Skurnik Unfiltered

No reservations required—listening to these conversations feels like you've been invited to pull up a chair and share a glass with some of the most remarkable dinner guests, giving you a level of access that was previously gatekept for those in the know.

Skurnik Unfiltered is a new podcast that curates deep conversations with some of the finest winemakers, distillers, and industry leaders about the world of wines, spirits and hospitality. The show is hosted by Harmon Skurnik, the president of Skurnik Wines & Spirits, a leading importer and distributor of the finest terroir-driven beverages crafted at a human scale.

Episodes are guest-hosted by sommeliers and experts in the subfields of wine, spirits, sake, and other categories.

Skurnik Unfiltered is recorded at Skurnik Wines & Spirits headquarters in the Flatiron District of New York City.

Guest

Michael Lykens

Michael Lykens heads the Austrian and German wine portfolio at Skurnik Wines & Spirits. Before joining the Skurnik team, Michael was a finance student while working in fine dining at one of the country’s top luxury resorts, the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. It was there that he fell in love with German wines with a bottle of 2006 Hermannshöhle Spätlese. He became a certified sommelier before he finished his degree and spent the next 12 years working in fine dining. He joined Skurnik in 2017.

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