SOMM TV explained

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] It also shows licensed wine and food content such as Bottle Shock and Supersize Me.[3]

Verticals, which features vintages that defined a winery or winemaker, premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival in fall 2019.[4] In 2021 the service released a documentary titled Verticals: Lafite Rothschild.[5] The program is narrated by Éric and Saskia de Rothschild.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-10-07 . The Team Behind the 'Somm' Films Launched a 'SommTV' Streaming Service . 2023-06-26 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2020-04-20 . Video: Sneak Peek Trailer for The Delicacy, Premiering on Somm TV May 7 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011090242/https://www.laweekly.com/video-trailer-for-the-delicacy-premiering-on-somm-tv-may-7th/ . 2020-10-11 . 2020-10-02 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Lander . Jess . October 7, 2019 . Food and drink streaming service SommTV launched . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219233327/https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/food-and-drink-streaming-service-sommtv-launched-425796/ . February 19, 2020 . February 20, 2020 . Decanter.
  4. Web site: October 10, 2019 . Ninth Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Film Line-Up . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219234428/https://www.napavalleyfilmfest.org/2019/10/ninth-annual-napa-valley-film-festival-film-lineup/. 2020-02-19. February 19, 2020 . Napa Valley Film Festival.
  5. Web site: Donnelly . Matt . 2021-06-08 . Lafite Rothschild Documentary Coming to Somm TV . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172831/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lafite-rothschild-documentary-somm-tv-1234991511/ . 2022-09-20 . 2022-09-19 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Looking to Help the Restaurant Community? Armchair Travel to France in a New Doc Featuring Manresa Chef David Kinch. Forbes. 2020-04-28. 2020-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509070010/https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethbrownfield/2020/04/13/chef-david-kinch-of-michelin-starred-manresa-releases-documentary-to-raise-funds-for-restaurant-community/#3f440f53720b. live.
  7. Web site: 30 November 2021 . Makers of hit film SOMM launch reality TV show . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907135332/https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/11/makers-of-hit-film-somm-launch-reality-tv-show/ . 7 September 2022 . 8 September 2022 . The Drinks Business.
  8. Web site: Hailu . Selome . 2022-09-28 . Wine Pairing Competition Series 'Sparklers' Renewed for Season 2 at Somm TV with Joel McHale as Guest Judge (EXCLUSIVE) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502150907/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sparklers-joel-mchale-season-2-somm-tv-1235385541/ . 2023-05-02 . 2023-05-02 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: 4 February 2022 . Saving the Restaurant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814182646/https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/saving-the-restaurant/ . 14 August 2022 . 7 September 2022 . Modern Restaurant.
  10. Web site: Robinson . Jancis . Jancis Robinson . 2022-02-17 . Saving the Restaurant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230215073613/https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/saving-restaurant-new-film . 2023-02-15 . 2023-06-26 . www.jancisrobinson.com . en.
  11. Web site: 10 May 2022 . Exclusive the Whole Animal Trailer Previews Meat Documentary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907132138/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1221274-exclusive-the-whole-animal-trailer-previews-meat-documentary . 7 September 2022 . 7 September 2022 . ComingSoon.
  12. Web site: White . Peter . 2023-06-04 . James Beard Media Awards: Magnolia's 'Big Sky Kitchen' & Somm TV Among Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230614083849/https://deadline.com/2023/06/james-beard-media-awards-winners-2023-1235408350/ . 2023-06-14 . 2023-06-14 . Deadline.
  13. Web site: July 2022 . Somm TV to Debut 'Auction Lot 288' Exploring World's Most Expensive Champagne . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907132138/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/somm-tv-auction-lot-288-expensive-champagne-1235308056/ . 2022-09-07 . 2022-09-07 . Variety.
  14. Web site: 9 July 2022 . Att: Oenophiles — These Are the Most Expensive Wines of the Year . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907132726/https://www.thezoereport.com/living/most-expensive-wines-2022 . 7 September 2022 . 7 September 2022 . The Zoe Report.
  15. Web site: Stueven . Michele . 2022-11-29 . Food TV To Watch: The Oldest Vine Explores L.A.'s Wine History And Future - LA Weekly . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502153912/https://www.laweekly.com/food-tv-to-watch-the-oldest-vine-explores-l-a-s-wine-history-and-future/ . 2023-05-02 . 2023-05-02 . . en-US.
  16. Web site: Kettmann . Matt . 2022-11-30 . Full Belly Files Appreciating California's Oldest Vine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502150909/https://www.independent.com/2022/11/30/full-belly-files-appreciating-californias-oldest-vine/ . 2023-05-02 . 2023-05-02 . . en-US.