D’Amato & Szabo: Wine Thieves
A riveting insider's look at the world of fine wine. Telling the stories of the people and the places that shape the world’s most compelling finds. John Szabo, Master Sommelier and Sara d’Amato, a jack of all wine trades, get to the root of the vine.
Episodes
80 episodes
S3 E7: Meet me in Paris? A Conversation with Wine Paris CEO Rodolphe Lameyse
In this episode, we take a look behind the scenes of one of the wine and spirits industry’s most important trade fairs: Wine Paris and Vinexpo Paris. The Thieves speak with with Rodolphe Lameyse, CEO of Vinexposium, the company that runs the fa...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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49:17
S3 E6: Mapping Chianti Classico's UGAs Part 2 with Alessandro Masnaghetti and Caterina Mori
The Wine Thieves are back with part two of a series on the Unità Geografiche Aggiuntivi of Chianti Classico (or UGAs) the recently announced additional geographic units that will begin appearing on labels of the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:13:37
S3E5: A Gran Win for Chianti Classico - Part 1 on The New UGAs with Alessandro Masnaghetti and Caterina Mori
In part one of this two-part episode, the Thieves go behind the scene in Chianti Classico with Caterina Mori, director of Communication for the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico and Alessandro Masnaghetti, aka Map Man Masnaghetti, to take a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:25:07
S3E4 Chianti Classico: Past, Present and Future with Giovanni Manetti, Chairman of the Consorzio Chianti Classico
The first of a three-part journey into Chianti Classico. in this episode we look at the past, present and future of the denominazione with our special guest, Giovanni Manetti, Chariman of the Chianti Classico Consorzio and propri...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:13:03
S3E3 South Africa: The Wild Side with Pieter Walser & Peter Allan Finlayson
The Thieves embark on a South African “wine safari” with Pieter Walser of Blank Bottle Wines based in Sommerset West near Stellenbosch, one of the most unusual and innovative wine businesses anywhere, and Peter-Allan Finlayson of Cr...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:06:50
S3E2: Practical, Philosophical, and Moral Dimensions of Biodynamics with Rodrigo Soto and John Hamel
This episode takes a wide-ranging look at biodynamic agriculture, which, perhaps not so coincidentally, seems to be the foundational philosophy underlying a disproportionately large percentage of the world’s best wines. The Thieves speak with t...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:14:34
S2E10: Portugal's Leading Brands Safeguarding Lands with Martim Guedes, Luís Almada, and Pedro da Fonseca
Originally aired November 2022: The Thieves are back in Europe to explore the wealth of indigenous grape varieties and stunning stunning old vineyards found in Portugal. Exactly how this sliver of the Iberian peninsula has ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:01:28
S3 E1: Lighten Up! Australia's Refreshing Reds with Mac Forbes and Sam Berketa
We’re kicking off 2023 and season three of the podcast with a look at one of the hottest wine trends down under: cool and fresh red wines from Australia. Once famous, and still well-known for robust, full-bodied, sunshine-filled jammy reds, tod...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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59:45
S2E11: Ontario: The Chopin of Chardonnay with Andrew Jefford
With a broad, international perspective, award-winning author, Decanter columnist and broadcaster, Andrew Jefford shares his thoughts on Ontario Chardonnay after his role as a keynote speaker at this year's i4C (International Cool Climate Celeb...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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48:53
S2E10: Portugal's Leading Brands Safeguarding Lands with Martim Guedes, Luís Almada, and Pedro da Fonseca
The Thieves are back in Europe to explore the wealth of indigenous grape varieties and stunning stunning old vineyards found in Portugal. Exactly how this sliver of the Iberian peninsula has been able to safeguard traditions, vineya...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:01:06
S2E9: Australia's Refreshing Whites, with Louisa Rose of Hill-Smith Family Vineyards and Con-Greg Grigoriou of Delinquente Wine Co.
The Wine Thieves are finally back with a new episode, perfect for the late summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, in which we share some cool news and information on the white wines of Australia. Many picture Australia as a warm cou...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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57:56
S2 E8: The Old Vines Project, A South African Perspective with Rosa Kruger and Andre Morgenthal
In today’s episode: how cataloguing old vines in South Africa has raised standards for fair employment, and sustainable farming and may just prove the key to solving the problem of the country’s most prevalent vine virus. We continue inve...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:04:39
S2E7: Old Vines Myths & Facts: the South Australian Perspective with Prue Henschke and Dr. Dylan Grigg
Today's episode takes a critical look at the fashionable and fascinating subject of old vines, some extremely old, how they got so old, how they perform and the wines they produce. Do they make better wine than young vines?The Wine Thie...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:02:36
S2 E6: Technicolour Beaujolais with Mee Goddard, Cyril Chirouze, and Mathieu Lapierre
Who doesn't love Beaujolais? This in-depth episode is all about this picturesque, hilly region and its geological and stylistic diversity. Recent cataloguing of the Beaujolais soils helped bring to light over 300 soil profiles that have been an...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:17:24
S2E5: Massaging the Octopus: Galician Cuisine & Rias Baixas with Michelin chef Pepe Solla
The Wine Thieves venture out beyond wine (but not too far) to speak with Michelin starred chef-sommelier José González-Solla (Pepe to his friends) of the renowned Casa Solla, near Pontevedra in Galicia. Once-known for its excellent, tradi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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49:55
S2E4: Rias Baixas: Albariño & Friends in O Rosal with Emilio Rodriguez of Terras Gauda
In Episode 4 in a five-part series on Rias Baixas, the Wine Thieves speak with winemaker Emilio Rodriguez of the Terras Gauda winery in O Rosal, the largest privately owned winery in Rias Baixas. Emilio has been at Terras Gauda for longer...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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51:30
S2E3: Rias Baixas: Redefining Albariño in the County of Tea with Isabel Salgado of Fillaboa
Rias Baixas episode 3 of a five-part series: redefining Albariño, emerging styles, ageworthy wines, and the Condado do Tea subregion with special guest Isabel Salgado, winemaker at Fillaboa. In this episode we shift our focus over to the Condad...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:32
S2E2: Rias Baixas: The Secret of Salinity in Wine with Diego Rios of Granbazán
This is part two of a five-part series on the Wine of Rias Baixas. In the first episode, we took you through the region, including a brief history and the technical details of climate and soils, sub-regions and the denominación of origin rules ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:02:12
S2E1: Rias Baixas: Reaching for Sunlight with Katia Alvarez of Martín Codax
Welcome back and thank you for joining us for another season of Wine Thieves! We're off to a fresh start with our latest series in which we explore albariño, seaside vineyards and fresh Atlantic wines as we travel through the diverse wine...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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58:00
From the Archives: Riesling Day: 586(7) Years Young!
A replay of last year's terrific episode celebrating Riesling day, March 19th, featuring Johannes Selbach (Selbach-Oster) of the Mosel Valley, Johannes Leitz from the Rheingau, Philip Wittman of the Rheinhessen, and twins Hans...
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1:02:39
S1E58: A Toast to Yerevan! With Mariam Sagetelyan
This is the last in our 5-part series featuring Armenia’s modern wine renaissance and our final episode of 2021. This time we focus on what’s most important, that is . . . eating and drinking in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia! Following the ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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46:35
S1E57: No Branch, No Wine, No Service! Viennese Drinking Habits with Fritz Wieninger and Alex Zahel
In this episode, the Thieves visit one of the world’s great wine capitals: Vienna. Up until the late Middle Ages, grapevines were still growing within city walls in what is now the first district in the heart of Vienna. Vineyards were slo...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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1:05:25
S1E56: Styria, Steeply, Sauvignon with Alex Sattler of Sattlerhof, and Stefan Tement of Weingut Tement
You probably already know about Austrian grüner veltliner. It’s the country’s most planted variety, and the wine you’re most likely to find on store shelves and restaurant wine lists. You may even know that Austria makes exceptional riesling an...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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57:45
Buy the Grape: Pays d'Oc IGP
The Wine Thieves make their way to the south of France to the country’s most productive IGP, the Pays d’Oc. This long coastal strip spanning 240 kilometres across the Mediterranean Sea from just east of Nîmes to the Spanish border is a multi-fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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1:08:07
Autocthonous: Originating in Armenia
This week we're back in Armenia focusing more deeply on the origins and proliferation of Armenia’s autochthonous grape varieties. Indigenous and autochthonous seem to be used interchangeably, but as we've learned, in the scientific community, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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58:01
