9 Wine Podcasts To Sip To
Whether you’re on a road trip or chilling inside to stay cool during the heatwave, here’s a few things to play on the airwaves while you’re enjoying a bottle of Sea Bird.
UnHappy Hour - 2014 Sangiacomo Robert’s Road Pinot Noir
UnHappy Hour is the raunchy talk podcast that you hate to love (but totally secretly do). Comedian Matt Bellasai started out doing this on Facebook Watch, pouring himself a large glass of wine and talking about pop culture, news, anything that he wanted to rant about. He and his producer, Barrie, have the best conversations and he often interviews people in the arts space whether fellow comedians or actors or even drag queens! You will always laugh with this one. Matt often went with a red wine and with the cocoa notes of Sea Bird’s 2014 Sangiacomo Robert’s Road Pinot Noir, it’ll sweeten up all the gossip from the show. Just be careful not to laugh too hard while you’re trying to take a sip!
U-Up comes to us from the minds of “Betches” who, if you are unfamiliar with them, are a lifestyle media company that just emulates your relatable bestie. Betches co-founder Jordana Abraham and comedian Jared Freid get together to talk all things dating in the modern world. From Jordana’s recent engagement to Jared’s recent breakup, they’ve lately been helping us navigate relationships and dating through COVID and frankly - it’s been a lifesaver. Get the best dating and relationship advice no matter if you’re single or married, you’ll definitely relate to this. Throw this on, have a laugh, and pop open Sea Bird’s seductive Aphrodite Merlot to match. We couldn’t possibly listen to a pod about love without the goddess of love herself’s blessing.
Pop Culture Happy Hour - 2017 Sea Bird Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills
NPR brings you a daily blurb on pop culture! Pop Culture Happy Hour premiers Monday-Friday and serves up what’s hot in the world of music, TV, movies, books, art, literally anything and everything. Tune in to their ‘Songs of the Summer’ episode where songs were nominated for "Song of the Summer" with a snippet of the song to win them all - it sets the perfect vibe for summer and you'll want to queue up their whole playlist on your Spotify account. We love our 2017 Sea Bird Chardonnay from Santa Rita Hills for this podcast because it’s zesty and fresh just like these short, quippy episodes.
Marine Conservation Happy Hour - 2016 Poseidon Cabernet Sauvignon
It wouldn’t be a Sea Bird experience without talking about Marine Conservation! We really fell in love with this Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast. Hosted by Andrew Lewin, Dr. Craken McCraic, and Dr. Scarlett Smash, this podcast opens with a drunken sailor song to transition us to an informal pub-like setting where the hosts sit down for drinks and a chat about marine life and conservation. This podcast is perfect because it’s hilarious and sassy - you feel like you’re having a drink with the hosts, and you get to learn some interesting and helpful things about the ocean. Of course we have to pair this with the god of the sea himself, our 2016 Poseidon Cabernet Sauvignon. Did you know 100% of Sea Bird proceeds go to marine life conservation? Read more about this here on our Instagram!
The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo - 2015 Broken Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
If you’re ready for some serious chuckles then turn on The Bald and The Beautiful and turn the volume UP! This podcast will have you about to wet your plants from laughing. Iconic Drag Queens, Trixie Matell and Katya Zamo, get together to chat all things life and interview the absolute best people. This is the kind of podcast you want to be on and the Queens are the type who’s laugh alone makes you laugh too. We suggest pairing this with our 2015 Broken Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon because just like the podcast, this wine is ripe and fruity! They were honestly made for each other.
Wine for Normal People - 2014 Sangiacomo Robert’s Road Pinot Noir
Snobby wine-o’s are the worst. We are major fans of sommeliers who keep us laughing, are approachable, and make wine education fun. Husband and wife, Elizabeth Schneider and M.C. Ice, team up to bring us wine education with “normie” vibes. Elizabeth describes herself as a certified cork-dork...but literally, she is a certified sommelier and also a published author. Her hubby on the other hand is your normal wine-loving person. For this pod, we really love our Robert’s Road Pinot Noir as well because this is the perfect wine to sip on and analyze while you learn all these fun new wine things! Pick up the leather and fruit notes within our Sonoma wine while learning what a tannin is or unique facts about the region.
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark - 2016 Poseidon Cabernet Sauvignon
Murder mysteries, true crime, and ghost stories are the absolute best. Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark co-host this awesome podcast, telling their favorite true crime stories and on a different note, they have maybe the best podcast voices we've ever heard! Once a week they put out a longer episode which usually talks about a hometown murderer (could be your hometown!) and later in the week they put out a mini episode, reading listener’s stories that they’ve written in! You will always have an episode to listen to. To go with these dark tales, we’re pairing this podcast with Poseidon for the dark, velvety color of this 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bring a Bottle - The Three Drinkers - 2015 Broken Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the podcast to play when you want to feel like you’re drinking with your hilarious besties. Aidy Smith & Helena Nicklin talk all things drinking, interview a variety of guests, you can enjoy their awesome Australian accents, and especially look forward to Helena’s “can you guess what wine this is by the weird noise I’m making” segment. We paired this with our Broken Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon because it’s perfect to sip on while you’re cooking steak dinner with mushroom risotto, laughing away with Helena and Aidy (who you’re now on a first name basis with, duh).
How to Save a Planet - 2017 Sea Bird Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills
How to Save a Planet is the podcast we all need to be listening to right now. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is joined by co-host and journalist Alex Blumberg as they discuss climate change, often talk about the ocean, and analyze policy surrounding the global climate crisis. Dr. Ayana most recently interviewed Dr. Jane Goodall, famously known for her long term study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. Ocean lovers, this is the podcast to "nerd" out to! Dr. Ayana makes climate change and earth issues more approachable while also telling things in her scientific, matter of fact way. For this reason, we’ve paired this podcast with our 2017 Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay, to keep things light and refreshing while dealing with topics that require a bit more attention.
Pop a cork, tune in and enjoy! Don’t forget to let us know which ones you love most and tag us while you're listening and sippin' @seabirdwines
