This award-winning Atlanta-based wine podcast shares engaging conversations with wine professionals and culture-shapers. Each episode makes wine human and accessible by featuring thoughtful discussions with winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, and creative voices from across the wine world. The focus is on the people, journeys, and experiences that shape how wine fits into our lives. It highlights both local and global perspectives making it a go-to wine podcast for listeners who want authentic storytelling and enaging conversations. Named Hue Society's "Podcast of the Year" in 2023.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis award-winning Atlanta-based wine podcast shares engaging conversations with wine professionals and culture-shapers. Each episode makes wine human and accessible by featuring thoughtful discussions with winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, and creative voices from across the wine world. The focus is on the people, journeys, and experiences that shape how wine fits into our lives.
A Cork in the Road is hosted by Kelly. The show has published 186 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 185 - Sake & Food Pairing with Sake Samurai Chris Johnson LIVE at The Vine Club in Atlanta" (23 September 2026, 71 minutes), "Episode 184 - Wine, Drums & Wanderlust with Sommelier Emma Rubenstein" (8 September 2026, 53 minutes), and "Episode 183 - NBA Player CJ McCollum on Basketball, Wine, and the Willamette Valley" (24 August 2026, 71 minutes).
A Cork in the Road publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 186 episodes.
Booking probability for A Cork in the Road is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Cork in the Road requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Cork in the Road's contact route on record: public web form.
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Kelly hosts A Cork in the Road, a society show with 186 episodes published.
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Episode #185
What happens when the worlds of wine and sake overlap? In this live audience episode of A Cork in the Road at The Vine Club, Kelly sits down with Chris Johnson, the National Sales Director for World Sake Imports, to...
Episode #184
What happens when a classically trained musician pursues a career in wine? For Emma Rubenstein, it means becoming a Certified Sommelier, Assistant General Manager at Atlanta’s Cooks & Soldiers, and a drummer in a...
Episode #183
What happens when a professional basketball career collides with a passion for wine? For NBA player CJ McCollum, it looks a lot like owning a winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and continuing to study wine with the...
Episode #180
From the classroom to the wine bar, Bejay Osby has spent nearly two decades proving that education comes in many forms. In Episode 180 of A Cork in the Road, Kelly sits down with the longtime Atlanta educator and wine...
Episode #179
Episode 179 features an entertaining recording at The Vine Club in Atlanta, GA with a live audience conversation and tasting hosted by Poppi Monroe, the U.S. Central Regional Sales Manager for Champagne Laurent-Perrier...
Episode #178
What happens when the worlds of wine and golf collide? More than you might think. In Episode 178 of A Cork in the Road, we welcome two Virginia wine industry leaders - Stephen Barnard, the Winemaker for Keswick...
Episode #177
<p>Episode 177 brings together two things Atlanta takes seriously: lemon pepper chicken wings and great wine. Recorded live at The Perlant, this episode features five Atlanta sommeliers taking on a pairing challenge to...
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<p>Episode 176 takes us live to The Oenophile Institute for an engaging audience conversation with winemaker Matt Taylor, a third-generation Sonoma County native whose thoughtful approach to farming and winemaking has...
Episode #175
<p>Step into the minds of sommeliers and wine professionals to discover what really happens when they sit down to identify wines in a blind tasting. In Episode 175, recorded live at Vino Venue, we bring together a panel...
Episode #174
<p>Episode 174 of A Cork in the Road brings the energy of a live audience straight to your headphones with a dynamic conversation and tasting recorded at The Vine Club in Atlanta, GA. We continue our mission of making...
Episode #173
<p>This episode features a live audience conversation and tasting at The Oenophile Institute in Smyrna, GA with Arnaud Bourgeois, the General Manager of Domaine Henri Bourgeois in the Loire Valley of France. For 10...
Episode #172
<p>This episode features a live audience conversation and tasting at The Vine Club in Atlanta, GA with Pauline Vranken, the Chief Executive Officer of Vranken-Pommery America. This was Pauline’s first ever visit to...
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<p>Episode 171 of A Cork in the Road explores how access, education, and community can reshape the wine industry through the lens of Oeno Camp, an annual immersive multi-day program designed for BIPOC wine professionals...
Episode #170
<p>This episode features a conversation with Isuru Vidanage, the Wine Buyer at Elemental Spirts Co. in Atlanta, GA. Born in Houston, TX to Sri Lankan immigrants, Isuru went to high school in Macon, GA and later moved to...
Episode #169
<p>This episode features a live audience conversation and Port tasting with Chris Forbes, the Deputy Managing Director for Taylor’s Port. Chris joined the company in 2007 and was initially responsible for the management...
Episode #168
<p>This episode features a very different type of conversation for the podcast with the tables turned, the script flipped – Amanda Kimbrough of Avant Partir sits down to interview Kelly of A Cork in the Road while they...
Episode #167
<p>This episode featuring a conversation with Jacqueline Strum, President & Publisher of Wine Enthusiast Media, as the second generation of her family’s business. She began her career in marketing and public relations...
Episode #166
<p>This episode features a live audience tasting and conversation at The VIne Club in Atlanta, GA with winemaker Rajat Parr of Phelan Farm in Cambria, CA. Rajat first made an appearance on the show in May of 2024 for...
Episode #165
<p>This live audience episode at The Perlant is dedicated to the art of food and wine pairings as we look forward to the holiday season. This episode is generously sponsored by the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, which has an...
Episode #164
<p>This episode features our live audience conversation with Chantal Gonet of Champagne Philippe Gonet recorded at The Vine Club in Atlanta, GA. Chantal and her brother, Pierre, were pressed into service after the...
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