Along the way sh…
01:31:01 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Pepe Raventos
Pepe Raventos’ family has been around for a long time, like since the 1400’s. Pepe is a 21st generation winemaker at Raventos i Blanc in Spain. His family led the development of Penedes into one of t…
01:22:22 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
The Holiday Wine & Champagne Show
As the year winds down and we celebrate the holiday season, we want to make sure you are drinking and gifting the right wines and Champagnes. We asked three of our expert friends to guide us through …
01:16:52 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Josh Greene
Josh Greene is the long time Editor, Publisher and owner of Wine and Spirits Magazine. Josh also serves as its critic for Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Portugal, Rioja, Australia, New Z…
01:22:04 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Justin Pichetrungsi, Anajak
Stacked, jacked and whacked with every award, including a James Beard, Food and Wine’s Best Chef, LA Times Best Restaurant of the Year, and a NY Times America’s Best Restaurants, Justin Pichetrungsi …
01:33:42 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Ray Isle
Ray Isle hails from “Deep in the Heart of Texas”, and is the son of an English professor, and he probably pissed his dad off after leaving academia to pursue wine writing. He is the Executive Wine Ed…
01:30:28 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Isabelle Legeron, Raw Wine
Isabelle Legeron needs no introduction to The Grape Nation audience. She is a Master of Wine, author, founder of Raw Wine, and the Raw Wine Fairs, a wine consultant, and she oversees the Raw Wine Clu…
01:23:52 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Chiara Pepe
Chiara Pepe is a third-generation winemaker in Abruzzo Italy. Her grandfather’s grandfather made home wine in the basement dating back to the late 1800’s, eventually becoming Emidio Pepe in 1964, one…
01:36:21 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon
Champagne runs through Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon’s veins. A native of Reims, in Champagne, he received his degree in viticulture and oenology from the University of Montpellier. He joined the Louis Roe…
01:35:52 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
Daniel Johnnes and Raj Vaidya
Daniel Johnnes is a true wine hero. He spent four decades in wine and hospitality with Daniel Boulud and Drew Nieporent at New York’s finest restaurants. A true Francophile, Daniel has shared and pro…
01:33:14 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Byron Bates
Texas born Byron Bates has been a part of the NY wine scene for almost 30 years. He is truly one of the champions of natural wines. After bringing in and introducing his restaurant customers to small…
01:35:06 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Shelley Lindgren
Bay Area native, Shelley Lindgren never strayed far from home. She attended cooking school and cut her teeth in hospitality in SF, further pursuing her passion for wine. Since 2004 she is the Co-Owne…
01:32:10 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Roscioli NYC
Ariel Arce is no stranger to The Grape Nation. She has joined us to talk about Air’s Champagne Parlor, Tokyo Record Bar, the opening of her concept restaurant Niche Niche, her Champagne book, “Better…
01:40:40 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
The Alto Adige, N. Italy, Part 2
The Alto Adige is one of the smallest wine growing regions and also has become one of the country’s TOP white wine regions. This unique Alpine landscape is ironically kissed by the hot Mediterranean …
01:57:37 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
The Alto Adige, N. Italy, Part 1
I recently traveled to Northern Italy to visit the Alto Adige wine region, also known as Sudtirol or South Tyrol, near the Swiss and Austrian borders at the foothills of the Dolomites. The Alto Adige…
01:47:32 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
Dan Petroski & ChatGPT
This will be the first Artificial Intelligence wine podcast with ChatGPT, and we will use the platform to help us conduct the interview with Dan Petroski. Brooklyn’s own Dan Petroski made his way wes…
01:24:47 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Raj Parr
Raj Parr no longer needs an introduction. He is one of the most prolific wine people in the world. His legendary palate, his instinctive winemaking, and his commitment to regenerative farming have st…
01:22:36 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Nick Gizuk, Inniskillin
Ontario’s own Nicholas Gizuk grew up around a wine-loving family. With an interest in fermentation and chemistry, Nick graduated from the Niagara College Wine and Viticulture program. He went on to i…
01:17:38 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Jon Bonne, "The New French Wine"
Jon Bonne is no stranger to The Grape Nation. This is his third appearance on the podcast, and he's here to discuss his new and third book “The New French Wine”. Jon is an award-winning author and jo…
01:44:16 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Eli Zabar
What’s in a name, well, if you are a Zabar, that’s about as ubiquitous as pizza in NYC. Born and raised in the city, Eli Zabar is part of the legendary family synonymous with food…and now wine. Eli s…
01:25:46 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
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