The Four Top: Wine News and Culture

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Episodes: 151

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Each week, wine media veteran Katherine Cole serves up and breaks down the four biggest stories in the vinous world with help from The Four Top team, including our contributing cohost, Martín Reyes, MW. Come for the headlines, stick around for the occasional bad pun, and savor the conversation.

The Four Top is winner of both the James Beard and IACP awards for Best Culinary Podcast.

Episode Date
Ep. 150: Reruns: Sound Off on Roundup
Apr 24, 2024
Ep. 149: Enzymes, Endorphins, and Ethanol
Apr 17, 2024
Ep. 148: The One with Science In It
Apr 10, 2024
Ep. 147: Teetotalers vs. Nebuchadnezzars
Apr 03, 2024
Ep. 146: Import Outrage and Export Heroics
Mar 27, 2024
Ep. 145: The Curse of the Blue Nun
Mar 20, 2024
Ep. 144: Sheep and Cheese and Registries
Mar 13, 2024
Ep. 143: Snow in the Sierras and Saboteurs in Spain
Mar 06, 2024
Ep. 142: Dr. WHO?
Feb 28, 2024
Ep. 141: Zillennial Zeitgeist, Secretive Subpoenas & Sub-Zero Temps
Feb 21, 2024
Ep. 140: Psilocybin and Smoke Taint
Feb 14, 2024
Ep. 139: The Pope Has Spoken
Feb 07, 2024
Ep. 138: Good Vibrations from AI Robots
Jan 31, 2024
Ep. 137: Explosions and Cocaine (and Wine)
Jan 24, 2024
Ep. 136: Righted Wrongs and French Families
Jan 17, 2024
Ep. 135: $30,000 Bottles and Beer Goggles
Jan 10, 2024
Ep. 134: Wine: It Does a Body Good
Jan 03, 2024
Ep. 133: Financial Failures and Lost Generations
Dec 27, 2023
Ep. 132: Wine Scams and TikTok Takeovers
Dec 20, 2023
Ep. 131: An AI Version of Taylor Swift Drinking Natural Wine
Dec 13, 2023
Ep. 130: Grapes, Water, the Death Star...
Dec 06, 2023
Ep. 129: Hot Gazpacho
Nov 29, 2023
Ep. 128: Is Chardonnay the Low-Rise Jeans of the Wine World?
Nov 22, 2023
Ep. 127: Wine Tastings Are a Civil Right?
Nov 15, 2023
Ep. 126: Sound Off on Roundup
Aug 09, 2023
Ep. 125: Sustainability Means Inclusivity
Aug 02, 2023
Ep. 124: The Viticulture Counterculture
Jul 26, 2023
Ep. 123: Packaging Visions for Reduced Emissions
Jul 19, 2023
Ep. 122: Gray Water for Green Vineyards
Jul 12, 2023
Ep. 121: You Can't Afford NOT To!
Jun 28, 2023
Ep. 120: "Anna-Dotes," aka The Six Pillars of Sustainability
Jun 21, 2023
Ep. 119: Hot Takes, Cold Wine, Part Deux
Dec 30, 2022
Ep. 118: Bonus Episode — Cuffing Season
Dec 23, 2022
Ep. 117: READY, SET, STRIKE
Dec 16, 2022
Ep. 116: Bonus Episode — Navel Gazing and Pearl Clutching
Dec 09, 2022
Ep. 115: What We Need to Know About Web 3.0
Dec 02, 2022
Ep. 114: Bonus Episode — Commodity or Luxury? Heroes or Villains?
Nov 25, 2022
Ep. 113: Is Wine Writing Going the Way of Coal Mining?
Nov 18, 2022
Ep. 112: Is Wine Culture White Supremacist? Er, um, yeah.
Nov 04, 2022
Ep. 111: Wine Talk on TikTok
Oct 21, 2022
Ep. 110: Power, Power, Power
Jul 22, 2022
Ep. 109: Smash the Glass
Jul 15, 2022
Ep. 108: Hot Takes, Cold Wine
Jul 08, 2022
Ep. 107: Taboos & Titillation
Jul 01, 2022
Ep. 106: Should We Be Pro-Prohibition?
Jun 17, 2022
Ep. 105: Wine for the Metaverse
Jun 10, 2022
Ep. 104: The Tractor That’s Bringing Sexy Back
Jun 03, 2022
Ep. 103: Wine Criticism Is Dead
May 27, 2022
Ep. 102: The Hurt Lingers. How Do We Heal?
Dec 03, 2021
Ep. 101: Bonus Episode — Maggie Henriquez on the Luxury Market
Nov 26, 2021
Ep. 100: What Wine Gets Wrong About Indigenous Americans
Nov 19, 2021
Ep. 99: Feeling Conflicted About Selling Luxury
Nov 12, 2021
Ep. 98: Everyone (Except our Guests) Is Wrong About Sustainability
Nov 05, 2021
Ep. 97: The Vineyard Stories You Haven’t Heard
Oct 29, 2021
Ep. 96: Battling Burnout While Working in Wine
Oct 22, 2021
Ep. 95: The Nose Episode
Oct 15, 2021
Ep. 94: The Natural Wine Cold War
Oct 08, 2021
Ep. 93: Vinfluencers... or Thirst Traps?
Oct 01, 2021
Ep. 92: Money, Money, Money
Sep 24, 2021
Ep. 91: Wild Wine Fairs
Sep 17, 2021
Ep. 90: The New (Non) Rules of Wine Pairing
Sep 10, 2021
Ep. 89: How To Appear Normal at Social Events
Apr 09, 2021
Ep. 88: Why Wine is Rock & Roll
Mar 02, 2021
Ep. 87: Cannabis in the Kitchen
Feb 12, 2021
Ep. 86: Reenvisioning Food Media for an Equitable Future
Jan 25, 2021
Ep. 85: Diet Lies
Jan 12, 2021
Ep. 84: Time for Change in the Wine Industry
Dec 21, 2020
Ep. 83: Celebrating Hispanic Roots in Winemaking
Dec 07, 2020
Ep. 82: Harvest in 2020 – A Year Like No Other
Nov 02, 2020
Ep. 81: ‘Junk’ Food & Judgment
Oct 05, 2020
Ep. 80: Reenvisioning Food Media for an Equitable Future
Sep 07, 2020
Ep. 79: Food, Film, and Fiction
Aug 03, 2020
Ep. 78: Why Veganism Matters Now
Jul 06, 2020
Ep. 77: Eating On The Edge
Jun 01, 2020
Ep. 76: Meet the New Wave of Culinary E-Entrepreneurs
May 04, 2020
Ep. 75: Diet Lies
Apr 06, 2020
Ep. 74: Coronavirus Hits The Food Industry 
Mar 22, 2020
Ep. 73: The Future Of Food Is The Past
Mar 02, 2020
Ep. 72: Special Episode - Assemblage Symposium
Feb 18, 2020
Ep. 71: Bonus Episode - Interview with Nancy Rommelmann
Feb 05, 2020
Ep. 70: What Is Nattō?
Jan 24, 2020
Ep. 69: Japanese Cuisine Today
Jan 07, 2020
Ep. 68: Bonus Episode | Interview with Farideh Sadeghin
Dec 16, 2019
Ep. 67: Special Episode | Ed Levine | J. Kenji López-Alt
Dec 02, 2019
Ep. 66: Lynne Curry | Camas Davis | John Schiable
Nov 05, 2019
Ep. 65: Courtney Taylor-Taylor | Jay Boberg | Sheri Hood
Oct 07, 2019
Ep. 64: Sarah Masoni | Ivy Manning | Megan Scott
Sep 03, 2019
Ep. 63 Penelope Bass | Michael Alberty | Jordan Michelman
Aug 05, 2019
Ep. 62: Erin DeJesus | Juan Diego Ramirez | Heather Arndt Anderson
Jul 01, 2019
Ep. 61: Reva Barewal | Alexis Hillyard | Drew Prindle
Jun 10, 2019
Ep. 60: Maggie Hoffman | Lee Hedgmon | Cheryl Wakerhauser
May 06, 2019
Ep. 59 Claudia Lucero | Juno DeMelo | Kyra Bussanich
Apr 01, 2019
Ep. 58: Drew Prindle | Liz Crain | Michael Zusman
Mar 04, 2019
Ep. 57: Ben Jacobsen | Kristofor Lofgren
Feb 04, 2019
Ep. 56: Cynthia Nims | Kerry Newberry | Diane Morgan
Jan 07, 2019
Ep. 55: Miles Hassell | Mea Hassell | Sarah Bowen Shea
Dec 03, 2018
Ep. 54: Ivy Manning | Virginia Gewin | Tove Danovich
Nov 05, 2018
Ep. 53: Ashley Rodriguez | Brent Braun | Zach Geballe | Chad Murphy
Oct 01, 2018
Ep. 52: Fernando Divina | Jill Lightner | Amanda Oborne
Sep 17, 2018
Ep. 51: Rebecca Hopkins | Cathy Huyghe | Hannah Wallace
Sep 04, 2018
Ep. 50: Dana Frank | Jordan Michelman | Andrea Slonecker
Aug 20, 2018
Ep. 49: Sarah Marshall | Sara Bir | Heather Arndt Anderson
Aug 06, 2018
Ep. 48: Michelle Smith | Kelly Montoya | Julie O'Toole
Jul 23, 2018
Ep. 47: Drew Prindle | Chase McPeak | Sam Slaughter
Jul 09, 2018
Ep. 46: Steven Raichlen | Marnie Hanel | Jen Stevenson
Jun 25, 2018
Ep. 45: Dr. Greg Jones | Hannah Wallace | Jordan Michelman
Jun 11, 2018
Ep. 44: Karen Karbo | Katie Pratt | Alex Prud'homme
May 15, 2018
Ep. 43: Jim Meehan | Jeffrey Morgenthaler | Jacob Grier
Apr 30, 2018
Ep. 42: Cheryl Wakerhauser | Danielle Centoni | Kyra Bussanich
Apr 16, 2018
Ep. 41: Ashley Duchemin | Emilly Prado | Juan Ramirez
Apr 02, 2018
Ep. 40: Beth Federici | Ivy Manning | Kathleen Squires
Mar 19, 2018
Ep. 39: Nick Fauchald | Martha Holmberg | Christina Henry de Tessan
Feb 26, 2018
Ep. 38: Mary Paganelli | Virginia Gewin | Heather Arndt Anderson
Feb 12, 2018
Ep. 37: Connie Blumhardt | Kenneth Olson | Jordan Michelman
Jan 29, 2018
Ep. 36: Molly Wizenberg | Paul Clarke | Matthew Amster-Burton
Jan 16, 2018
Ep. 35: Bonnie Frumkin Morales | Deena Prichep | Michael Zusman
Jan 01, 2018
Ep. 34: Bronwen Percival | Francis Percival | Christian Debenedetti
Dec 18, 2017
Ep. 33: Jami Curl | Michelle Lopez | Kyra Bussanich
Dec 05, 2017
Ep. 32: Jeff Alworth | Erin James | Jeff Smith
Nov 20, 2017
Ep. 31: Christopher Kimball | Matthew Card | Carrie Welch
Nov 06, 2017
Ep. 30: Hannah Wallace | Andy Kryza | Jeff Alworth
Oct 23, 2017
Ep. 29: Diners Gone Wild | Food Cart Backlash | Marijuana on Menus?
Oct 09, 2017
Ep. 28: Andrew Knowlton | Khushbu Shah | Hillary Dixler Canavan
Sep 25, 2017
Ep. 27: The Future of Food
Sep 11, 2017
Ep. 26: Food Critics on Food Critics
Aug 28, 2017
Ep. 25: Let Pregnant Women Eat in Peace!
Aug 14, 2017
Ep. 24: Figurative Salads and Reading Cookbooks in Bed
Jul 31, 2017
Ep. 23: Wine Naked, Canned, and Nutritional?
Jul 17, 2017
Ep. 22: IS Kombucha a Cure, Craft, or Craze?
Jul 04, 2017
Ep. 21: Cannabis in the Kitchen
Jun 19, 2017
Ep. 20: From the Trading Post to Costco
Jun 05, 2017
Ep. 19: Six Seasons?
May 22, 2017
Ep. 18: A Place at the Table for Everyone
May 08, 2017
Ep. 17: How Do We Really Feel About Lady Food Bloggers?
Apr 24, 2017
Ep. 16: Is Donald Trump Hospitality’s Unlikely Hero?
Apr 10, 2017
Ep. 15: Carhartt Beer and Tabasco Jelly Beans… Really?
Mar 27, 2017
Ep. 14: The Average Home Cook Shops for a Dinner Party
Mar 13, 2017
Ep. 13: Food Network Champion Tells All
Feb 27, 2017
Ep. 12: The Homely Little Tubers on the Black Market
Feb 13, 2017
Ep. 11: Bringing “High” Society to High Society
Jan 30, 2017
Ep. 10: “I Wanna Go Before It Changes”
Jan 16, 2017
Ep. 9: Juice Cleansing, Digital Foraging, Wartime Dining
Jan 04, 2017
Ep. 8: Are Holidays Hip or Homey?
Dec 19, 2016
Ep. 7: Have You Eaten Your Sea Vegetables?
Dec 05, 2016
Ep. 6: Fear the Soylent, Embrace the Yeti?
Nov 21, 2016
Ep. 5: Going “Animal Style” with Secret Menus
Nov 07, 2016
Ep. 4: Beer is Back in Session
Oct 24, 2016
Ep. 3: Hey, That’s MY Recipe!
Oct 10, 2016
Ep. 2: B.S. Food Terminology
Sep 26, 2016
Ep. 1: When Breakfast Takes Over
Sep 12, 2016
Trailer: The Four Top
Sep 03, 2016