Wine for Sophisticated Homies podcast

A show about wine, brought to you by devilishly handsome sommeliers.

Episode 112: The Unsinkable Molly Brooks 04/12/2019

Episode 112: The Unsinkable Molly Brooks Over the many illustrious years that this podcast has been in existence, we've avoided interviewing any real people. Because real people, like Warhol's art subjects, are actually quite boring. Enter Molly Brooks. Molly is a sommelier/industry extrordinaire from the sumptuously sunshiny San Diego area and I believe you'll find her as remarkably interesting as I do. I'm not interested in interviewing boring people. Enjoy the exception: The wickedly intelligent, provocatively well-spoken, Molly Muthalovin' Brooks. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/9375698

Episode 111: My Sherry? Uh. . .More. 03/23/2019

Episode 111: My Sherry? Uh. . .More. On this episode, grab your tiny, tulip glasses and seat your rump on a seaside stump. It's time to learn all about Sherry. Tap some ass and order some tapas and tap a short glass of all that is encompassed within this illustrious return to podcasting form. Jason's back, ya'll. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/9110810

Episode 110: A Critical Review of 'Sweetbitter' 12/07/2018

Episode 110: A Critical Review of 'Sweetbitter' On this episode, Sommelier Extraordinaire and avid TV watcher, Jason Booth, puts on his critical pants and does a thorough review of the new Starz television show 'Sweetbitter' based on the Stephanie Danler novel of the same name. The novel is called 'Sweetbitter', not 'Of the Same Name', though if there were a novel called that, my intense hope would be for it to be made into a TV show for the sheer fun of the double entendre. On this episode, I use the all of the meanings for all of the words (segue) to roll right over the idiocy included therein. Nothing is sharper than a clever tongue (other than an eyelid papercut) Enjoy the savagery of my Hotcake Hot Takes. And check out our sponsor: WineAccess.com/Homies for a 20 percent discount on holiday wine gift purchases. Strømpebukser! /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/7833539

Episode 109: CHEATER! 11/09/2018

Episode 109: CHEATER! The Court of Master Sommeliers Cheating Scandal in all its glory and subterfuge. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/7504511

Episode 108: Sémillon Kiss Goodnight 10/05/2018

Episode 108: Sémillon Kiss Goodnight On this episode Jason is wearing a long, sheepskin turtleneck and pouring lemony water all over his body. Why? To be thematic, ya dumb-dumbs. This is the Sémillon podcast and no, he won't apologize for it. *Snap, Snap, Snap!* /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/7134552

Episode 107: The Bordeaux Blenditage 09/01/2018

Episode 107: The Bordeaux Blenditage On this episode, Jason teaches the homies what each grape contributes to the final product of the famous Bordeaux Blend. He also uses way too many metaphors and similes and probably exhausts that family member in your car that doesn't want to listen to another one of these episodes but you're making them anyway because you have a quirkier sense of humor than they do and you just had to sit through their entire Post Malone album. Also, please check out our sponsor: to get 20% off on all wine purchases and, trust me on this peacocks, they've got some hole-in-the-wall stunners that'll really please the hole-in-your-face; or maybe, just that favorite holy man in your life looking to pump up the communion wine list at your favorite hipster mega-church. Whatevs--this shiz is bananas. Use my promo code and drink up me hearties, yo ho. OKAY GOODBYE THANKS FOR READING ALL OF THIS I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW BORED YOU MUST BE I'M NOT YOUR MOM YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6994313

Episode 106: The Cider House Rules! 08/16/2018

Episode 106: The Cider House Rules! Apples! Get ya alcoholic Apples, HEEEYA! On this episode Jason teaches you all about apple cider. Why? I dunno. Why not? /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6936024

Episode 105: Five Finger Lakes Death Punch 08/03/2018

Episode 105: Five Finger Lakes Death Punch First and foremost: Go to to received a limited time offer of 20% off all purchases thanks to this very podcast. YOU'RE WELCOME. Wine Access features hard-to-find bottlings with some big name stunners mixed in that have all been specially selected by people with X-Men like palates. DON'T BELIEVE ME? Then you're an idiot and you simply can't be helped, get out of my life. Once again that's . On this historically momentous episode of Wine for Sophisticated Homies, Jason teaches you all about the Finger Lakes AVA in the state of New York, which, as you know, is a concrete jungle where dreams are made of...there's nothing you can't do. And that includes wine-making in the northern parts of the state. Slate-driven Riesling of a dry ilk? Yeah, they've got that. And I've got the facts. So let's get factual, Homies. Also Cats, with skills. Catskills. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6886406

Episode 104: Gorgeous Georgia 07/07/2018

Episode 104: Gorgeous Georgia This podcast was discovered in an amber egg, from the DNA of a hipster mosquito that was trapped there for years...like...since 2011. I used science to get the cool ass audio shit out and download it iTunes. I know you guys want to hunt for your podcasts...not be fed. So hunt out all of the references in this one if you're hungry for some Jurassic knowledge on this ancient wine growing region of Georgia. The results will be eighty-seven percent more entertaining than both of the last two Chris Pratt-led movies. So says the Tophatted King. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6783367

Episode 103: RoséInGlass and GildedStem 06/16/2018

Episode 103: RoséInGlass and GildedStem Welcome to our first Rosé podcast. NOT! If you even read these descriptions you'll know that this entire episode is an elaborate trap to get you to learn about an entirely different subject. And what would that be? Well, I don't want to ruin it, but...let's just say that the Band is All here. The BAND is ALL here. Eh? Ehhhhh? Welcome to a W4SH Shyamalan twist. Hope you're able to pick up all the pieces of your brain from the floor after it was blown to pieces. ShaKlamaLamaBlamo as the best con artists are known are know to say. ShaKlamaLamaBlamo. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6710922

A Brief Word on Tannins 05/01/2018

A Brief Word on Tannins This is hardly a full length episode. Rather, this is merely an introspection. A research tangent. A dangling participle. Some words mean many things. Some words deserve a little more attention than others. And here we find 'Tannin' on the examination table. Jolly Good. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6545021

Episode 102: The Piemonte Paradox 04/07/2018

Episode 102: The Piemonte Paradox On this episode, Internationally famous Symbologist/ Enologist Chase Maxwell finds himself on a race against the clock to solve the murder of a famous Barolo winemaker before it's too late. Murder. Sex. Intrigue. Wine. It's all here. It always is. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6454271

Episode 101: Luxury Be Thy Name 02/17/2018

Episode 101: Luxury Be Thy Name Metal credit cards weighing you down? Don't worry, Jason is here to help. On this episode of W4SH, we teach you all about the most expensive food items of the restaurant world, and then we help you figure out what you should be drinking with those edible extravagances. You might have to slow this episode down to catch the sheer amount of references and amazing recommendations that are presented here for you. Listen to this episode while tapping your Sperry's on the deck of your Blohm+Voss. You're welcome blue collar criminals. You're welcome rap game pimps. You're welcome guy that forgot to ask the price of the specials. The Wine Homies pedagogy reigns supreme. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6269738

Episode 100: She Sold Pisco by The Sea Cove 01/13/2018

Episode 100: She Sold Pisco by The Sea Cove It's not always about the shells. Sometimes it's about the distilled fermented grape juice from South America. Whether you Peruse Peruvian or Chillax Chilean, we got the Pisco for your Achin'. On this episode Jason spits hot fire water as he teaches you all there is to be taughten about grammar and Brandywine. Sit back and kick back with the power of your sour. This is the Pisco hour. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6144567

Episode 99: Holiday Gift Guide 12/14/2017

Episode 99: Holiday Gift Guide On this episode Jason helps you with some holiday gift ideas for the wine and alcohol lovers in your life. Aw shucks Jason, that's real helpful. Thanks buddy. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6047534

Episode 98: Musky Cat, Musky Cat, What are they feeding you? 12/02/2017

Episode 98: Musky Cat, Musky Cat, What are they feeding you? Muscat is a grape that Jason talks about on this podcast. You are a person that downloads and listens to his tutelage. Tutelage is a funny word if you pronounce it like it's a French winemaking technique. All of these things are relevant. Why? The secrets are on Orion's Belt. MUSCAT PODCAST ZIGGA ZIG AH! /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/6002054

Episode 97: Oh. My. God. Beqaa. 09/13/2017

Episode 97: Oh. My. God. Beqaa. The Beqaa Valley, also known as the Bekaa Valley and, occasionally, The Phoenician Mother Lovin' Pimp Zone, just so happens to be the best spot for wine in all of the Middle East. As long as you don't mind military struggles, religious infighting, and the occasional bunker buster or tank near your wine tasting room, then you should be ready to go. Listen to this podcast with some mezze and it'll be less falawful. Or just listen to it regardless. But. . .really listen. Not everyone makes wine in the safely golden hills of Napa. Some toil amidst the conflict. And so we toil to bring you their stories. So pop your Merwah and let's get to the learning. HEEYAHHH! /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5735601

Episode 96: Macabeo is Bae 08/30/2017

Episode 96: Macabeo is Bae Macabeo, or Viura if ya nasty, is a handy little white grape from the North of Spain and the South of France. Mostly. One-third of the 'Cava Girls Trio' (a Motown band made up of three wine grapes, they can't sing but man, what a concept, eh?!), this grape felt like it deserved its own stand-alone episode (we'll see). On this new dose of audio adrenaline (the experience you get from listening to W4SH, not the Christian band), Jason takes you into a dreamscape you didn't even know your psyche was developing all surrounding the Macabeo grape. Enjoy this with ya homeboys. Enjoy this with ya shady ladies. Enjoy this with ya shnozzchompers (you know who they are). /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5689835

Episode 95: The Somm of the Nuclear Age 08/11/2017

Episode 95: The Somm of the Nuclear Age On this episode, we take you into the near future and show you what has become of the world of wine and the sommelier profession. A stark world, for sure, but not one without hope. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5634494

Episode 94: A Story Good to Fault 08/09/2017

Episode 94: A Story Good to Fault On this episode, Jason gets straight up literaturageous. You like stories? Cuz that's what this is. So grab some mother fluffin' pillows and blankets and chocolate chip cookies and curl up by your tiny apartment space heater and give your brain a good stroke. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5626643

Episode 93: Hungary Hungary HippopoTokaji 06/21/2017

Episode 93: Hungary Hungary HippopoTokaji What do you call a fly that won't stop buzzing around Guatama Buddha? A Buddha pest. What do you call it when someone checks out someone's butt and decides it's not for them? A Booty Passed. What do you call the capital of Hungary? Budapest. What do these things all have in common? Find out (maybe), on this episode of Wine for Sophisticated Homies. The info here is straight up royal, and we'd love nothing more than for you to send your most fertile women to listen to every, marvelous moment. We teach you all the Hungarian wine stuff. And who doesn't love that?! You know who doesn't love that? Extremists. And uh...pacifists. And uh, probably, also, like, messaging board moderators. So listen to this podcast and find your social status immediately improved. If you don't listen, I'm going to pop this balloon that I painted a really sad face onto...and that's the LAST THING THAT ANYBODY WANTS!!! /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5467708

Episode 92: Soju Wanna Get Tipsy? 05/22/2017

Episode 92: Soju Wanna Get Tipsy? You just worked a 50 hour week and you're ready to loosen your tie and go bar hopping in Seoul? Well then you should probably know what you're getting yourself into. On this episode we go DEEP on Soju. If you always wanted to dive further into Korea's national alcoholic beverage but haven't known where to start, well, this podcast will be your divining rod. Gather around with your elders homies, we're distilling up some genius for all your listening needs. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5379865

Episode 91: Mr. Booth Goes to Washington 04/26/2017

Episode 91: Mr. Booth Goes to Washington The Washington episode is finally here. If you were in the process of tying the knot around your neck because your desperation for this content had become this dire, you can cut the rope, there's no need to kill yourself (YET). On this episode, Jason Booth, sommelier to the stars, teachers you all about Washington wine: The grapes, the regions, the wineries, the personalities. He also goes on way too many tangents and often struggles to include appropriate segues so that you can keep up. But that's half the fun isn't it? You don't fall the down the rabbit hole with this podcast so you can be fully aware of what in the hell is going on. Getting lost is half the fun of finding yourself along the way. This IS the Jabberwocky. Download this pacific northwest treasure and make your ear-holes go: GLUG GLUG GLUG GLUG GLUG. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5302682

Episode 90: Franc-ly My Dear 03/28/2017

Episode 90: Franc-ly My Dear We've made it all the way to 90 episodes! You know what that means right? We're only 17 episodes away from our 107th episode! Whoa! On this episode Jason teaches you all about the grape: Cabernet Franc. Did you know Cab Franc caused testicular cancer? IT DOESN'T! But how would you know that if you didn't listen to this episode?!?! You wouldn't. You'd just worry about all the ball cancer you might have. But now you don't need to. Because you have episode 90, and it will answer all of the questions your mind can even come close to formulating. Enjoy this episode Homies. Show it to your hairdresser. Learn all about Cabernet Franc and then you won't go into a divorce proceeding unprepared, ever again. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5209547

Episode 89: Wine Chit Chat 03/10/2017

Episode 89: Wine Chit Chat To switch things up a little this week, Jason decided to do a fun little episode on current wine trends, pop culture, and various vagaries of the beverage and spirits' industries. Crack open an over-hyped Orphan Barrel whiskey and enjoy some good old chit chat regarding the trending topics in the world of drunkenness and the world at large. Listen to this episode while running on the treadmill, having a sleepover on the family trampoline, or while your less sophisticated friends are all in the living room watching the latest episode of 'The Real Housewives of Society's Downfall'. Cheers Homies. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5158675

Episode 88: Jura Gonna Like this Savoie Podcast 02/28/2017

Episode 88: Jura Gonna Like this Savoie Podcast Jura and Savoie. The grittiest detectives on the Arbois police force...but also, two wine regions worth talking about. Join us as we regale you with stories of Yellow Wine, Straw Wine, Crazy Wine, Vermouth, Swiss Chalets, and even...that wacky weirdo: Poulsard. Enjoy Jason as he stumbles his way through French pronunciations in an attempt to help you learn stuff. Grab you fondue forks and your note card stacks Homies, it's gonna be one heck of a good time. And if it isn't a good time, we place the blame squarely on the shoulders of PricewaterhouseCoopers. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5127525

Episode 87: Men are from Marsala, Women are from Vino 02/17/2017

Episode 87: Men are from Marsala, Women are from Vino MARSALA! About time right? We were sick and tired of people DESPERATELY BEGGING US for a Marsala episode so fine, here, ya happy? You WILL be once you listen to this incredible podcast that is absolutely brimming with wine, women, and finely haberdashered hat brims. 'Haberdashered' isn't a word you say? Well...it's my word against yours. Just try taking me to court. I doubt they'll even hear your case. What a stupid thing to go to court for! Ya know what would be a way cooler reason for going to court? If it was a Marsala court where all people did was taste Marsala and decide which one they like the best. Yeah! That's it! I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT! And you'll hear me on this podcast. Cheers you sexy Vergines. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5095478

Episode 86: The Potcast Podcast 02/14/2017

Episode 86: The Potcast Podcast Weed. Dope. Reefer. Chronic. Pot. Dope. Herb. Wacky Tobaccy. Sticky Icky. Giggle Smoke. Juan Valdez. The reason you were kicked out of church camp. We've all got different names for marijuana, and you can call it whatever you'd like. But maybe you know the synonyms and not the science? Well, we're here to help you out. The Wine for Sophisticated Homies proudly present our Marijuana podcast. We wanted to wait until our 420th episode to do a potcast, but unfortunately, it's becoming way too relevant way too fast and so, here we are. Now, more than ever, we NEED pot. And quite a few state governments are starting to agree. If you're in the industry...this will become an element of our jobs perhaps sooner rather than later. If you're a bud-tender, we hope to do you proud. If you're a bartender that sells bud light...we don't need your approval, but we hope you enjoy the episode anyway. If you're The Ting Tings...whatever happened to you guys? /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/5085211

Episode 85: How to Lose Somms and Alienate Bartenders 01/16/2017

Episode 85: How to Lose Somms and Alienate Bartenders On this episode, the Wine Homies teach you how not to be an asshole while dining in a restaurant. Listen to this to learn if you are already one of those guests that people can't stand. Better yourself. Better the world. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/4995621

Episode 84: Riojajajajaja 12/02/2016

Episode 84: Riojajajajaja We're Back Homies! Well, Jason is anyway, but that's okay! From this point forward we'll be back on track with new episodes. What are we talking about today? Rioja. I know some of you might have reservations about trying Spanish wine...but you should actually have Gran Reservations. Because these wines are THE SHIZ. Join us on the Spanish Train and Join Jason for his first solo podcast as he talks to himself all about Rioja wine. Well, he's talking to you too...but, for the sake of the podcast, he just recorded this in front of a mirror wearing his prettiest hat. And yes, everyone should own a pretty hat. /episode/index/show/wineforsophisticatedpeople/id/4882116

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