How Sébastien Pradel Turned Wine Expertise Into Pestige TV Drama?
French wine importer, distributor, sommelier, restaurant proprietor, and now the wine consultant on the most wine-intensive television series in history. Sebastien Pradel is clearly many things. In this Wine Enthusiast podcast, Pradel reveals how he got the gig, how it has changed him personally and professionally, and offers his thoughts on what it means to work in wine at this moment. —WINE ENTHUSAST PODCAST

Wine News

Women Show Stronger Preference for Wine Crafted by Female Winemakers, Study Finds

—SCIENCE MAGAZINE

Winemaker who founded one of California’s most recognizable estates and sparked the Merlot craze has died

—SF CHRONICLE, Esther Mobley

Coming soon: Use your Amex Resy credit at wineries and even more restaurants

—THE POINTS GUY, Stephanie Stevens

Ideas & Opinions

Tannic Panic! Issue #139: Barnacles & Sea Slime

—TANNIC PANIC

Is wine getting worse?

—EAT THIS, DRINK THAT, LIVE WELL, Fiona Beckett

Even more California wineries shut down or will soon as industry crushed by major drinking habit changes

—NY POST, Ross O'Keefe

Does Formal Wine Tasting Language Strip the Emotion Out of Wine Writing? with Sarah Heller

—UNRESERVED WINE TALK, Natalie MacLean

Every Wine Better: Glasses Tuned to Purpose and Budget

—WINE REVIEW ONLINE, John McDermott

The Weirdest Wine I Ever Drank

—MAGICAL WINE EXPERIENCE

Wine Education

A book review of, “Greek Wine Explained 2026″

—HUDIN

Can Soil Supercharge Terroir Perception?

—GOOD + TASTY

Here’s the Secret Code on Your Wine Label That Changes Everything

—FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE, Kathleen Willcox

📺The White Wine That Fooled a Master Sommelier

—GOT SOMME (video)

Wine Travel & Food

The Essence of the Olive: The Art of Tasting Olive Oil

—WINE COMPASS

This Charming City Is a Hidden Gem in New York’s Finger Lakes Region—and It Has a State Park With 19 Waterfalls

—TRAVEL & LEISURE, Kelsey Fowler

Wisconsin Wineries: The Locally Produced Wine Experience

—TRAVEL WISCONSIN

Wine People & Places

Free Film: The Venetian Family that conquered wine

—SOMM TV (film)

Wine World: Treats from Down Under

—PATTAYA MAIL, Colin Kaye

Clairet: Bordeaux’s old style capturing a new crowd

—CLUB OENOLOGIQUE, Tomé Morrissy-Swan

NL 11: Godello, my favourite Spanish White wine

—MIDWEEK WINES GUILD

Episode 282: The wine draft: Islands that make wine

—SOMM TV (podcast)

Wine Collecting & Reviews

A $17 White Wine from Campania that Delivers Bang for your Buck

—WINE SPECTATOR

Melville

—OWEN BARGREEN REVIEWS

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Dry Creek Vineyard 2023 Sparkling Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg

—PLEASE THE PALATE

Wine Drinking & Buying

This Saturday is: “Open That Bottle Night,” February 28, 2026

—WINE WANDERINGS

Global Drink Wine Day: 15 wines to discover

—DECANTER, Olivia Mason

Wine of the Week: Meadowbrook Winery 2023 Albariño

—DRINK LOCAL, Robin Shreeves

Wine, Health & Lifestyle

9 Winter Spritzes for Cold-Weather Sipping

—FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE, Ross O'Keefe

No-Alcohol Wine Boom not so Boomy

—WINE SEARCHER, Vicki Denig

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