Listening to a wine podcast is a nice supplement to taking a Wine Course and if you are out for an exercise walk, it’s a good way to pass the time. Wine podcasts seem to fall into two main categories. The first is basically an interview with a winemaker or other wine expert. These are usually fairly technical. The second is like a chat show with ongoing banter between the presenters. See below for ten possibilities which I have mostly extracted from various “best” lists. You should be able to find them easily on the major podcast platforms, and they usually run between 30 minutes and one hour. Some hosts also have a newsletter.
- Wine for Normal People by Elizabeth Schneider is for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it
- Wine Blast with Susie and Peter of UK features 2 married Masters of Wine on a variety of topics
- I’ll Drink To That by Levi Dalton features interviews with well known wine personalities
- Wine Talks with Paul K. covers what really goes on in the wine business
- The SOMM TV podcast by Jason Wise is for fans of the SOMM series and covers everything
- Wine Thieves by Sara D’Amato and John Szabo of Canada features insightful interviews and current topics
- The Unreserved Wine Talk by Nancy Maclean of Canada features conversations with industry personalities
- The Wine Enthusiast Magazine podcast includes emerging trends, educational tidbits, and personal interviews
- Guildsomm by Jeff Kruth, Master Sommelier is serious wine chat for professionals and aspiring sommeliers alike
- A Glass With…Ollie Smith of UK. Each episode features a celebrity guest chatting to Olly as they share a glass of wine.