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Wine Access Unfiltered—The Official Podcast and Wine Club of Wine Access—goes deep into what we really love about wine: the intimate moments, unforgettable occasions, and hilarious stories that a great bottle brings about. Hosted by former PRESS wine director and Napa Valley insider Amanda McCrossin with appearances from our team of unrivaled experts, we’re popping our favorite bottles and sharing them with you. The Wine Access Unfiltered Wine Club delivers a completely new wine education experience. Once every two months, you’ll receive four bottles. They will all be featured and discussed on the Wine Access Unfiltered podcast. That way, you can drink along with us as we tell stories, share knowledge, and answer your questions!
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- 1 weeks ago49 min
Sicily to Torino: A Road Trip Up the Boot featuring Jeff Porter
Is Sicily a playful wine region that deserves to be taken seriously, or was it serious all along? Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast’s Italian wine reviewer, host of Sip Trip, and the wine director behind Del Posto’s legendary list, joins from his new home in Torino to tackle that question and plenty more. The conversation starts in southeastern Sicily with Nero d’Avola, Frappato, and Grillo, then heads north through Calabria, Campania, Abruzzo, and Emilia-Romagna. Along the way there are stops for Pignoletto, Lambrusco di Sorbara, a strong opinion on Tuscan bread, and the case for why Italy is in a golden age of wine. Pour a glass of the Cieck Erbaluce di Caluso, “a summer mountain hike in liquid form,” and settle in for the trip up the boot. This Week's Wine: 2025 Cieck Erbaluce di Caluso Piedmont 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago48 min
The Holiday Wine Game Plan featuring Kaitlyn Rodriguez of Mainline Gluten Free
The nicest bottle in the cellar does not belong on the Thanksgiving table. Kaitlyn Rodriguez, the creator behind Mainline Gluten Free and Amanda's younger sister, joins for a holiday pairing game plan built on years of family feasts and a few hard-won mistakes. The playbook runs course by course: a magnum of Champagne poured and waiting at the door, appetizers as the moment to get adventurous, lighter reds and Côtes du Rhône for the roast and its thousand sides, and a single ounce of Madeira or tawny Port to close the night. Along the way, hear why bottle shape is a surprisingly reliable shopping cheat, why off-dry Riesling beats bone-dry at Thanksgiving, and how to host with a celiac at the table. This Week's Wine: 2017 Bodegas Casa Primicia Viña Diezmo RV Rioja Reserva Subscribe to Kaitlyn's Substack 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Wine Mentions Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks (Thanksgiving Magnum) Billecart-Salmon: the family's Champagne to kick off the day Gruet: the longtime non-Champagne sparkling favorite Famille Perrin and E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône: the party reds, from about $10 to $12 Cru Beaujolais: called the rosé of the fall Jura Chardonnay with a Jura cheese: the "try it with the cheese" appetizer pairing Chablis with caviar: the pick over Champagne Feinherb Riesling: the off-dry white for the Thanksgiving table McCollister Estates: New Jersey Cabernet Franc from friends Dan and Kelly's home vineyard in Southampton, NJ. They also make a Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain, Napa Valley Dessert Wines Klein Constantia Vin de Constance: South African dessert wine Madeira, Sauternes, late harvest Riesling, and 10 or 20 year tawny Port Restaurants & Bars Birdie's, Austin: wine pairings at the bar, plus Madeira with an ice cream sundae South Philly Barbacoa, Philadelphia: the leftovers paired with the Rioja Other Mentions Storied Goods: the Champagne sugar cubes Gabriel-Glas StandArt glasses: go-to universal wine glasses Target Wine Glasses (French Style) Krusteaz Gluten Free Honey Cornbread mix Erlenmeyer flasks as decanters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 24, 202651 min
The Wine Trip Research Playbook: A Sommelier's Guide to curating the perfect wine getaway
A year ago, packing tips for my mother-in-law's first wine trip to Europe turned into a full episode. So when Amanda found she was heading to Sicily herself for her first-ever visit, we decided a follow-up episode was in order. And this time, we're shifting gears to help give you a little insight into how the research actually gets done: hunting down the nicest hotel in a neighborhood to find the good, cheaper options nearby, mining wine lists at restaurants for producers worth chasing, and handing an entire photographed closet over to AI for itinerary-based outfit planning. There's also a wine-world catch-up on Champagne's earliest harvest on record, a rare one-time bump to its legal alcohol ceiling, and the case for a marathon that trades water stations for wine and food. Pour a glass of the Maison Chanzy Bourgogne Rouge and get ready to over-research a place not yet visited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 11, 202656 min
The Wine Lover's Case for Portugal featuring Nicole Muscari
Portugal has been on the docket for a while, and it finally gets the right guest: Nicole Muscari, the wine educator and content creator behind Grape Chic, who has made the trip 22 times since 2019 and now owns a place in Porto. We're digging into the friendly Porto-vs-Lisbon rivalry — Porto's grit and cobblestones read like New York, Lisbon's sprawl and beaches read more L.A. — then heads into the Douro Valley to make the case for its dry reds and mineral whites, not just port. There's also a detour to Colares, a DOC so small its vines still grow ungrafted in sand. Pastel de nata debates, football pride, and a real argument for booking that direct flight all make an appearance. This Week's Wine: 2022 Altitude by Duorum Douro Mentions and Links Wines & Producers Altitude by Duorum — the episode's featured Douro red, a blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Cão. Alvarinho (Vinho Verde) — worth seeking out in its age-worthy, lees- or barrel-aged styles, not just the light spritzy version. Arinto — coastal, salty white from the Lisbon region, sometimes given Chardonnay-style oak and lees aging. Colares DOC (Malvasia whites, Ramisco reds) — a roughly 22-hectare appellation near Cascais growing pre-phylloxera vines in sand. Restaurants & Bars — Porto de Lima's Wine Bar — opened by Rafael de Lima in the historic center. Blind Pony — speakeasy right next door. Fauno — small tasting-menu spot with wine pairings. Cozinha das Flores — strong wine list with rare back-vintage Portuguese bottles. Prova — wine bar with deep, well-curated allocations. Casa Guedes — go-to for the roast pork and Serra da Estrela cheese sandwich. Arco das Verdades — cliffside wine bar with natural/biodynamic small-producer bottles and river views. Pedro Lemos — Michelin-starred restaurant with a standout cellar. Taylor's — Port house recommended for its educational tour. Casa de Chá da Boa Nova — two-Michelin-star restaurant on the water. Fábrica da Nata — favorite pastel de nata. Taberninha do Manel (sister restaurant Adega do Manel) — riverside Gaia spot for amêijoas à Bulhão Pato and francesinha. Gazela — the cachorrinhos (Porto-style hot dogs) spot Anthony Bourdain once featured. Bomfim 1896 — Michelin-recommended. Libatio — Nicole's pick for the city's best wine bar. Douro Valley The Vintage House — hotel in Pinhão, a good base for exploring the valley. Vinho Verde Town of Amarante — medieval town with an old bridge, worth the detour. Monverde Wine Resort — modern wine hotel with floor-to-ceiling views over the vines. Lisbon Black Sheep — favorite wine bar Pastéis de Belém — the original pastel de nata bakery. Bar Alimentar Imprensa Cocktail Bar Prado Wine Bar Bifanas do Afonso — for the classic Lisbon bifana sandwich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 27, 202641 min
The Santa Cruz Mountains Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight featuring Cole Thomas, Madson Wines
The Santa Cruz Mountains have been growing exceptional wine since the 1860s, and somehow the wine world still barely talks about it. This episode heads south of San Francisco to sit down with Cole Thomas, owner and winemaker of Madson Wines, who traded a marine biology track at UC Santa Cruz for grape stems after meeting Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard's Jeff Emery at a campus seed exchange. The conversation digs into why fog-slowed wind — not fog itself — keeps the west side cool enough for savory, high-acid Pinot Noir, how the same appellation ripens Cabernet on its sun-baked east side, and where to eat, surf, and taste on a weekend in town. This Week's Wine: 2024 Madson Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir My free guide to Santa Cruz Substack 🗞️ 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Wines & Producers Ridge Vineyards — the region's most recognized name, known for its Monte Bello bottling Mount Eden Vineyards — historic estate on the former Martin Ray property Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard — Jeff Emery's winery, where Madson's earliest vintages were made David Bruce Winery — replanted one of the original 1860s Jarvis Brothers vineyard sites Restaurants & Bars Duarte's Tavern, Pescadero — 1800s Highway 1 roadhouse; order the cioppino and a Bloody Mary Manresa Bread, Santa Cruz — bakery near Madson's downtown tasting room Home, Soquel — recommended by Cole Hook & Line, Santa Cruz — downtown sustainable-seafood spot Mentone, Aptos Bantam, Santa Cruz — wood-fired pizza Bad Animal, Santa Cruz — bookstore, wine bar, and restaurant in one Tanuki Cider, Humble Sea Brewing, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery, Verve Coffee, Cat & Cloud Coffee — the westside "Wine Ghetto" cluster right around Madson's tasting room Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 14, 202647 min
How to Be in Two Places at Once (California and Italy Edition) featuring Shelley Lindgren and Kitty Outline of A16 and Tansy Wines
What does it take to run one of the Bay Area's most beloved Italian restaurant groups while also building a wine label from scratch — in the middle of a pandemic, no less? A16 founder Shelley Lindgren and her Tansy Wines business partner Kitty Ostlien join to talk about bridging California and Italy, from A16's 20th-anniversary cookbook reprint and upcoming Chicago and Ferry Building openings to the six vintages of Tansy, a Northern California label built on organically farmed Italian varieties. The conversation digs into winemaker Megan Glaab's light-touch approach, the ancient Piedmontese grape Ruché that shows up in Tansy's Red Field Blend, and why an open mind is the best tool for navigating an Italian wine list. Pour a glass of Tansy and settle in for two friends talking flowers, farming, and why food always belongs next to the bottle. This Week's Wine: 2022 Tansy Red Wine Field Blend California 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Mentions Wines & Producers Tansy Wines – Shelley Lindgren and Kitty Ostlien's Northern California label focused on organically farmed Italian grape varieties Ryme Cellars – Sonoma winery from winemaker Megan Glaab, known for Vermentino and other Italian varieties Sandlands Chenin Blanc – Tegan Passalacqua's label Ciro Picariello Fiano di Avellino – the bottle poured at Tavernetta in Denver Restaurants & Bars A16 – Shelley Lindgren's Italian restaurant group, with locations in San Francisco's Marina, Oakland, Napa, Japan, and soon Chicago (fall 2026); certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana since 2004 Lucania – A16's upcoming Southern Italian restaurant opening at San Francisco's Ferry Building Tavernetta (Denver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 30, 202654 min
Champagne Is a Place, Not Just a Drink: A Sommelier's Guide to Navigating the Region
Champagne is more than something poured at a toast — it's a place you can actually visit, and this episode finally delivers on months of hints about a long-awaited spring trip there. Sommelier Lara Koffer joins Amanda to unpack the region's biggest split: house Champagne versus grower Champagne, and how roughly 16,000 growers keep the famous marques stocked with fruit. Grab your wine club wine, the Grumier Réserve Perpétuelle, a rare solera-style non-vintage blend dating back to 2005 and join us for stories from Reims and Épernay — Bollinger's hand-disgorged prestige cuvées, a Michelin-starred "Mysteries of Champagne" tasting menu, and hard-won advice on hiring a driver instead of renting a car. Pour a glass and settle in for a trip report worth the wait. Featured Wine: NV Maurice Grumier Réserve Perpétuelle Extra-Brut Champagne Find all of our mentions for restaurants, wineries, and hotels in Amanda's Guide to Visiting Paris and Champagne 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 16, 202654 min
Wine Cities, Round Two: A German Importer's Passport featuring Jenna Fields and Zack Musick
One solo episode wasn't enough to settle the debate over the world's best wine cities — so this time, two frequent flyers weigh in. Jenna Fields and Zack Musick of the German Wine Collection, who log more travel miles promoting German wine than almost anyone in the industry, join to build their own list using the same four-part framework from the last episode: selection, people, variety, and identity. London tops it (officially "Germany-adjacent"), followed by a New York walking tour through Michelin-starred dining rooms, a surprise nod to Phoenix's under-the-radar sommelier scene, and a park-bench cheesesteak in Philly washed down with Frappato from a plastic cup. Pour a glass of the Meyer-Näkel Illusion Blanc de Noir — this month's wine club pick — and settle in for round two. Featured Wine: 2023 Meyer-Nakel "Illusion" Blanc de Noirs 📦 Join the Unfiltered Podcast Wine Club 4 bottles per shipment hand selected by Amanda Delivered every 2 months (1 wine/episode) / 6x per year $120 + tax Shipping Included Cancel anytime 10% off all Wine Access purchases Follow us on social! IG: @wineaccessunfiltered Mentions & Links Wines & Producers Domaine Tempier Rosé, Bandol — grabbed at Cru in Nantucket Frédéric Savart Champagne, Écueil — paired with ahi tuna and caviar at 53 G.D. Vàjra, Barolo — on the by-the-glass list at 53 Weingut Salwey Eichberg Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Kaiserstuhl — paired with truffled hazelnut soup at Oiji Mi Muskattrollinger Rosé — the German rarity poured at the Nantucket seminar Restaurants & Bars Cru, Nantucket Mezcaleria Alma, Denver — Michelin-starred, all-Mexican-wine list COQODAQ, NYC — the champagne-and-caviar-chicken-nugget spot Oiji Mi, NYC 53, NYC — dim sum spot Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, NYC Zarella Pizzeria & Taverna, Chicago Restaurant Progress, Phoenix Angelo's, Philadelphia — cheesesteak Di Bruno Bros., Philadelphia — wine shop Noble Rot, Mayfair (London) Devonshire, London Satan's Whiskers, London — cocktail bar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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