The Four Top: Wine News and Culture
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The Four Top: Wine News and Culture
Each week, wine media veteran Katherine Cole serves up and breaks down the four biggest stories in the vinous world with help from The Four Top team, including our contributing cohost, Martín Reyes, MW. Come for the headlines, stick around for the occasional bad pun, and savor the conversation. The...
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Ep. 190: ICE's Chilling Effect on the Wine World
Nearly every facet of American life has been thrown into uncertainty since Donald Trump took office last month. Undocumented immigrants and their comm...
Ep. 189: A Wine Community Faces the Unimaginable
We're on a short hiatus, but the world isn't. While we work on more episodes for you all, we are bringing you our conversation with Helen Johannesen (...
Ep. 188: Nootropics and Adaptogens, Anyone?
Get out those flashcards, there is some new vocab to pair with your N. A. beverages. Pooches pounce on pests and pestilence in vineyards. Orange you...
Ep. 187: New Year, Same Trends
The Surgeon General sends shockwaves through the beverage world. A rock star Napa winemaker goes N.A. We speak with the @sober_somm. Food tourism is...
Ep. 186: Happy New Year from The Four Top!
Happy New Year from The Four Top! We take it easy this week, sharing our new year resolutions and discussing our favorite stories from the past year....
Ep. 185: Holiday Tales from The Four Top
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Santa Claus himself joins us on Ep. 185. You won't believe what we learn from (and about) Old Saint Nick.
Once Sant...
Ep. 184: Let Me Google That for You
The FTC aims its phasers at Southern Glazer's misbehavior. Spain reigns atop the Liv-Ex Power 100. Sleepy girls are Googling. We chat with Sprudge fo...
Ep. 183: Crushed Glass & ICE Advice
Michelin-starred restaurants rally behind Kally. We bring you advice for dealing with ICE. Washington's glass recycling industry is crushed. We welcom...
Ep. 182: Tequila Tariffs and Ancient Vines
Trump touts tequila tariffs. Chefs begin to repeal the eels in their meals. Drinks retail needs to bring on the fun. Alder Yarrow talks old vines. The...
Ep. 181: Pizza Wine & Faux Foie Gras
Landowners weigh whether to plant crops or harvest clean energy. Prepare your maw for faux foie gras. Trump taps a new secretary of agriculture. It is...
Ep. 180: (Thirty-Five Million) Buck Chuck
A major producer drops glass weight. Gen Z wants a no ABV party. Tis the season for best wines lists. We phone a friend in France to discuss levies ou...
Ep. 179: Tariffs and Toxic Waste
Trump tariffs have some terrified. It's not phylloxera, it's late frosts and freak storms. Workers allege toxic waste in winegrowers' waterways. The A...
Ep. 178: Napa Handles the Heat
The rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. Fine wine is in decline, but some producers still shine. It turns out Nick is not the only thing...
Ep. 177: Ghosts, Ghouls, and GPTs
We have wine country horror stories for you this Halloween week. Plus, we have a famous comedian's contribution to wine home decor, and all the latest...
Ep. 176: Chardonngay and a New AVA
Criminals cashed in on counterfeit wine. Hip hip hooray! Napa's got a new AVA. What's going on at Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton? And in the name of Come...
Ep. 175: Blue Zones B.S. and Billion Dollar Buyouts
It's Come Over October, and we've got Kimberly Charles on the mic! We're watching Weed and Wine. Katherine is boozing in Berlin. A winery was acquired...
Ep. 174: Dock Strikes and Chip Farms
Karen MacNeil joins us on Ep. 174!
Dock workers struck and some wine got stuck. Non-alcoholic champagne is here and it is a little pricey...
Ep. 173: The Joy of Wine
Somewhere in the recent flurry of negative wine news, we forgot the most important thing about our industry: the joy. Anna Maria Ponzi of Linfield Uni...
Ep. 172: India is Bucking Wine Trends
Deluges along the Danube drench wineries. India may be the savior wine needs. A firefighter fans flames in California. Wineries could find a friend in...
Ep. 171: The Four Top’s Excellent UK Adventure
We caught up with Jancis Robinson, Richard Hemming, André Mack, Agnese Gintere, Henna Bakshi, Samantha Cole-Johnson, Elaine Chukan Brown, and Amanda B...
Ep. 170: A Teaser
We do not have a full episode for you this week! We were all traveling for the past 7-10 days and could not get an episode together for you. But that'...
Ep. 169: New Grapes, Same Bullshit
South African wineries are fans of wasps and bullshit. Napa Valley’s tourist stats are good news. You may RSVP to your next wedding invite via Resy. F...
Ep. 168: Cabernet Cocoons and Aged Grapes
Prehistoric pips point to possible birthplace of grapes. You can now walk from St. Helena to Calistoga. An unrealized real estate empire implodes. Coc...
Ep. 167: Rubles, Roundup, and Rapa Nui
Chile designates new D.O.s. Mysterious brain diseases in Canada are cause for concern. Vine saboteurs are horrible, terrible, no good, very bad people...
Ep. 166: Walking Off the Wine
Wine is not allowed to be fun or festive. California wants to chuck out self-checkout. Champagne lightens up. Walkathons are all the rage in Prosecco...
Ep. 165: Chillable Reds and Friends
Katherine, Ruby, and Nick met in person for the first time...this week. That's pretty wild. Instead of bringing you a regular episode, we celebrated b...
Ep. 164: Taxing the Air
VWE declares bankruptcy. Politicians and producers want to blow up the bubble tax. Winemakers are fretful thanks to the French far right. The man behi...
Ep. 163: Wine Bots and Unpaid Bills
A former employee has spilled the tea about Visit Napa Valley. A deadbeat winery owner gets sued for shirking his bills. Treasury Wine Estates has gon...
Ep. 162: Swiftonomics and the Supreme Court
Swiftonomics comes to the wine world. The Supreme Court creates chaos for alcohol producers. A big tech exec wants to expand access to wine. Fires for...
Ep. 161: Booze, Hold the Alcohol
Anchor Brewing is raised once again. Wine pain is beer pain. Hops, water, and that's it. And the hottest thing in alcohol is no alcohol. These are the...
Ep. 160: Garden Party
This week we are taking a break from the news, and oh man was this ever the week to take a break from the news… We have the pleasure of bringing you t...
Ep. 159: (Chilled) Red Wine Supernova
Bordeaux bets big on Virginia wine. Very old vino is found near Sevilla. Wineries dodge a wildfire bullet. Olfactory stimulation is the new health cra...
Ep. 158: Pests, Pricing, and Pinot Noir
Spotted species stopped short of soaring into Sonoma. A price pullback by Château Figeac. The Bay Area celebrates Pinot Noir from afar. Are the World’...
Ep. 157: Dolly Parton Giveth
Sweden loosens its hold on hooch. The FTC aims its phasers at Southern Glazer's. The future of wine growing may be from the 1990s. The fight over foil...
Ep. 156: Smoke and Sulfur
Nightly wine and cheese parties may just stave off dementia. Canned wine stink is sunk. Smokey the Bear says power companies must pay for smoke tainte...
Ep. 155: Weed > Wine?
The results are in from the re-judgment of Paris. Weed wins over wine on days that end in Y. Paper beats rock - sort of - in the spirits world. We bri...
Ep. 154: Vegan Beef and Sake Futures
The Pom Wonderful Company is apparently the Not So Wonderful Company. Regenerative ag is coming for vegan cuisine. The future of futures is not wine,...
Ep. 153: Tomato Wine and the Sideways Guy
Low spirits in wine and spirits as we lose another great wine publication. Pernod Ricard is getting out of Down Under. Tomato wine is...wait...tomato...
Ep. 152: No Future for Bordeaux Futures?
Freixenet cuts worker hours due to a force majeure. Champagne is wrapped up over neck wrappers. The future of Bordeaux futures hangs in the balance. C...
Ep. 151: Wine: The Superior Sports Drink
Our taste buds are no match for robot probes. Revino brings reuse to wine bottles. Restaurant reservation rage is at an all time high. The hottest spr...