Vanessa Conlin, a Master of Wine describes the process of that certification, how hard it is to pass, and how she went from a celebrated opera singer to one of America's leading wine professionals. We also discuss the Wineapawlooza wine auction featuring some of the rarest bottles in Napa Valley.
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Wine and Football
Jason Wise and NFL champion Will Blackmon discuss how he got into wine, what he would drink during the season, and his new wine club.
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Two Exams, One Pin
Jason Wise and Master Sommelier Jill Zimorski discuss the recent Court of Master Sommeliers scandal, which Jill was wrapped up in. Jason also welcomes Jill to the SOMM TV team and her new podcast, Reading & Drinking, launches soon.
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Down Memory Lane
SOMM film star Brian McClintic is no longer a master sommelier. Before he resigned, he talked how the film SOMM came to be with director Jason Wise in this previously unaired episode.