Episodes

  • Wine An Origin Story Part IV: Supras and Grape Motifs

    Wine An Origin Story Part IV: Supras and Grape Motifs
    Jun 12 2024
    Before the grapevine spreads west we stop for a moment to visit an excavation site south of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia

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    15 mins
  • Wine An Origin Story Part III: Flood Myths and Gilgamesh

    Wine An Origin Story Part III: Flood Myths and Gilgamesh
    Jun 5 2024
    As we move into our history as writers, stories emerge to tell the tale of humanity—wine comes along for the ride.

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    19 mins
  • Wine An Origin Story Part II: Natufians And The Fertile Crescent

    Wine An Origin Story Part II: Natufians And The Fertile Crescent
    May 29 2024
    As we evolve out of the Stone Age so does our agriculture. Wine becomes a key player in the beginnings of human cultivation.

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    18 mins
  • Wine An Origin Story Part I: A Place Where The Sun Rises In The East

    Wine An Origin Story Part I: A Place Where The Sun Rises In The East
    May 22 2024
    How did wine become popular? In the first part of this new series, we look back in time in search of where humans and the grapevine first intersect.

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    16 mins
  • Rhone: Part III The Baron and The Senator

    Rhone: Part III The Baron and The Senator
    May 15 2024
    Like the unfolding of a complex plot the Rhone thrusts France's industry into Modernity. We wrap up the Rhone series with the region's ultimate contribution to wine.

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    23 mins
  • Rhone: Part II The Hermit and The Pope's New Castle

    Rhone: Part II The Hermit and The Pope's New Castle
    May 8 2024
    After the fall of Rome history began to blur until the late Middle Ages in the Rhone but there are two significant moments we can find During the late Middle Ages in the Rhone Valley, history became unclear after the fall of Rome. However, there are two significant moments that we can identify that have an impact on the wine of the region today.

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    21 mins
  • Rhone: Part I Les Allobroges and The Origin Of Syrah

    Rhone: Part I Les Allobroges and The Origin Of Syrah
    May 1 2024
    We begin our Rhone series with a look back at wine in the region's antiquity.

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    18 mins
  • Burgundy: Part VI (Supplemental) Beaujue and the Cunats

    Burgundy: Part VI (Supplemental) Beaujue and the Cunats
    Apr 24 2024
    A quick episode on the story of Beaujolais. It's just south of Burgundy but it came up a very different way.

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    14 mins