About this episode
Master Sommeliers Chris Tanghe and Jonathan Eichholz reflect on the past year in wine and look ahead to 2026.
In the latest episode of GuildSomm: Into the Glass, Master Sommeliers Chris Tanghe and Jonathan Eichholz reflect on the past year in wine. They cover the trends, major events, challenges, and highlights of 2025 and look ahead to 2026. Jonathan lives and works in New York City. As an educator for GuildSomm, he maintains the Wine Law Compendium, teaches on a range of subjects, and supports the development of new content. Previously, Jonathan worked at The Modern. Chris is based in Seattle. He is GuildSomm’s director of education and the host of GuildSomm: Into the Glass. Chris spent years working in restaurants across the country and has spearheaded GuildSomm’s seminars since 2016, teaching classes throughout the US and internationally. Thank you to all of our listeners for the amazing support of the show in 2025! We'll be working hard to bring you more fun and educational podcasts next year. Happy holidays!
People in this episode
Host: Chris Tanghe
Guest: Jonathan Eichholz
Topics covered
- wine trends
- year in review
- wine education
- challenges in wine
- highlights of 2025
Keywords
- wine
- 2025
- trends
- events
- challenges
- education
- GuildSomm
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GuildSomm
Places: New York City, Seattle
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