How to Choose a Wine Podcast if You’re Just Getting Started
Choosing a wine podcast as a beginner can be overwhelming, but the right show can make wine approachable. This guide outlines beginner-frien...
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What Makes a Wine Podcast Trustworthy?
Trustworthy wine podcasts clearly disclose sponsorships, sample sources, and financial relationships, so listeners can evaluate potential bi...
We Told Chowhound Which Target Wines Are Actually Worth Buying
Chowhound tapped The Wine Pair Podcast to name four budget-friendly wines worth buying at Target in its guide to “10 Wines Under $15 You Nee...
Read Our Thoughts in Real Simple! The Best Wine Under $20 Might Surprise You
We’re excited to share that The Wine Pair Podcast was featured in Real Simple, with three sommeliers including Joe naming Costco’s Kirkland ...
We've Been Featured in Chowhound! Check Out Our 4 "Cheap Wine" Recommendations
Great news: The Wine Pair Podcast has been featured in Chowhound's article "10 Cheap Wines Sommeliers Say You Should Be Buying." We share fo...
We Made the List! The Wine Pair Podcast Named One of the Best Independent Podcasts of 2026
The Wine Pair Podcast has been named one of Ear Worthy's Best Independent Podcasts of 2026, recognizing a husband-and-wife team that makes w...
Graciano’s Quiet Revival in Rioja
Graciano, long the backbone of Rioja blends, is finally stepping into the spotlight as a varietal thanks to advances in viticulture and warm...
What Curators Look For in a Trustworthy Wine Podcast
In a crowded podcast landscape, curators favor shows with a clear identity, consistent format, and a transparent methodology over flashy pro...
German Spätburgunder’s Value Surges with Climate Change
Climate change has quietly transformed Germany’s Spätburgunder into a more reliable, high-quality Pinot Noir, especially in Baden and Pfalz ...
Listener Timmy's Interpretation of our Wine Rating System
Fans get a special shout-out as Tim H. shares his detailed interpretation of our no-half-points wine rating system. He maps every point on a...
Trousseau’s Roots: DNA, Relatives, and Global Aliases
Trousseau’s roots trace to Savagnin, linking it to a family of high-acid, age-worthy wines and explaining its lean, mineral character even a...
Seeds vs. Skins: Understanding How Seed-Derived Tannins Impact Wine Texture
Seed tannins can contribute a firm, sometimes bitter grip to wine, distinct from the softer tannins from grape skins. Grignolino from Piedmo...
American Chardonnay Didn't Invent the Butter Bomb. France Did!
Chardonnay’s creamy, oaky “butter bomb” profile wasn’t born in California but in Burgundy, where malolactic fermentation softened acids and ...
Mencía vs Tempranillo and Garnacha: Spanish wines compared
Spain’s red wines are defined by Tempranillo and Garnacha, but Mencía is quietly carving out its own place. Tempranillo brings oak-driven st...
Featured in The Takeout: The Cost-Effective Wine Decanters You Need Are Already In Your Kitchen
Featured in The Takeout, this post explains that you don’t need pricey gear to aerate wine—common kitchen items like water pitchers, carafe-...
Featured in The Takeout! Why You Shouldn't Use An Expensive Wine When Making Sangria
Featured in The Takeout, this piece argues that using expensive wine for sangria is unnecessary because the drink is forgiving and fruit-for...
Featured in the Takeout! How To Tell If Your Wine Is Corked
From The Takeout Again!, this post explains how to spot cork taint, with the most reliable cue being the smell—think wet cardboard, a musty ...
Why Primitivo Works So Well with Barbecue
Primitivo isn't just a great red from southern Italy—it's a barbecue’s best friend, delivering bold, fruit-driven flavors with just enough s...
Featured in The Takeout! We Bet You're Serving White Wine Too Cold
Featured in The Takeout again, we spoke with Erica Martinez about why white wine straight from the fridge is usually underwhelming. The arti...
Featured in The Takeout: You Can Chill Red Wine!
Featured in The Takeout, this post explains why red wine doesn’t have to be served at room temperature and argues for a slight chill—around ...
Chablis vs. Other Chardonnay: Same Grape, Different Personality
Chablis shows that Chardonnay can be lean, mineral, and incredibly fresh, thanks to its cool northern Burgundy climate and Kimmeridgian soil...
Wine Tasting: Your Brain Lies to You
Wine tasting without labels or prices reveals a surprisingly unbiased palate, stripping away marketing and price cues to highlight what your...
Chile’s Coastal Valleys Are Great for Pinot Noir
Chile's coastal valleys, particularly Casablanca and Leyda, are emerging as prime regions for producing outstanding Pinot Noir. The unique g...
Featured in Chowhound article!
We were featured in an article in Chowhound called "The 15 Most Underrated Wine Regions Around The World, According To Experts." We talked a...
Featured in Foodie article!
Foodie - an online magazine focused on, you guessed it, foodies - featured us in an article called Sommeliers Reveal The Best And Worst Pino...
Differences between Ruby Port and Tawny Port
Below is a handy-chart on some of the differences between Ruby Port and Tawny Port
The WPP featured in The Canton Repository article
We were happy to be included in an article in the Canton, Ohio daily newspaper The Repository. Here is an excerpt and a link below (the arti...
The Wine Pair Podcast Featured in Mercury News Article
We are proud to be featured in The Mercury News article "Nine Podcasts that prove the Bay Area is a food and wine mecca." Here is a link to ...
The Wine Pair Podcast Quoted in Eat This, Not That Article
We were pleasantly surprised to find that we were quoted in an Eat This, Not That online magazine article called 5 Tricks for Making Your Wi...