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  • What new wine law nonsense has Scott & Jamie mad as hell today? What is YOUR favorite musical number from this absurd, queer, joyful cult-classic and why is it Meatloaf’s only song, “Hot Patootie”? Are you a die hard, callbacks-at-the-shadowcast type of fan, or do you need a big, red V on your forehead? Take a moment to safely open some Spanish bubbly and get ready to do the Time Warp again!

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 feature film directed by Jim Sharman, written by Sharman and Richard O’Brien. As of this episode’s release, you can stream it on Hulu or wherever you get VODs.Stefanie can be found on Instagram @stefanieschwartz and if you’re a wine buyer in NYC you should hit her up for the good stuff!The Can Feixes Corpinnat 2014 that Stef was drinking is available at Champion Wine Cellars for $38 plus tax and shipping.The Castellroig Corpinnat that Scott had can be found at wine.com for $22 plus tax and shipping.The Avinyo Cava Brut Reserva can be found at Astor Wine & Spirits for $20 plus tax and shipping.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Just how fast did Scott down his cocktail, and does Jamie have any room to criticize considering he brought two? Why does the presence of a multilingual person make our hosts feel inadequate? Who’s YOUR preferred Dumbledore? (RIP Richard Harris and Michael Gambon). What is it about the “book is always better” crowd that is so damned annoying? Avoid the Womping Willow and Jamie’s ramp-infused gin as you mix up a drink and press play on this brand new episode!

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Steve Kloves. As of this episode’s release, you can watch it on HBOmax, Peacock, and wherever you get your VODs.A classic negroni consists of: 1 oz Gin, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, and 1 oz Campari. All ingredients are widely available. Jamie wants you to know that you should refrigerate your vermouth.Check out this delightful article about the history of the Negroni by cocktail historian David Wondrich.Follow our delightful guest Jill Davis on instagram @jillkd. Her wine label is called Cordelette Wine (@cordelettewine) and can be purchased directly!If you feel as weird as we do about engaging with Potter-media in 2023, maybe make a donation to a Trans-friendly charity like The Trevor Project. Fringe benefit: it’ll drive You Know Who crazy.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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  • Part FIVE of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    Which gremlin is your favorite: Spider Gremlin, Bat Gremline, Electric Gremlin, Veggie Gremlin, Googly-eyed Gremlin, Brainy Gremlin, or Greta the Lady Gremlin? (Yes, those are all actually in the movie.) Do our hosts have a better understanding of their longtime friend now that they’ve seen one of his foundational movies? What is it about the Finger Lakes that makes Justin and Jamie so wistful? Take proper care of your mogwai, else you’ll have insane Looney Tunes antics while you’re trying to listen to our latest.

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 sequel from director Joe Dante. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.The 2021 Dr. Konstantin Frank Semi- Dry Riesling is available for purchase widely, but Jamie strongly encourages you to buy directly from the winery here for $18.99 plus tax and shipping.Follow our delightful guest Justin Nordell on Instagram @rmogwai47 and on the social media app formerly known as Twitter @jnordell. If you didn’t feel like watching the movie, at least watch this perfect summation of its insanity by from Key & Peele here.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part FOUR of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    Which of Point Break’s heroes would’ve been a TikTok anti-vaxxer and which would’ve voted for T****? What character inspires our guest whenever she needs to knock a man down a peg? And would anyone from this movie drink either of the fancy ciders Jamie paired? Grab your board, your gun, a rubber Reagan mask, and get me two meatball sandwiches, cause we’re about to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

    Point Break is a 1991 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and staring Keanu Reaves and Patrick Swayze. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.Graft Ciders are widely available on the shelves of beer distributors up and down the East Coast of the US. To find a store near you, click here.Follow our delightful guest Rebecca Daniels on Instagram @red570 (where she goes by the handle “Johnny Utah”) and buy her book Lackawanna County Tintype Project HERE.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part Three of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! (NOW WITH GUESTS!)

    How does a largely forgotten and unapologetically stupid send-up of Hong Kong martial arts movies hold up to our 2023 sensibilities? What memories are conjured by drinking this well-branded, cocktail focused Japanese whiskey from spirits giant Beam-Suntory? And is “Onion Wine” actually impossible to make, or is Jamie just too scared to try? Who wants a round of Arnold Palmers spiked with Toki? Pour yourself a double, for you are the Chosen One today!

    Suntory ‘Toki’ Japanese Whiskey is widely available at most retailers for $45.Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a 2002 film from writer/director/producer/star Steve Oedekerk. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.Follow our dear friend and Eisner-nominee Steve Arnold on Instagram @pillowtalktalktalk and buy his comics at HotPressComics.com. Seriously go buy them right now, they’re great.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • Part Two of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    What is the origin story of Jamie’s life-long love affair with Jurassic Park? Does Scott have any affinity for the ubiquitous champagne featured prominently in the movie, or is this just spite backfiring? And where does Jamie get off blaming Steven Spielberg for him failing out of college? Fire up the movie, pop a bottle of the good stuff, and hold onto your butts.

    Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne is widely available at most retailers and wine shippers for approximately $55 plus tax and shipping.Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) is a stone cold classic and Jamie is both smart and handsome for having picked it. At present you can stream it on Peacock, rent or buy it wherever you get your VODs, or get yourself some sweet physical media (if you don’t own it already).
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • What happens to your brain when you watch seven Missions Impossible in a week? How do Scott and Jamie rate the latest entry in the long-running Tom Cruise spy-action-thriller franchise? Which is your favorite Ethan Hunt super power? And why did Jamie choose this one-off episode about the best current action franchise for a weird, hybrid, Pet-nat pairing? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen without being detected. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.

    Dead Reckoning spoilers begin at 59:01. A spoiler warning is given. You have been and will be warned.

    Barry Family Winery ‘Pet Gnat’ Pet-Nat of Cayuga from the Finger Lakes is available at Barry Family’s website for $26 plus tax and shipping.MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE is currently in theaters. The first six MISSIONs are all available to stream on Paramount+ and to rent or buy in all the usual places.Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part One of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    ZODIAC is a 2007 film from director David Fincher, writer James Vanderbilt, and stars Jake Gyllenhall, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. among many, many others. It is strangely unstreamable in the U.S. right now, unless you have Paramount+ or Showtime via Roku, or Paramount+ via AppleTV. You can rent or purchase it digitally wherever you normally do that. We recommend the Director’s Cut version if you can find it.Paul Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’or Chardonnay 2020 is available from wine.com for 29.99 plus tax and shipping.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook@BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • The Epic Conclusion of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries!

    After weeks of talking about blind tasting, can Jamie successfully identify this classic NZ Sauvy Bobby sight unseen? Given the outsized impact of Kenneth Anger on American cinema and the culture at large, why did Scott delay one of his films until the very end of this miniseries? Answers to those burning questions await you, plus needless digressions about tacos, dachshunds, and Scott’s perfectly honed internal clock. All you gotta do is press play, y’all.

    The Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is widely available from most retailers in all markets. It typically is priced between $20 and $25.SCORPIO RISING is a 1964 experimental short film from the late, great Kenneth Anger. The film is not easily available to stream or rent via any of the normal channels, though there are several uploads on YubTub of questionable legality.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part 6 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries

    Can Scott successfully defend the first ever feature documentary while simultaneously pointing out all the ways that it’s total bunk? Will Jamie make a compelling argument that maybe all the Chianti minutiae he’s memorized is actually not that useful to know? Have our intrepid hosts solved all the problems of education in their respective fields? Definitely not, but they sure do keep talking about them. Put your feet up in your newly built igloo with a glass of Chianti and press play on this brand new episode!

    The 2020 Monteraponi Chianti Classico is available from Crush Wine Co for $29.99 plus tax and shipping.NANOOK OF THE NORTH is a 1922 documentary by filmmaker Robert Flaherty. You can stream it on whatever “Max” is, as well as on the VODs and YouTube.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • Part 5 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries

    Has Jamie successfully demonstrated the value of the deductive tasting method? And, more importantly, has he convinced Scott that the French appellation system isn’t so bad? Is La Jetée a fatalistic bummer or a beautiful romance? And why was Scott worried his co-host wouldn’t like this paradoxical time travel short? Return to the past with a glass in hand as you press play on our latest episode!

    The 2019 JL Chave Selection St Joseph is available from Crush Wine Co for 34.99 plus tax and shipping.LA JETÉE is a 1962 black-and-white short film by Chris Marker. It is currently available to stream on the Criterion Channel in either English or French narration.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part 4 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries

    Does Scott actually like this wine? (It's complicated.) Will Jamie reconcile his love for drinking Burgundy with his myriad issues with it conceptually? (It's also complicated.) What do the boys think of Maya Deren's dreamy, surreal, contemplative, silent film as compared to Bunuel & Dalí's from last time? Decant your Pinot Noir and slip into the liminal space between consciousness and not as you hit play on our newest episode!


    The 2019 Jerome Chezeaux Bourgogne Rouge is available from Crush Wine Co for 29.99 plus tax and shipping.Maya Deren’s 1943 MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON is currently streaming on Kanopy, the Criterion Channel, and even Wikipedia. There are two versions available: one with Teiji Ito’s score and one without. Both are very cool.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • Part 3 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries

    Can Jamie adequately describe the flavor of a gooseberry to his co-host? What about this iconic piece of Surrealist cinema does Scott find so nihilistic, and why does that attitude appeal to Jamie so much? Since neither host likes the thing they picked, did they accidentally make a good pairing? Grit your teeth and guard your eyeballs for a wine and a movie that are equally hard to love as you press play on this action-packed episode!

    The Grgich Hills Fumé Blanc is available from Grgich Hills Winery for $31 USD. We mentioned Crush Wine Co. in the episode and they are out of stock as of this episode’s release.UN CHIEN ANDALOU is a 1929 film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. You can stream it legally many places online, though the print on the free purchase from Alamo Drafthouse’s VOD service is particularly handsome.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Part 2 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries

    Despite knowing about all the different kinds of Soviet montage, does Scott actually know what he has a degree in? Does the Hudson house white bear any similarity to this benchmark Chenin Blanc from Vouvray? Why is Comrade Jamie so susceptible to Soviet propaganda? Are we finding threads connecting film school to formalized wine education here? Gather the proletariat around a bottle of delicious juice and press play on this brand new episode!

    The Domaine Huet ‘Le Mont’ Demi Sec from Vouvray is available from Crush Wine Company for $39.95 USD.BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925) is directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It is available to stream on HBO MAX.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • Part One of Jamie’s Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum Miniseries!

    Why are we dedicating an entire miniseries to the CMS curriculum wines if our resident Wine Guy’s got so much beef with their selection? Can Scott do the CMS blind tasting rubric with this bottle under the 4 minute 10 second time limit? Will Jamie’s love of whimsy overcome his disdain for the semi-imperialist narrative in Georges Méliès’ dreamy sci-fi fantasy classic? Time to open that stelvin closure, crack the books, and press Play, y’all. We’re going to school!

    The 2020 Donnhoff Neiderhauser Klamm Kabinett from Nahe, Germany is available from Crush Wine Co. for $28 USD.A TRIP TO THE MOON (LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) is a 1902 short film written, directed, produced, edited by AND starring the wizard Georges Méliès. You can stream it for free on YouTube and Wikipedia (among others), though we highly recommend the complete and hand-colored restoration currently streaming on HBOMax.
    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for assistance with project management and operations. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • It’s the final part of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup!

    Which is funnier: Scott getting hosed by his erupting bottle of bubbly, or Jamie’s story about seeing WOMEN TALKING? Just how bad is Tom Hanks in ELVIS? Did Scott accurately (and patronizingly) predict Jamie’s thoughts on TRIANGLE OF SADNESS? Don’t forget to take a selfie before your first sip of this wine, then hit play on this new episode!

    CW: Our discussion of WOMEN TALKING covers the offscreen sexual assaults discussed in the film.

    ELVIS is directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann and is currently available on HBOmax and VOD.TRIANGLE OF SADNESS is written and directed by Ruben Östlund and is currently available on Hulu and VOD.WOMEN TALKING is written and directed by Sarah Polley and is currently available on Amazon Prime Video and VOD.Benedicte et Stèphane Tissot Cremant du Jura is currently out of stock at Chambers Street Wines though they will restock on the next release from the winery. You might do well to check Wine Searcher for availability near you. The wine should be priced around $35 from a responsible retailer.
    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for assistance with project management and operations. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • It’s PART THREE of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup!

    Why exactly is TOP GUN: MAVERICK nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay? Would Netflix’s new adaptation of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT resonate with our hosts if it had any, like, characters? Just how close to home does THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN hit for our best bro hosts? And what does any of this have to do with a Portuguese bubbly made from difficult-to-pronounce varieties? Grab your gun and bring in the cat before pressing play on this warmongering episode!

    ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT is available on Netflix.TOP GUN: MAVERICK is available on Paramount+ and wherever you get your VODs.THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN is available on HBOMax and wherever you get your VODs.Filipa Pato 3B Brut Rosé is available from Chambers Street Wines for $17.99 plus tax and shipping.
    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for assistance with project management and operations. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • It’s PART TWO of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup!

    Is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE the craziest movie to ever get nominated for *eleven* Oscars? If you didn’t see AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in IMAX 3D HFR, did you really see it? Is THE FABELMANS a compelling narrative beyond the meta-textual Spielbergian origin story? Has Jamie found a winner in the Laurent Barth Pet Nat, or will Scott find something to complain about in yet another bottle of bubbly? Press play with your hot dog fingers for all the answers!


    EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE is written and directed by The Daniels, stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and Jamie Lee Curtis. As of this episode’s release, you can watch it streaming on Showtime or for purchase wherever you get your VODs.AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is directed and co-written by Jamies Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lange, and Payakan. It’s currently in theaters everywhere.THE FABELMANS is directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Spielberg and Tony Kushner, and stars Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch. It’s still in select theaters and is available for VOD purchase.Laurent Barth’s 2019 Alsace Petillant Naturel is currently out of stock at most major retailers though the good folks at Chambers Street Wines generally pick it up upon release. Keep an eye on their site for availability.

    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for assistance with project management and operations. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)


  • Is embattled conductor Lydia Tár a bad person? And more importantly, what does she order at the bar? Is this sweet and bubbly rosé a good counterpoint to a haunted character study, or would you prefer something darker and more complex? Will our hosts succeed in their New Year’s resolution to be nicer to one another on mic? Switch off any phantom metronomes and delete any compromising emails before pressing Play on the first episode of our four part Oscars Extravaganza!

    Also seriously, SPOILER WARNING for TÁR. You’ve been spoiler warned.

    TÁR is written, produced, and directed by Todd Field and stars Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, and Mark Strong. It is nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is available to stream on Peacock and wherever you get your VODs.Rovero Piemonte Brachetto 2018 is available at Chambers Street Wines for $19.99 plus tax and shipping.

    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard! Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Y’ALL!

    Daunted by having to choose a movie that your relatives might actually enjoy? Stumped about what to pour before, during, and after dinner with (or without) the family? Good news: the boys are back from their extended hiatus (kind of) and feeling the secular Christmas spirit! Press play to be lifted up by the kind of scintillating, mature repartée that can only Scott and Jamie can deliver.

    Some movies:Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – NetflixGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Netflix Confess Fletch – Showtime, VODBlood Relatives – ShudderSome wines:Scott was drinking Graham’s 10 Year Tawny PortJamie was drinking Turley ‘Old Vines’ Zinfandel 2020Other suggested wineries: Quinta do Noval, Kopke, Niepoort, Once and Future, Sandlands, Chateau Montelena, Moussé Fils, and Lelarge-Pugeot
    Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @BiggerBottlePod. Email us at [email protected]. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard! Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)