Episode 270: The family behind a billion bottles

The stars of our brand new original film “Verticals: The Laithwaites” - now streaming on SOMM TV are on the podcast today. A husband and wife who have lived and breathed wine for over 50 years look back on their lives and gaze forward to the handover of their accomplishments to their children. Barbara and Tony Laithwaite, one of the most influential couples of wine in the last century as they look inward at the industry, and their legacy. Make sure to stream our new film about these two on sommtv.com right now after listening.

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Episode 270: The family behind a billion bottles is an episode from SOMM TV by SOMM TV.

This episode is 38:36 long.

This episode was published on Nov 5, 2025.

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