The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast

Forrest Kelly

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast delivers quick wine education for busy wine lovers. Host Forrest Kelly interviews sommeliers, winemakers, chefs, and wine experts sharing practical wine tips, wine pairing advice, wine tasting notes, and insider secrets from Napa Valley to Bordeaux.
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100% Blue Agave in Jalisco — But It's Not Tequila. Premium Blend Product Line Revealed Pt. 3
The Premium Blend product line with Gino Santos — and the conversation goes deeper than just cocktails. Gino breaks down the flagship Agave Wine Collection, including multiple tequila-style expressions made from 100% blue agave sourced in Jalisco, Mexico. At 48 proof and designed to be sipped straight or mixed, the line has evolved far beyond its origins as a margarita base. Gino also tackles the wine snob problem head-on, explains why the term "wine-based liquor" is a strategic choice, and give
Thursday · 5 min
Good Legs and Sniffing the Cork: Wine Myths a Somm Wants Gone Pt. 4
Maryse Chevriere — creator of Freshcutgardenhose/FCGH Studio and author of How to Sound Wine Smart — is pure fun: Forrest runs Maryse through a rapid-fire, multiple-choice wine quiz.
Wednesday · 6 min
Coast Guard, Cold Milk, and a Cuban Kid's First Taste of America Pt. 2
Gino Santos, President of Premium Blend Cocktails, picks up right where the adventure began — on a sinking shrimp boat in the Florida Straits. Gino shares the vivid story of his family's escape from Cuba, being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, and arriving in Key West to sandwiches and cold milk. From there, the story fast-forwards through Stetson University, an MBA from the University of Miami, a stint at Oscar Mayer, and the moment Gino spotted a wine-based product on his sales route that chan
Tuesday · 6 min
Golden Retriever Energy: Wine Book Throws Out the Snob Rules Pt. 3
Maryse Chevriere — creator of Freshcutgardenhose/FCGH Studio and author of How to Sound Wine Smart — Forrest Kelly gets into the genius hiding inside her book: drinking games. Maryse explains how side-by-side tastings (dry versus sweet, low-aroma versus a punchy Gewürztraminer, a fresh pour versus one that's had two hours of air) teach wine concepts better than anything you could read
Monday · 5 min
No Liquor License? No Problem. Premium Blend Cocktails Is Disrupting the Industry Pt. 1
Gino Santos, President of Premium Blend Cocktails, for the first installment of a multi-part series. Gino breaks down the brilliant — and completely legal — business concept behind Premium Blend: wine-based spirits that allow venues holding only a beer and wine license to serve full cocktail-style drinks. He explains the massive financial and logistical barriers surrounding liquor licenses, why small and mid-sized restaurants are often locked out, and how Premium Blend bridges that gap. Gino sha
July 23 · 6 min
NYC Wine Bar to San Francisco: How Maryse Cracked the Wine Code Pt. 2
Maryse Chevriere — creator of Freshcutgardenhose/FCGH Studio and author of How to Sound Wine Smart — Forrest Kelly digs into the leap from a green, untrained hire at a wine bar to published wine author. Maryse shares how enthusiasm beat experience when she got hired, why she traded New York for San Francisco and easier access to wine country, and the Napa memory that still surprises her (an aromatic Grignolino she never expected to find there).
July 22 · 6 min
The Chef Who Turned Cancer Into a Culinary Calling — Quiz Edition
Rusty Cellars is back with a Pop the Quiz edition all about Chef Chuck Hayworth — the private chef who spent 35 years in kitchens, survived a rare stomach cancer diagnosis 26 years ago, and turned it all into a philosophy of healing through food and wine. Two rounds, ten questions, and one bonus about a freezer-aisle uncrustable. From Niçoise salads with Georgia cold-pressed olive oil to an orange wine from North Carolina's Yadkin Valley paired with braised short ribs, test how closely you liste
July 21 · 8 min
How to Sound Wine Smart — The Author Behind the Book Tells All Pt. 1
Author, James Beard Award-winning illustrator, and TikTok's favorite wine translator Maryse Chevriere joins Forrest on the day her new book, How to Sound Wine Smart, hits shelves NOW — a release date that happens to fall on Bastille Day, which she's taking as pure destiny. In Part 1, Maryse traces her circuitous path from Boston to Houston to New York, a year in Paris, and a grape-stomping harvest season at a Domaine in Alsace, all the way to Terroir Wine Bar in NYC — the place she calls the bes
July 20 · 5 min
N. Carolina's Medical Meal Chef Reveals His Last Meal on Earth Pt. 1-6
Chef Chuck Hayworth has spent 35 years in professional kitchens, but it was a rare stomach cancer diagnosis 26 years ago that completely rewired how he tastes — and how he pairs wine with food. In this episode, Chef Chuck shares how relearning basic taste (sweet, salty, bitter, umami) after treatment led him to build a private chef practice focused on medical nutrition, longevity cuisine, and wellness-driven wine pairings. He talks candidly about working with clients facing diagnoses like diabet
July 16 · 29 min
Back Label - The Payphone Call That Saved Journey's Biggest Hit
In 1980, a broke piano player named Jonathan Cain stood at a Sunset Boulevard payphone, ready to quit music forever. His father's answer became the seed of the best-selling digital rock song of the 20th century. This is the untold story of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" — from a pawned-gear rock bottom to the Sopranos finale to the Library of Congress.
July 15 · 4 min
The Comet, the Pizza, the Wine: Chef Chuck's Perfect Last Supper Pt. 6
In this closing segment with Chef Chuck Hayworth, the conversation turns lighthearted and reflective. Chuck talks about the pure joy behind his work in medical meals and longevity cuisine, and why "you are what you eat" sits at the center of everything he does. He shares North Carolina's seasonal diversity as a constant source of creative inspiration in the kitchen. Then comes the classic last-meal question — and Chuck doesn't hold back.
July 14 · 4 min
Boone's Farm at the Drive-In to Château Pétrus — The Wine Coach's Incredible Journey Pt. 1-4
Laurie Forster — known to wine lovers everywhere as The Wine Coach — has built one of the most distinctive careers in the wine world by doing the one thing the industry has long resisted: making it genuinely fun. Laurie traces the full arc of her journey, from growing up in the rural mountains of New Jersey where wine meant jug wine at her parents' parties, all the way to performing her one-woman show Something to Whine About at Caesars Atlantic City, the HBO Women in Comedy Festival, and a Bost
July 10 · 19 min
A Wine Tasting at a Rodeo in S. Dakota — It Was Better Than You'd Think Pt. 4
In the final installment of this conversation with The Wine Coach, Laurie Forster takes Forrest on a tour of the most unexpected venues she's ever poured wine in — a rodeo in South Dakota with the Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Hank Williams Museum in Alabama — before circling all the way back to where it all began: a bottle of Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill at the drive-in movies.
July 9 · 4 min
Dinner Guest Who Got It So Wrong, Chef Chuck Had to Step In Pt. 5
In Part 5 of this conversation with Chef Chuck Hayworth, the focus turns to resistance — what happens when clients want to swear off wine entirely, or insist on sweet wines no matter what's on the plate. Chef Chuck shares his approach to gently uncovering the "why" behind a client's wine aversion, his go-to alternatives like mocktails and fermented non-alcoholic beverages, and the science behind moderate red wine consumption. He also tells the story of working with a stubborn dinner guest who re
July 9 · 5 min
The Wine Coach Who Turned Hecklers Into Stars of the Show Pt. 3
Caroline's on Broadway. Caesars Atlantic City. The HBO Women in Comedy Festival. These aren't stops on a comedian's tour — they're venues where The Wine Coach, Laurie Forster, has brought her one-of-a-kind wine education show to thousands of people who had no idea they were about to learn something. In Part 3, Laurie breaks down what makes her live show unlike anything else in the wine world, why she never really gets hecklers, and what happens when a self-proclaimed wine snob volunteers for the
July 8 · 5 min
Back Label - 1 Take, 1 Payphone, 1 Song That Refused to Die
A broke piano player. A payphone on Sunset Boulevard. Four words from his father that would echo through every stadium on Earth. In this Back Label Story, Forrest Kelly uncorks the untold history of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" — from Jonathan Cain's darkest moment to Steve Perry's sommelier-level songwriting, a rule-breaking chorus that waits until the final 50 seconds, a one-take recording at Fantasy Studios, The Sopranos finale, and its 2022 induction into the Library of Congress National
July 8 · 4 min
She Walked Into a Cooking Class to Meet Men, Left With a Chef Husband Pt. 2
In Part 2 of this conversation with The Wine Coach, Laurie Forster pulls back the curtain on the corporate career she left behind — and the perfectly imperfect detour that changed everything. A Penn State supply chain management graduate, Laurie spent years selling complex, multimillion-dollar planning systems to Fortune 100 companies at the C-suite level. It was high-stakes, high-reward work that sharpened her ability to take complicated ideas and make them instantly digestible — a skill she'd
July 7 · 5 min
N. Carolina Chef Tasted a Dozen Chardonnays So You Don't Have To Pt. 4
Chef Chuck Hayworth takes us inside the kitchen of the Resort Chef — from a spring tasting menu built around asparagus, seared trout, and ancient grains, to a special 8-course Fourth of July menu celebrating America's 250th anniversary with exclusively local North Carolina wines. Plus, the orange wine discovery that finally cracked the code on pairing with a 7-hour braised short rib.
July 7 · 5 min
New Jersey Jug Wine to Certified Sommelier — Laurie Forster's Wild Ride Pt. 1
Laurie Forster — The Wine Coach — has built her career on a simple but powerful conviction: wine should be fun, accessible, and completely free of snobbery. In Part 1, Laurie shares the full arc of her journey, from jug wine in New Jersey to certified sommelier, from corporate software sales to comedy stages, and from formal wine education to creating a one-woman show called Something to Whine About.
July 6 · 5 min
Why Your Kids Are Getting Sicker Younger Pt. 3
Chef Chuck Hayworth brings 26 years of medical nutrition expertise — and his own lived experience as a cancer survivor — to one of the most important food conversations happening right now. In Part 3, he tackles the processed food crisis hitting younger and younger patients, the surprising shift away from alcohol across entire generations, and his stunning Resort Chef tasting menu built around Appalachian seasonal ingredients paired with wines from North Carolina's Yadkin Valley.
July 2 · 5 min

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast

100% Blue Agave in Jalisco — But It's Not Tequila. Premium Blend Product Line Revealed Pt. 3

Good Legs and Sniffing the Cork: Wine Myths a Somm Wants Gone Pt. 4

Coast Guard, Cold Milk, and a Cuban Kid's First Taste of America Pt. 2

Golden Retriever Energy: Wine Book Throws Out the Snob Rules Pt. 3

No Liquor License? No Problem. Premium Blend Cocktails Is Disrupting the Industry Pt. 1

NYC Wine Bar to San Francisco: How Maryse Cracked the Wine Code Pt. 2

The Chef Who Turned Cancer Into a Culinary Calling — Quiz Edition

How to Sound Wine Smart — The Author Behind the Book Tells All Pt. 1

N. Carolina's Medical Meal Chef Reveals His Last Meal on Earth Pt. 1-6

Back Label - The Payphone Call That Saved Journey's Biggest Hit

The Comet, the Pizza, the Wine: Chef Chuck's Perfect Last Supper Pt. 6

Boone's Farm at the Drive-In to Château Pétrus — The Wine Coach's Incredible Journey Pt. 1-4

A Wine Tasting at a Rodeo in S. Dakota — It Was Better Than You'd Think Pt. 4

Dinner Guest Who Got It So Wrong, Chef Chuck Had to Step In Pt. 5

The Wine Coach Who Turned Hecklers Into Stars of the Show Pt. 3

Back Label - 1 Take, 1 Payphone, 1 Song That Refused to Die

She Walked Into a Cooking Class to Meet Men, Left With a Chef Husband Pt. 2

N. Carolina Chef Tasted a Dozen Chardonnays So You Don't Have To Pt. 4

New Jersey Jug Wine to Certified Sommelier — Laurie Forster's Wild Ride Pt. 1

Why Your Kids Are Getting Sicker Younger Pt. 3