Adventures Of A Black Belt Sommelier

My podcast will cover topics related to wine, food, restaurants, travel and martial arts. I have over 50 years experience in the wine and hospitality industries at the highest level. Additionally, I am a fourth degree black belt in Wado-Ryu karate with additional study of Aikido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I will even occasionally throw in a story from my incredible career.

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Episodes

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

The 2003 Kaesler Stonehorse Shiraz blew me away!

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

A fun conversation about some very special wines

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

A fun conversation about very special wines, part 1
Here is the link to the CBS Saturday morning segment with much better quality

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

Joe Heitz, Robert Mondavi Marvin Overton and Paul Draper host events at F Scott's

Tuesday Aug 06, 2024

A surprisingly youthful 22 year old California Pinot Noir

Monday Aug 05, 2024

2022 Raymond R Collection Sauvignon Blanc tastes like a $30 Sancerre!

Monday Aug 05, 2024

Overwhelming anecdotal evidence from important winemakers around the world that global climate change is not a hoax

Sunday Aug 04, 2024

2021 Joseph Drouhin Bourgogne Chardonnay "la Foret" is a solid wine which overdelivers at its price point

Sunday Aug 04, 2024

A conversation with my good friend and chef Bob Waggoner about his career working in the finest restaurants in France and about his time at The Wild Boar in Nashville, TN

Sunday Aug 04, 2024

The crazy story of my time as the wine columnist for CNN.com, with connections to The New York Yankees, The Mets, Balthazar, Circo and Restaurant Daniel

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