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Is the wine industry really facing tough times—or is the mainstream media making the story bigger than it is?

On Episode 130 of Grapes & Debates, Adam steps away from his usual crew and sits down with Michael Sherman of 21 Wine & Spirits Distributors and Charlie Plummer, Global Director of Sales for The Vineyard House, the family-owned Napa Valley estate of Jeremy Nickel.

Together, they taste through an extraordinary lineup of wines from The Vineyard House while digging into the realities of today’s wine business. Adam puts the big question to Charlie: What’s actually happening in the industry, and does the doom-and-gloom coverage match what people inside the business are seeing?

And then there’s the wine. One bottle in particular stops Adam in his tracks—the 2013 The Vineyard House Cabernet Sauvignon.

Great wine, candid industry conversation, and a Cabernet Adam won’t soon forget. Pour a glass and join the debate.