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
Russell Bevan
Fifth Generation Sonoman, Russel Bevan left town to study Philosophy at Gonzaga University, logically leading him to a job in the dental field in the Midwest. A fortuitous transfer sent him back west…
01:43:36 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
Marvina Robinson, B. Stuyvesant Champagne
Bedford Stuyvesant’s own Marvina Robinson left the neighborhood to attend Norfolk St University, an HBCU. Her love of the bubbly started when she would come home between semesters and pop some champa…
01:20:10 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Ken Pahlow, Walter Scott
Ken Pahlow has spent over two decades on the Oregon wine scene. He worked at and with some of the best people in the state including Dom Lafon at Evening Land, Patricia Greene, and St. Innocent. Ken …
01:27:21 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
Cristina Mariani-May, Banfi
Cristina Mariani May is a third-generation winemaker. Her grandparents emigrated from Italy to the United States in the early 1900’s. Ironically, her father and uncle headed back to Italy in the late…
01:18:16 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Bordeaux 2020
This week we are going to talk about Bordeaux 2020. The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux was recently in NYC with over 100 wineries pouring their new 2020 vintage. I got a chance to speak with six d…
00:24:29 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
Bibi Graetz
Not your typical winemaker, Bibi Graetz was surrounded by a family of visual artists, studying art and not wine. He grew up in a medieval castle in Tuscany surrounded by vineyards. With no formal tra…
01:24:34 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Nathan Kendall
Nathan Kendall, a Finger Lakes native, has been making wine at his eponymous Nathan K winery for over a dozen years. He has traveled the world to fine-tune his craft, including Sonoma, New Zealand, A…
01:15:31 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Shana Clarke
Shana Clarke is a freelance writer based out of New York City, specializing in wine, Sake, and travel. She has WSET Level 3 certification and is a certified Sake Sommelier. Her writing has appeared i…
01:13:30 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Eric Asimov
Eric Asimov is the long-time wine critic of the New York Times. His wine column, “The Pour”, appears every Wednesday in the Food Section of the Times in-print and online. Eric recently concluded almo…
01:30:47 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
We Ask the Experts to Recommend Champagne for the Holidays
The Grape Nation ends the season with Champagne and Bubbly recommendations from the best in the business for the holidays and beyond. We talk to Robin Wright, Beverage Director at Ci Siamo; Yannick B…
00:38:55 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Josh Greene
Josh Greene is the longtime Editor and Publisher of “Wine and Spirits” Magazine. Josh has traveled extensively to Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and th…
01:30:49 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Alex Schrecengost & Katja Scharnagl
Alex Schrecengost has spent almost two decades working in wine, spirits, hospitality, luxury goods, and PR. She has worked closely with such iconic brands as Romanée Conte and Biondi Santi at Wilson …
01:26:14 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Raw Wine 2022: Le Puy
On this very special episode of The Grape Nation, Sam sits down with Harold Langlais of Château Le Puy, live from Raw Wine 2022 in Queens. Sam and Harold discuss the history of Le Puy, their growing …
01:03:11 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Isabelle Legeron, RAW WINE
Isabelle Legeron is the author of “Natural Wine: An Introduction to Organic and Biodynamic Wines Made Naturally.” She is France’s first female Master of Wine. Isabelle created RAW WINE, the world’s l…
01:29:37 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Gut Oggau and Christian Tschida
Stephanie and Eduard Tscheppe Eselbock are the proprietors and wine makers at Gut Oggau, their winery in Oggau in the Burgenland region of Austria. They restored a 17th century winery and now farm bi…
01:20:51 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Chase Sinzer, Claud, NYC
Chase Sinzer has been around…in a good way. He has worked with Union Sq Hospitality Group at Maialino, with John Fraser at Narcissa, David Chang at Momofuko Ko where he met now chef/partner Joshua Pi…
01:04:04 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Aaron Ayscough, "The World of Natural Wine"
Born in Pennsylvania, but now a British-American living in France, Aaron Ayscough made his way out to LA at the young age of 23, and even to his surprise, became a prominent Italian wine buyer with f…
01:24:21 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible
Karen MacNeil is an award-winning wine speaker, consultant, journalist, educator and author. When I say award-winning, I’m talking an Emmy and a James Beard Award among others. She has her own line o…
01:13:24 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Sam Coturri
Sam Coturri is a fourth generation wine guy hailing from Sonoma royalty dating back to the '60's. His dad Phil started a farming company in the late '70's practicing thoughtful and organic farming fr…
01:14:52 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Jorge Riera
Jorge Riera has been a fixture on the NY wine and restaurant scene for over 20 years. His commitment to, knowledge of and influence in natural wine dates back to 360 in Brooklyn, Balthazar, The Ten B…
01:08:47 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
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