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. 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]

References

  1. "The Team Behind the 'Somm' Films Launched a 'SommTV' Streaming Service". Food and Wine. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  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. "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. 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. 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.


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