Blood Vines
Foxtopus InkBlood Vines is a dark, true story from California’s wine country, where greed, lies, and murder swirled around one of the largest wine scams in U.S. history. Hosted by investigative journalist Chris Walker, this eight-part series follows the rise and ruin of the Licciardi family—a powerful wine dynasty whose grape deals fueled America’s obsession with White Zinfandel in the 1980s. Yet, behind this... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Number of Listeners | Category | True Crime |
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Just when we thought we were done with our reporting, it pulled us back in. Robert calls Chris with shocking revelations.
Listen to Blood Vines on the Wondery app or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen to all episodes ad-free on Won... more
Robert attempts to flee a grand jury subpoena and leads investigators into a high-speed chase across two states. His apprehension kicks off one of the most sensational murder trials of the 1990s, just as the wine fraud prosecutions begin to wrap up. ... more
Michael’s case gets a boost when Delicato Vineyards, once his main buyer, gets caught covering up mislabeled wine. Can Michael avoid jail time by proving wider misdeeds across the wine industry? Meanwhile, danger still looms on the homefront: Michael... more
Shadowed by the murder, Michael’s federal trial in the grape-switching case begins. Anonymous letters and mismanaged funds deepen the mystery of who killed a prized witness. Suspicious of each other, Michael and Robert decide to meet and settle their... more
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- Wine Drama
Working in the wine industry and being a true crime listener, I found this podcast really interesting and well done.
Apple Podcasts5nvme7
United Statesa month ago - Captivating story; great journalism
Having grown up in the general vicinity of this story, but in a tee-totaling family, I didn’t try wine until working in Northern Europe in hotels in the early 1970’s. I tried Beaujolais (one of the top rated red wines) and didn’t like it—I ended up with a preference for white wines, including cheap wines from Spain. Years later on my return to California, I tried rose wines and red Zinfandels, and really liked them, not even knowing the history and supposed low level wine reputation that they ha... more
Apple Podcasts5USA MknitterUnited Statesa month ago - Riveting story about wine crime
I work in the California wine industry and I had no idea this all went down. The storytelling is masterful and I learned a lot. The final episode was a jaw dropper. I can’t wait to listen to what this team produces next!
Apple Podcasts5EliArchUnited Statesa month ago - For CA wine & True Crime fans
If you live in CA and enjoy the fruits of the wine culture here, this is an interesting story. True to their point - white Zinfandel was my gateway wine.
Apple Podcasts5ShotataduckUnited Statesa month ago - Loved this story!
I was driving up from Santa Fe and could not pause to take a break! Loved how many twists and turns the story had and crazy that it’s still going on to this day! Great find.
Apple Podcasts5MeggPitt05United States2 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #47 | United States/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #213 |  Canada/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #234 |  France/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #124 |  Poland/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #131 |  Norway/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #236 |  Japan/True Crime |
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