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Wined Up

Wined Up

Written by: Mike Anderson
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Taking you behind the cellar doors of the wine industry like never before! We release an episode every Wednesday to tackle all things wine, winemaking, hospitality and more. Be sure to leave a "like" and subscribe for new episodes. Have questions that you want answered? Leave them in the comments and we will dive into them on the last Wednesday of each month!

MTGA Wines 2023
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Episodes
  • Somm vs Wine Critic Beef
    Jul 3 2026

    What happens when a somm and a wine critic butt heads? I grab my popcorn and watch the fireworks! Someone call BravoTV, I have a pitch to make. 4:37 - Wine Critic vs Marketing Agent. 13:01 - Relinquishing Your Marketing Power. 24:33 - Being mad about someone's subjective opinion.

    • The Rating System No One Asked For - https://youtu.be/vtZ780EvBjg
    • (3rd Episode Ever in 2023) The Great Ratings Debate - https://youtu.be/RouP-U_XSyI

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter) MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com

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    30 mins
  • Blending the 2024 Vintage
    Jun 24 2026

    00:45 2024 Vintage Recap, here is the gist. 21:22 The Puzzle that Blending provides. 2024 NVV

    • Harvest Recap https://harvestnapa.com/vintages/2024-napa-valley-vintage/
    • Watch blending happen! https://youtu.be/jS8N8AXBavo

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter) MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com

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    32 mins
  • Rising Costs and a Wellness Cult
    Jun 21 2026

    2:23 Hospitality Rising Costs and how the wine industry is adapting (less production more margin?) 22:28 At what point did the performance of wellness replace the experience of being well? Social isolation is worsening for many.

    • How Hospitality Can Beat a Decade of Rising Costs - https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/06/how-hospitality-can-beat-a-decade-of-rising-costs/?utm_source=The+Drinks+Business+List&utm_campaign=3411347fd3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_03_11_38&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bdf1a83925-3411347fd3-1433407905
    • Steven Bartlett had three glasses of wine. The rest of us had a Thursday - https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/06/steven-bartlett-had-three-glasses-of-wine-the-rest-of-us-had-a-thursday/?utm_source=The+Drinks+Business+List&utm_campaign=97a356bded-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_05_01_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bdf1a83925-97a356bded-1433407905

    Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and follow us on our social networks @mtgawines (YouTube, Instagram, The Book of Face and the Social Network Formerly Known as Twitter) MTGA Wines: www.mtgawines.com Blaire Payton Wines: www.blairepaytonwines.com

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    34 mins
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