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with James Molesworth hosts Wine Spectator's Straight Talk, a arts show with 37 episodes published.
Very few chefs have shaped Napa Valley dining quite like Cindy Pawlcyn. Over a career spanning more than four decades, the chef and restaurateur behind Mustards Grill, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen and numerous other Bay Ar
Napa Valley-based winemaker Sam Kaplan might just be having a moment these days as his Memento Mori, Vida Valiente, Arkenstone and Maxem projects are enjoying notable success despite the wine world’s current headwinds. A
Drops of God , the Apple TV series about a quest to identify some of the world’s rarest wines, won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series this past year, and season 2 debuts Jan. 21. One of the show’s biggest
It's time to count down Wine Spectator' s Top 10 Wines of 2025 ! And we're talking to the man behind our 2025 Wine of the Year—both before and after he heard the big news. Join host James Molesworth and director Rob Tayl
Few California wineries can match Opus One for global prestige. A famous partnership between Napa's Robert Mondavi and Bordeaux's Baron Philippe de Rothschild, the winery is still making elite Cabernets long after its fo
He's the man behind some of the most prestigious names in wine, including Bordeaux's Pichon Baron and Portugal's Quinta do Noval, and now AXA Millésimes managing director Christian Seely is behind the mic on the newest e
Occidental winemaker Catherine Kistler grew up with an in-house wine legend: California Chardonnay icon, and also her dad, Steve. But Catherine came home to make Pinot Noir in 2017, and they landed at No. 2 on Wine Spect
It's our season 2 finale and we're counting down Wine Spectator' s Top 10 Wines of 2024! But before James reveals this year's 10 most exciting wines, including Wine Spectator 's 2024 Wine of the Year, we're taking a look
Napa Valley is in the thick of harvest 2024, the busiest time of year in wine country, and Napa Cabernet superstar Thomas Rivers Brown took a break to tell us about the realities of harvest season—hope you like cleaning!
When it comes to California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, few names command as much respect as Sonoma's Kistler Vineyards. Kistler president and winemaker Jason Kesner joined Straight Talk host James Molesworth to tell us a
Straight from the cover of Wine Spectator and the season 3 premiere of hit TV series The Bear , legendary chef Daniel Boulud invites us into the Daniel dining room for an exclusive interview about what it means to be a c
A few days after winemaker Meghan Zobeck started her new job at Napa's historic Burgess Cellars, the winery burned down in the 2020 wildfires. With the help of owner Gaylon Lawrence and CEO Carlton McCoy, not only did Bu
Patz & Hall co-founder James Hall is still pinching himself: After selling the iconic California Chardonnay brand in 2016, Hall was able to buy it back earlier this year. He tells us how he did it, and then takes us all
Salvestrin Family winemaker Natalie Winkler struck a chord when the 2018 Salvestrin Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon earned a spot among Wine Spectator 's Top 10 Wines of 2021 . But it all started with a bottl
Winemaker Dan Petroski made news when he sold his boutique California white wine brand Massican to Gallo late last year. But that was just the latest step on a wine journey that started ignominiously as a Columbia Univer
From his teetotaling childhood home to Opus One's debut vintage to putting Argentine Malbec on the map, winemaker Paul Hobbs opens up to host James Molesworth about his career-defining moments with candid humor and insig
It's our season 1 finale and our year-end roundup of the most exciting wines of the year! In this episode, host James Molesworth is joined by senior editor Bruce Sanderson , counting down our Top 10 Wines of the Year, in
What's in the cellar of the world's second-richest man? Wine Spectator senior editor for news Mitch Frank tells us all about LVMH founder, chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault , the man behind not just fashion house Louis Vu
What wine pairs best with turkey and sides? Straight Talk podcast director Rob Taylor made an emergency appointment with Wine Spectator advice columnist Dr. Vinny (aka senior editor MaryAnn Worobiec ) for some tips on Th
We're live at Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience in this special episode of Straight Talk with host James Molesworth. He's joined by senior editor for news Mitch Frank , podcast director Rob Taylor and a cast of w
Dan Petroski
founder and winemaker · Massican Winery
2 appearances on this show
Paul Hobbs
the "Steve Jobs " of Wine
2 appearances on this show
Bernard Arnault
chairman and CEO · LVMH
1 appearance on this show
Emeril Lagasse
1 appearance on this show
Eric Ripert
Chef & Owner of Le Bernardin · Le Bernardin
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Jessica Parker
1 appearance on this show
Thomas Keller
Director of Platforms and Core Technology · Oats Overnight
1 appearance on this show
Tony Parker
Museum Historian
1 appearance on this show
Marcus Samuelsson
1 appearance on this show
Andy Erickson
PhD, PE from St. Anthony Falls Laboratory · Ubilla Farms
1 appearance on this show
Natalie Winkler
Salvestrin
1 appearance on this show
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