Wine Access Unfiltered—The Official Podcast and Wine Club of Wine Access—goes deep into what we really love about wine: the intimate moments, unforgettable occasions, and hilarious stories that a great bottle brings about. Hosted by former PRESS wine director and Napa Valley insider Amanda McCrossin with appearances from our team of unrivaled experts, we’re popping our favorite bottles and sharing them with you.
The Wine Access Unfiltered Wine Club delivers a completely new wine education experience. Once every two months, you’ll receive four bottles. They will all be featured and discussed on the Wine Access Unfiltered podcast. That way, you can drink along with us as we tell stories, share knowledge, and answer your questions!
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The Holiday Wine Game Plan featuring Kaitlyn Rodriguez of Mainline Gluten Free
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The nicest bottle in the cellar does not belong on the Thanksgiving table. Kaitlyn Rodriguez, the creator behind Mainline Gluten Free and Amanda's younger sister, joins f
Oct 8 48 min
The Wine Trip Research Playbook: A Sommelier's Guide to curating the perfect wine getaway
A year ago, packing tips for my mother-in-law's first wine trip to Europe turned into a full episode. So when Amanda found she was heading to Sicily herself for her first
Sep 24 51 min
The Wine Lover's Case for Portugal featuring Nicole Muscari
Portugal has been on the docket for a while, and it finally gets the right guest: Nicole Muscari, the wine educator and content creator behind Grape Chic, who has made th
Sep 11 56 min
The Santa Cruz Mountains Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight featuring Cole Thomas, Madson Wines
The Santa Cruz Mountains have been growing exceptional wine since the 1860s, and somehow the wine world still barely talks about it. This episode heads south of San Franc
Aug 27 41 min
How to Be in Two Places at Once (Italy & California Edition) featuring Shelley Lindgren and Kitty Oestlien of A16 and Tansy Wines
What does it take to run one of the Bay Area's most beloved Italian restaurant groups while also building a wine label from scratch — in the middle of a pandemic, no less
Aug 14 47 min
Champagne Is a Place, Not Just a Drink: A Sommelier's Guide to Navigating the Region
Champagne is more than something poured at a toast — it's a place you can actually visit, and this episode finally delivers on months of hints about a long-awaited spring
Jul 30 54 min
Wine Cities, Round Two: A German Importer's Passport featuring Jenna Fields and Zack Musick
One solo episode wasn't enough to settle the debate over the world's best wine cities — so this time, two frequent flyers weigh in. Jenna Fields and Zack Musick of the Ge
Jul 16 54 min
Four Cities. No Vineyards. All Wine.
We're going solo this episode, and we're going global. After months of logging serious miles across cities and continents, we wanted to revisit a format we love — not the
Jun 20 1 h 03 min
We Need to Talk About Bordeaux featuring Jonathan Cristaldi
Bordeaux has a reputation problem — and we're here to fix it. In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Cristaldi, North America Regional Editor at Decanter Magazine and
Jun 5 45 min
How to Drink Wine the Italian Way featuring Jessica Dupuy (Italianity)
Italy is one of those places that feels instantly familiar the moment you arrive — and yet the more you learn about it, the more you realize how much you've been missing.
May 22 55 min
Paso Robles: Inside the Wine Region That's Quietly Doing Everything Right featuring Maggie Tillman, Alta Colina
If Paso Robles isn't already on your must-visit list, this episode will change that. Maggie Tillman, co-owner of Alta Colina and self-described "co-first-generation" wine
May 7 54 min
Paris for Wine Lovers with Chateau Montelena's Matt Crafton
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris with Chateau Montelena winemaker Matt Crafton—but we're not here to rehash history. Instead, we're diving into P
Oregon wine country is closer, more accessible, and more delicious than you think. In this episode, we sit down with AJ Resnick—former Wine Access colleague, podcast co-c
Mexico is making world-class wine—and most people have no idea. In this episode, we head to Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California with Eduardo Dingler to explore one of N
Mar 26 37 min
Wine Time Travel: Everything You Need to Know About Older Bottles
Time travel exists—and it comes in a bottle. In this solo deep dive, we're exploring everything you need to know about older wines, from what actually happens as wine age
Mar 12 46 min
The 5 Most Exciting Wine Destinations for 2026
Forget the usual suspects—we're taking you off the beaten path with the top five most exciting wine destinations for 2026. From Portugal's incredible diversity beyond Por
Feb 26 52 min
The Art of Wine Travel: Expert Tips from Vintage Departures' Candice Mathis
Wine lovers don't just travel—they travel differently. And in this episode, Amanda sits down with Candice Mathis, founder of Vintage Departures and wine travel expert, to
Feb 12 54 min
Napa Valley, According to Wine People
We’re kicking off season four with our new theme “Unfiltered In Flight” and exploring wine the lens of travel. Whether it’s a wine producing region or a major city abroad
Jan 29 56 min
How to Be a Savvy Wine Buyer: Season 3 Takeaways (and What to Drink Next)
Season three of Wine Access Unfiltered was never about turning you into a sommelier — it was about helping you become a more confident, curious, and intentional wine buye
Jan 1 37 min
Caviar and Wine: How to Pair, Serve, and Actually Enjoy It featuring Shaoching Bishop of Regiis Ova Caviar
The holidays are the perfect excuse to enjoy fancy snacks, and this episode—the last in our holiday food mini-series—is your official permission slip to indulge in the mo
Dec 18 2025 48 min
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I’ve been trying out various wine pods and this one is easily my favorite. The host, Amanda, is such a natural and exudes enthusiasm and positivity. Although she is an expert, she’s extremely deferential to her guests who are almost uniformly excellent. I’ve learned so much and my appreciation of wine has grown. Highly recommend.
Danger Bird Fly High · Oct 2025
I’ve listened to a lot of wine podcasts over the years but somehow I missed this one for quite a while. I’m not even sure how it came to my attention, but I’m very happy it did. Sometimes you need a “shake-me-up” and this podcast did that for me. I’ve always been passionate about wine ever since I first got into it, but even passions ebb and flow. Amanda’s passion for wine and skills as an interviewer are thoroughly enjoyable, and they led me to binging this podcast over a few weeks. The evolution from the early episodes of sports and comedian interviews to the more recent topical ones is fascinating, and I find them all enjoyable. Easily five stars.
Georgia Law Dawg · Feb 2025
I’ve been binge listening to the Wine Access Unfiltered podcast and have learned so much about wine in such a short amount of time. Amanda makes wine approachable and unpretentious but while still imparting reverence for the art of winemaking and significance of the industry. I am awaiting my first shipment from the Wine Access Unfiltered wine club and can’t wait to taste the wines along with Amanda and her guests and I continue to expand on my newfound passion for wine!
Shana Nelling · Jul 2024
I follow several podcasts and out of all of them Wine Access with Amanda is my favorite! The show is fun and not snobby at all making everybody feel comfortable learning about all things, Wine.
Queen Wendi · Jan 2024
That is the tagline for Wine Access, and every time I listen to an episode, it is over-the-top indulgent, dripping with ostentatious excess. I want to learn about wine. That’s literally why I keep struggling through the episodes. But I can’t help but want to scream every time I hear a “I went here, did this, spent this, ate here, traveled there” along with the “You know x , right?” Weeding through the narrative is someone who works hard to be at the best places, with the most expensive wines, in the most outrageous places. It runs counterpoint to the very tag line of Wine Access. Please focus on the wine, and the stories, and the tastings. Forgo the constant wave of competition. I am a HUGE Wine Access Wine Club fan and have purchased dozens of cases over the past several years. I don’t have the bandwidth to care where you ate, or about your three thousand euro bottle of wine. I want to grow as a wine drinker and collector. Tell me less about how lucky you are and more about the wine in the glass. And research. There were so many elements of the Nat Wine Podcast, the most recent one I listened to, that were flat out wrong. Technically. Philosophically. Tighten the narrative with a bend toward education and enrichment. History, culture, weather, soil, anything. Additionally, I take notes during the podcast and I would like a touch more in terms of pronunciation and resource links. I’m scribbling down approximate names of wines that I spent time researching and trying to locate what you are referencing. Please add more show notes so I can find what you are talking about, or where I can learn about it or just enunciate so that I can live with parallel hopes of finding these treasures. (In this episode, I researched Black Sheep Lisboa, Newport Nat Pool, and Peto Rose Nat 3B for example . . .) Many thanks.
Bellecycle · Jan 2024
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