Wine & Culture LA Season 2 is finally here and BOY are you in for a treat! Los Angeles-based All-Star Sommelier & Host Devin Reed leads you on a wine journey like you’ve never quite seen - bringing some amazing guests and some of the most iconic wines to you, while also showing you how to drink like a baller even if you’re not a baller yet. We’ll do wine tastings, interviews, and have some fun with every guest, so tell everybody who likes wine to tune in as we put a different spin on the wine game. This is Wine & Culture LA.
13 Aug 2021
Episode 11: IT'S COMPLEX: Rich Antoniello x 2002 Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz/Cabernet
WINE is COMPLEX. Dev sits down with Complex Networks CEO & media genius Rich Antoniello to commemorate his 20 years at Complex, with a 2002 Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz/Cab, from Australia's most famous winery. They teach you how to taste wine, and discuss how Complex does what it does, building an advertising empire, embracing change, and what wine is supposed to be. Don't miss this unreal conversation, and also find out who Rich thinks is the best rapper alive.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 10: THE FIRST LADY: Lindsey Napela Berg x 1992 Heitz Cellar Cabernet + 2014 Heitz Martha's Vineyard
Lindsey Napela Berg (3-Time Olympian in Volleyball) joins Host & Sommelier Devin Reed as the 1st Female guest of Wine & Culture LA. They discuss her upbringing in Hawaii from the same alma mater as Barack Obama, advice for young female athletes as to what to expect for life after volleyball, and what it's like to be at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Dev does an intro to the 2 wines: a 1992 Heitz Cellar Cabernet and a 2014 Heitz Cellar Martha's Vineyard Cabernet. Heitz Cellar is located in Napa Valley, now run by Carlton McCoy, 1 of 2 African-American Master Sommeliers in the entire United States.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 8: WARHOL: Will Blackmon x 1975 Chateau Mouton Rothschild
You gon' learn today! Host & Sommelier Dev sits down with SuperBowl Champion (New York Giants) & 10-Year NFL Veteran Will Blackmon, aka the NFL Wine Guy, to open a wine that's almost 50 years old. It's a 1975 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux by Andy Warhol. They will show you how to open this REALLY old bottle of wine without breaking the cork, and educate you on Mouton. They'll also discuss Will's NFL career, culture, music, and Will's new career as a certified sommelier.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 7: KOBE: Baxter Holmes x Krug/Pol Roger Champagne
Dev is back with a new episode dedicated to Kobe Bryant; James Beard Award-Winning ESPN Senior NBA Wine Writer Baxter Holmes, who covered Kobe for several years, joins Dev and tells an unforgettable story about the first NBA player he ever had wine with: Kobe. The story is unreal, and later Dev educates the audience on the similarities of two champagnes, while talking the NBA's obsession with wine, wine in the bubble, and the state of journalism in today's polarizing media atmosphere. This is Wine & Culture LA.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 6: A Toast to Diversity: Tuanni Price & Black Pedro x Wine Over LA 2019
6 Female, Latino, and African-American Winemakers have their wines featured in Wine Over LA 2019, and Tuanni Price (Zuri Wine Tasting), Black Pedro (Savage AF Radio), & Dev taste them all while celebrating on the final day of the Wine Over LA weekend. Black Pedro, an established comedian, Princeton graduate, and Detroit native from the same high school as Big Sean, stays around afterward to talk with Dev about Detroit’s past & present hip-hop culture. Family vibes all over this episode. Salute to all the diverse winemakers who made this event special.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 5: Reaching New Heitz: Carlton McCoy x Heitz Grignolino Rosé
There are only 2 Black Master Sommeliers in the entire United States; Carlton is one of them, beating the odds of being raised in Washington D.C. during the 80s crack epidemic and living the streetlife, to attending the Culinary Institute of America, becoming Wine Director at Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado, and being offered his current position, President & CEO of the legendary Heitz Cellar Winery in Napa Valley. This is a must-listen for anyone born into difficult odds.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 4: The Marathon Continues - A Dedication to Nipsey Hussle : James Davis x Ace of Spades Champagne
The world lost a king when Nipsey Hussle passed away far too early in March 2019. Nip had a profound impact on the life of Actor, Writer, Producer & Comedian James Davis, who Nip mentored, and helped shape James’ career. Dev & James sit down to talk Nip’s music, life, and impact on hip-hop culture, while drinking one of Nip’s favorite things to drink: Armand de Brignac Brut Champagne, aka Ace of Spades.
8 Aug 2021
Episode 3: Big Cat : Cuttino Mobley x Drake/Brent Hocking's Mod Selection Brut Reserve Champagne
Episode 3 is Here! Dev sits down with 10-Year NBA Veteran Cuttino Mobley to talk about his favorite hip-hop artists from his native Philadelphia, as well as LA, the toughest left-handed player he ever had to play against, and his recent BIG3 Championship win, all while conducting the 1st ever filmed tasting of Drake & Brent Hocking’s magical new champagne, Mod Selection Brut Reserve.
7 Aug 2021
Episode 2: Brooklyn Brothers: King Shells / Damian Desiree X Virgil Abloh Moet Rosé
Dev sits down with Brooklyn Hip-Hop Heads King Shells & Damian Desiree, to discuss Travis Scott, Notorious B.I.G.’s last album, Life After Death, and what Biggie and 2Pac would have to say about the current state of Hip-Hop today, while tasting a very special Limited Edition Moet Rose created by Off-White Founder, Louis Vuitton Creative Director, and “Genius” Virgil Abloh. Virgil loves quotations.
7 Aug 2021
Episode 1: Renaissance Man: Dolvett x 2012 Sadie Family Palladius Chenin Blanc (South Africa)
Episode 1: Dolvett x South African Chenin Blanc --- Dev (Certified Wine Specialist & Sommelier) sits down with hip-hop music head, actor, celebrity trainer, model & all-around Renaissance Man Dolvett Quince, for a chat about Meek Mill, Biggie, Jay-Z & Obama, and Dolvett’s life mission to change the way we think about hospitals forever, while drinking some hard-to-find South African Chenin Blanc (2012 Sadie Family Palladius) at the beach in L.A.
1 Aug 2021
Documentary Short: What Happened to Jay-Z's Armadale Vodka?
The documentary short about Jay-Z's Armadale Vodka, the wildly popular vodka brand owned by Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, that disappeared without warning.
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