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Stop Wasting Your Wine

Choosing wine should not feel like a gamble. Each week Colin, Joel, and Aaron put bottles to the test so you know which wines are actually worth buying. Every episode includes an honest wine review, practical wine tips, and real opinions about what is overrated, what is underrated, and what deserves a spot in your cart. No wine snobbery. No confusing jargon. Just straightforward help picking better bottles. If you have ever stood in the wine aisle wondering “Is this actually good?” you are in the right place. Pour a glass and listen in.

Wine Interview: Mariano Buglioni of Cantina Buglioni | Big Barrels, Bold Ideas!

41 mins; March 31, 2026

Does This Wine Bring Out Your Inner Sun Goddess? | Sun Goddess Pinot Grigio Ramato Orange Wine by Mary J Blige, 2021 Review

40 mins; March 24, 2026

Does "All of Me" Love This Wine? | John Legend Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon by LVE, 2021 Review

33 mins; March 17, 2026

Dave Matthews’ $15 Wine… Is It Actually Good? | The Dreaming Tree Crush Red Blend Review

37 mins; March 10, 2026

Wine Interview: Chris Louton Winemaker at St. Francis Winery | Protecting the Soul of a Wine?!?

51 mins; March 03, 2026

Wine Interview: Katie Madigan Winemaker at St. Frances Winery | Making Great Wine at Great Scale

41 mins; February 24, 2026

Forbidden Kiss Sweet Red Sparkling Wine Review | Looks Can Be Deceiving!

32 mins; February 17, 2026

Delta Estate Identity Vineyard Dillons Point Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 Review | A Sexy Sauvy B!?

35 mins; February 10, 2026

Viña Alberdi La Rioja Alta Reserva Review | A Good Time for a Solid Pour

34 mins; February 03, 2026

Aix Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé 2024 Review | Can Rosé Actually Be a Great Gift Wine?

30 mins; January 27, 2026

Tenuta Di Salviano Rigogoli 2022 Bianco Umbria IGT Review | Overpriced or Overdelivering?

38 mins; January 20, 2026

Pinot Grigio That Doesn't Taste Cheap | Pighin Collio Review

35 mins; January 13, 2026

Pierre & Antonin Petit Sauvage Orange Wine Review | Certified Not Mousy!

43 mins; January 06, 2026

Poema Brut Cava Review | The Final Pour: A New Year’s Toast to 2025

51 mins; December 30, 2025

Alta Vista Brute Rose Sparkling Wine Review | A Fruit Forward Take on Sparkling Wine

44 mins; December 23, 2025

Bouvet Ladubay Crémant de Loire 2023 Review | Crémant: The Ultimate Everyday Sparkling Wine

37 mins; December 16, 2025

Fonseca Bin 27 and Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Tawny Review | Tiny Glasses and Tweed Jackets

56 mins; December 09, 2025

Saffron Fields Spectrum Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021 | The Clone Wars w/ Friend of the Pod Adam Wolf!

61 hours 9 mins; December 02, 2025

Salviano Castello di Titiginano Turlo Umbria Rosso IGT 2022 Review | A Super Umbrian?!?

32 mins; November 25, 2025

Bollini Pinot Grigio and Merlot Review | Two Table Wines That Won’t Let You Down

41 mins; November 18, 2025

Petit Sauvage Blanc and Rouge Review | Natural Wine and Resistant Grapes with Antonin Bonnet

66 hours 19 mins; November 11, 2025

Cantine Povero Priore Barolo 2021 | The King Has Arrived!

44 mins; November 04, 2025

Cantine Povero Batù Barbaresco 2021 Review | Same Grape, Different Personality!

39 mins; October 28, 2025

Wine Interview: Lucrezia Povero of Cantine Povero | 2022 Cantine Povero Langhe Nebbiolo Review

50 mins; October 21, 2025

The Duckhorn Cabernet Everyone Sees | Is Decoy Worth Buying?

36 mins; October 14, 2025

Wine Interview: Paige Comrie w/ Wine with Paige | Gateway Reds and Good Vibes

42 mins; October 07, 2025

Chateau Megyer Tokaji Late Harvest 2021 Review | Sweet, Balanced, and Unexpectedly Fun

43 mins; September 30, 2025

Gerd Anselmann Pfalz Dornfelder 2023 Review | Unique, Confusing, and Worth a Sip

35 mins; September 23, 2025

VIK Red Blend 2021 Review | A Conversation with Daley Brennan: Science, Soil, and a 100-Point Red Blend

60 hours 55 mins; September 16, 2025

Tenuta di Renieri Chianti Classico Reserva 2021 Review | A Safe Bet from Tuscany

37 mins; September 09, 2025

Joel Gott 815 2021 | The $15-$20 Cabernet Everyone Buys. But Is It Worth It?

43 mins; September 02, 2025

Wine Interview: Noah Chichester | The Wines of Galicia (w/Bonus Martín Códax Albariño Review)

57 mins; August 26, 2025

Dolia Cannonau di Sardegna 2022 Review | Cannonau: The Secret to a Longer Life or Just Grenache?!

41 mins; August 19, 2025

Wine Interview: Ashwin Muthiah of unPINNED Wine Club | The Other 10,000 Grapes

57 mins; August 12, 2025

Wine Interview: Antonio Motta of Bom Dia Brazilian Bubbles

46 mins; August 05, 2025

Amici Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2023 Review | A White Wine That Might Change Your Mind

41 mins; July 29, 2025

Destino Fifth Empire Douro Red Blend 2019 Review | Big Fruit, Bigger Questions

32 mins; July 22, 2025

Wine Review: Domaine Laurent Dufouleur, Bourgogne Aligoté, 2023 | Interview with Mohona Chowdhury

51 mins; July 15, 2025

Hampton Water Rosé 2024 Review | Wanted?!

43 mins; July 08, 2025

Laurent Delaunay, Les Grappillages, Morgon, 2023 Review | Cru Intentions

42 mins; July 01, 2025

Wine Revisit: Domdechant Werner Riesling & E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Red | 100th Episode Celebration!

59 mins; June 24, 2025

Wine Review: Henri Champliau Cremant De Bourgogne Rose Brut | w/ Guest Host Natalie Singletary from Wine Knot Sky Bar & Lounge

43 mins; June 17, 2025

Wine Review: Zlatan Otok Plavac Mali, 2019 | w/ Guest Host Ellen Lainez from The Wine Consul

70 hours 34 mins; June 10, 2025

Wine Review: The Ameztoi White Txakoli vs. The Ameztoi Rosé Txakoli | 2 for 2!?

72 hours 7 mins; June 03, 2025

Ulrich Langguth 12° Sekt Review | Bubbles for Baby!

44 mins; May 27, 2025

Wine Review: Cedar Rose Vinyards, Silica, 2024 w/ Guest Host Steve Gambuti of NJ Stomps the Grape!

60 hours 11 mins; May 20, 2025

Seghesio Family Vinyards Zinfandel, 2022 Review | Late Night Recording

45 mins; May 13, 2025

Wine Review: Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand | Really Far South

37 mins; May 06, 2025

Wine Review: 1858 California Merlot, 2021 | Nailed It...

45 mins; April 29, 2025

Wine Review: Byron Blatty, LA County Tannat, 2022 w/ Guest Host Adam Wolf | Wines Only Palindrome

59 mins; April 22, 2025

What $40 Dessert Wine Actually Tastes Like | Riesling Ice Wine Review

42 mins; April 15, 2025

Wine Review: El Enemigo, Cabernet Franc, Mendoza Argentina w/ Guest Host: Priscilla Jimenez The Wannabe Sommelier

46 mins; April 08, 2025

Wine Review: Isabel Estate, Common Vine Sauvignon Blanc, 2022 | H-E-R-B-A-C-E-O-U-S?!

41 mins; April 01, 2025

Wine Interview: Jeffrey K. Coleman | Cofounder of the Milwaukee Wine Academy

76 hours 21 mins; March 25, 2025

Wine Review: Alessandria Barbera d'Alba, 2023 | Bonus Rioja Review!

37 mins; March 18, 2025

Wine Review: Marqués de la Concordia Rioja Viña Alarde Reserva, 2018 | The Rioja Rivalry Begins

37 mins; March 11, 2025

Wine Review: Lamothe-Vincent Reserve Bordeaux, 2022 | Wine News with Joel

47 mins; March 04, 2025

Wine Review: Mucchietto Soave DOC, 2023, Let's Start with Hangtags

35 mins; February 25, 2025

A $20 Napa Cabernet That Actually Delivers? | Educated Guess Review

46 mins; February 18, 2025

But Did They Like It? | 2023 Whispering Angel

19 mins; February 13, 2025

Whispering Angel Rosé 2023 | The Rosé Everyone Orders. But Is It Worth It?

38 mins; February 11, 2025

Wine Interview: Stephanie Franklin | CEO of Fly Wines

46 mins; February 04, 2025

But Did They Like It? | Rectoral De Amandi Mencía, Heroic Edition,2020

12 mins; January 30, 2025

Wine Review: Rectoral De Amandi Mencía, Heroic Edition,2020 | Last Minute Winner!

40 mins; January 28, 2025

Wine Interview: James Smith of Château Wright

53 mins; January 21, 2025

But Did They Like It? | Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Dry Riesling, 2023

14 mins; January 16, 2025

Wine Review: Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Dry Riesling, 2023, "Dry" January!

39 mins; January 14, 2025

But Did They Like It? | Mascota Vineyards Unánime Gran Vino Tinto, 2019

13 mins; January 09, 2025

Wine Review: Mascota Vineyards Unánime Gran Vino Tinto, 2019 | New Game: 'Rate My Pair!'

39 mins; January 07, 2025

But Did They Like It? | Marie De Moy Grand Cru Champagne

13 mins; January 02, 2025

Wine Review: Marie De Moy Grand Cru Champagne | A SWYW Retrospective!

47 mins; December 31, 2024

But Did They Like It? | E.Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc, 2022

14 mins; December 26, 2024

Wine Review: E.Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc, 2022 | "I do love a good peach!"

44 mins; December 24, 2024

But Did They Like It? | Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2021

13 mins; December 19, 2024

Wine Review: Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2021, "Calendar Size Elephant"

34 mins; December 17, 2024

But Did They Like It? | Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico, 2020

10 mins; December 12, 2024

Wine Review: Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico, 2020 | Chianti Classico Revisited

36 mins; December 10, 2024

But Did They Like It? | Hope Family Wines Harvester Cabernet Sauvignon

16 mins; December 05, 2024

Wine Review: Harvester Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles, Hope Family Wines | Total Wines # 1 Wine of 2024?!

42 mins; December 03, 2024

But Did They Like It? | La Vostra Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut

13 mins; November 28, 2024

Wine Review: La Vostra Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut | Rehashing Old Traditions

39 mins; November 26, 2024

But Did They Like It? | 2020 Domaine Des Versauds Morgon

15 mins; November 21, 2024

Wine Review: Domaine Des Versauds, Morgon, Beaujolais, 2020, "Beaujolais Season!"

39 mins; November 19, 2024

But Did They Like It? | 2022 Turley Juvenile Zinfandel

17 mins; November 14, 2024

But Did They Like It? | 2023 Blaauwklippen Chenin Blanc

13 mins; November 14, 2024

Wine Review: Blaauwklippen, Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch South Africa, 2023, Colin's New Hairdo

44 mins; November 12, 2024

Wine Review: Turley, Juvenile Zinfandel, California, 2022, "Thin Skinned B's"

41 mins; November 04, 2024

Wine Review: Casillero Del Diablo and 19 Crimes Frankenstein, A Truly Terrifying Halloween Episode!

49 mins; October 29, 2024

Wine Review: Château de Chantegrive, Bordeaux, Graves, 2020, The Reverse Mullet!

35 mins; October 22, 2024

Wine Review: San Gregorio, El Vergal, Tempranillo, Calatayud, 2021, "Differing Opinions!"

43 mins; October 15, 2024

Wine Review: Laurent Delaunay, Mâcon-Villages, Les Grappillages, 2023, "A Late Start!"

40 mins; October 08, 2024

Wine Review: Knappstein, Shiraz, Clare Valley, 2021, "I'm Wine with That?"

38 mins; October 01, 2024

Wine Review: Blue Canyon, Pinot Noir, Monterey California, 2021, New Game: 'Gut Check'

43 mins; September 24, 2024

Wine Review: Planeta, Red Blend, Cerasuolo Di Vittoria DOCG, 2021, Pumpkin Spice Colin

45 mins; September 17, 2024

Wine Review: Montresor, Capitel Della Crosara, Valpolicella Ripasso, 2020, Football and Wine?

38 mins; September 10, 2024

Wine Review: URO, Finca La Rana, Tempranillo, Toro, 2020, Easter Egg Hunt!

37 mins; September 03, 2024

Wine Review: Famiglia Castellani, St. Giorgio, Vermentino, Toscana IGT, 2023, More Counter Space

33 mins; August 27, 2024

Wine Redemption: La Vieille Ferme, "Chicken Wine!"

48 mins; August 20, 2024

Wine Review: Jean-Claude Debeaune, Beaujolais-Villages, Gamay, 2021, "Chilled Red Wine?!"

38 mins; August 13, 2024

Wine Review: Robert Groffier, Bourgogne (Burgundy), 2018, "Together at Last!"

43 mins; August 06, 2024

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