SOMM TV

SOMM TV is a food and wine streaming network launched in 2019.[1]

The network shows original films, such as SOMM, SOMM: Into the Bottle, SOMM 3, and The Delicacy as well as original series productions and educational content.[2][1][3][4] It also shows licensed wine and food content such as Bottle Shock and Supersize Me.[4]

Verticals, which features vintages that defined a winery or winemaker, premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival in fall 2019.[3] In 2021 the service released a documentary titled Verticals: Lafite Rothschild.[5] The program is narrated by Éric and Saskia de Rothschild.[5]

In April 2020, the documentary A Chef's Voyage, which had been slated for a traditional release, instead premiered on SOMM with rental fees going to the LEE Initiative's Restaurant Workers Relief Program to support those laid off because of the COVID pandemic.[6]

In 2021 it released a new reality TV competition show, Sparklers.[7] It was nominated for a 2022 James Beard Foundation Award in the Reality or Competition Visual Media category.[citation needed] Production was set to begin on a second season in spring 2023 with Joel McHale as a guest judge.[8]

In February 2022, it premiered Saving The Restaurant, which followed Colorado restaurateur Bobby Stuckey as he tried to help restaurants avoid closure during the pandemic.[9] When Stuckey's own restaurants close, Stuckey helped form the Independent Restaurant Coalition.[10]

In June 2022 it premiered The Whole Animal.[11] It won a James Beard Award in 2023 in the Visual Media - Long form category.[12]

In July 2022 it released Auction Lot 288, the story of the world's most expensive Champagne, featuring a bottle of 1874 Perrier-Jouët.[13][14]

The Oldest Vine was released in December 2022[15] and tells the story of a more than 200 year old vine, still producing wine in Los Angeles at Mission San Gabriel.[16]

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  2. ^ "Video: Sneak Peek Trailer for The Delicacy, Premiering on Somm TV May 7". LA Weekly. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. ^ a b "Ninth Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Film Line-Up". Napa Valley Film Festival. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Lander, Jess (October 7, 2019). "Food and drink streaming service SommTV launched". Decanter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Donnelly, Matt (2021-06-08). "Lafite Rothschild Documentary Coming to Somm TV". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  6. ^ "Looking to Help the Restaurant Community? Armchair Travel to France in a New Doc Featuring Manresa Chef David Kinch". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ^ "Makers of hit film SOMM launch reality TV show". The Drinks Business. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ Hailu, Selome (2022-09-28). "Wine Pairing Competition Series 'Sparklers' Renewed for Season 2 at Somm TV with Joel McHale as Guest Judge (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  9. ^ "Saving the Restaurant". Modern Restaurant. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. ^ Robinson, Jancis (2022-02-17). "Saving the Restaurant". www.jancisrobinson.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  11. ^ "Exclusive the Whole Animal Trailer Previews Meat Documentary". ComingSoon. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. ^ White, Peter (2023-06-04). "James Beard Media Awards: Magnolia's 'Big Sky Kitchen' & Somm TV Among Winners". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  13. ^ "Somm TV to Debut 'Auction Lot 288' Exploring World's Most Expensive Champagne". Variety. July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  14. ^ "Att: Oenophiles — These Are the Most Expensive Wines of the Year". The Zoe Report. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  15. ^ Stueven, Michele (2022-11-29). "Food TV To Watch: The Oldest Vine Explores L.A.'s Wine History And Future - LA Weekly". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  16. ^ Kettmann, Matt (2022-11-30). "Full Belly Files | Appreciating California's Oldest Vine". The Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.