JAMES BEARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES
Watch all the James Beard, taste award and film fest Winning and Nominated Content on SOMM TV
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Escape from Iran
2025 James Beard award nominated! We talk with "SOMM Cup of Salvation" cast member Moe Momtazi as he shares the story of how he and his pregnant wife escaped Iran, and survived against all odds to found Maysara Winery in Oregon. You will not believe what wine can mean to people and culture.
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13 itemsSOMM: Cup of Salvation Collection
13 items
In this 2024 James Beard Award Winning documentary, a father and daughter confront war and an impossible country to show what wine means to humankind. Enjoy the fourth film in the SOMM series along with hours of additional content.
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Movie + 1 extraThe Whole Animal
Movie + 1 extra
A new documentary from the award-winning team that made SOMM takes the viewer to five countries through the pages of a mysterious cookbook to experience how using the Whole Animal and wasting nothing can teach us as much about our food as it can about the culture that made it.
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1 seasonSparklers
1 season
A James Beard Award nominated high-stakes, high-pressure cooking and wine pairing competition show featuring sparkling wine from around the world. All 13-episodes star a cast of food and wine professionals who are changing the culinary world. While the show has guest judges, the main challenges a...
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More Than a Win
Our SOMM TV original film "The Whole Animal" beat some of the biggest competition at the James Beard Awards last week, but it means a lot more than that. The SOMM TV team discusses the award and what it could mean for food. We also preview our upcoming competition show at Aspen food and wine cl...
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Escape from Iran
For our 200th podcast episode we tell one of the most harrowing and unbelievable stories in all of wine. "SOMM: Cup of Salvation" is now available to rent or buy on SOMM TV - to celebrate, cast member Moe Momtazi joins the podcast to tell how he and his pregnant wife escaped Iran, and survived a...
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The Whole Animal is Nominated for a James Beard Award
SOMM TV is nominated for a James Beard award for a second straight year, this time for our original film "The Whole Animal". We talk about what that award means and James Beard's legacy in the culinary world, then Jason Wise speaks with Alex Monsour who composed the orchestral score for the Whole...
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SOMM: Cup of Salvation - The Director's Commentary
Director Jason Wise dives deep into all that it took to film and finish SOMM: Cup of Salvation. From navigating a war and clandestine missions, to filming in multiple countries and searching for the right narrative, find out how the film was made from the creator of the SOMM films.
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The Whole Animal - The Director's Commentary
James Beard Award winning Director Jason Wise takes you behind the curtain across three continents and five countries to see how and why The Whole Animal was made.
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Ghosts of Napa Valley
A group of women at the top of the culinary world take a century old spirit board into abandoned and forgotten wineries in Napa Valley to investigate decades of ghost sightings and stories. What they find challenges their beliefs in the afterlife and gives them a new reason to be afraid of the d...
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Movie + 10 extrasSOMM
Movie + 10 extras
Four sommeliers attempt to pass the Master Sommelier Exam. SOMM is the first film in the SOMM Film Series. Enjoy exclusive bonus features round the making of the film including feature cast commentary and more.
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Method Oregon
A movement is happening in Oregon with Sparkling Wine. 2026 Taste Award Winner!
