
The Black Wine Guy Experience
Hosted by MJ Towler and MJ · Marvin J. Towler
4.8from 196 ratings
- 257
- Episodes
- 99
- Transcribed
- 196
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Black Wine Guy Experience
MJ Towler aka the Black Wine Guy went from a totally obsessed wine newbie to the world's first-ever African-American fine and rare wine auctioneer in less than 3 years. These days, he is a podcaster and journalist who travels the globe, having conversations with the movers, shakers, and disruptors in the worlds of food, wine, music, and more. This show pairs his passion for complex, interesting wines with complex, interesting guests. These are deep thinkers and Mavericks talking about their passions, life lessons, and inspirations - while drinking a bottle of something listeners will definitely want to savor for themselves. Sit back, listen, learn, and laugh. This is Beats Vines and Life. For more information and exclusive content, go to beatsvinesandlife.com Follow MJ on IG @blackwineguy @beatsvinesandlife Podcast produced by Marvin J. Towler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Marvin J. Towler
- Category
- arts · leisure · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 20 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
99 of 257 episodes have a transcript.

26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Edith Mattiuzzo aka “Miss BBQ Italy” Fuses Fashion, Food, and Fire for a New Take on Barbecue

12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Leveling Up in Wine: Peter Yeung Talks Napa, Luxury Wine Marketing, and Shaping Wente’s Legacy

28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Exploring Wine’s Human Side: Ray Isle on Authenticity, Storytelling, and the Soul of Wine
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Edith Mattiuzzo aka “Miss BBQ Italy” Fuses Fashion, Food, and Fire for a New Take on Barbecue
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes, people from my region talk. So, of course, I had this problem as well because I had to cook what you're supposed to see me cooking. stuff from the south that I'm from the north and we don't do meatballs with the sauce we do meatball fried and stuff like you find them in Venice like they call cicchetti like a small appetizer the tapas that you have with wines there are small meatballs fried so it was not easy as well and then I have to start to think about for example my background in fashion in this kind of I think in this kind of reality show was a advantage and listen why because as a chef as a professional chef or cook Italian cook or professional chef probably they would never accept to adapt to adapt our kitchen to the American palate because they say, this is Italian. […]
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- Edith Mattiuzzo
- Peter Yeung
- Ray Isle
- Mark Pascal
- Francis Schott
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- 4.9 / 5
- 159 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 37 ratings
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- Engagement
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MJ Towler and MJ host the show. Published by Marvin J. Towler.
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