Plot

Wine is woven into the fabric of our human experiences; our religions, culture, cuisine, commerce, science, art, and politics. Glasses have been raised for our births, marriages, deaths, losses, and celebrations. When you open a bottle of wine, you are opening a story. A story of the grape that made it - the region, the climate, the weather that year, the earth. A story of the winemaker - whether they've been in business for a year or a century, their background and traditions, their character. It could be a story of family, a story of firsts, a story of feuds, of love and heartbreak, of death by crocodile, or climate change, generational wealth or generational drought. One bottle transports you like a time machine to a moment captured in that particular vintage. It is the only example of consumable history. It's like receiving a message in a bottle - each wine holds the secret of its story. And it's finite - once that vintage has been consumed, it is gone forever.

Message in a Bottle uncorks those stories, one bottle at a time.

Created by filmmaker Fran Strine (Hired Gun) and hosted by Vanessa Conlin MW - one of only 56 PEOPLE in the United States to hold the title of Master of Wine. Message in A Bottle takes our audience on an adventure that uses wine as a window to the world. As your host, Vanessa brings you to the most cinematic locations in the world. With her, you'll walk you through stunning vineyards with fascinating winemakers, taking you behind the scenes to places not accessible to even the most fanatical collector. She'll bring you along to share special vintages with the people that made them, and explore the world's wine regions from her unique perspective. In each hour-long episode you'll journey to a different region and meet the world's most influential winemakers,learning how they balance respect for their culture and traditions while simultaneously facing a new reality.

Whether you're a wine expert or novice, you'll have fun, relate, and learn something along the way.