Blood Vines
Episodes
Confession: 8
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Hangover: 7
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tainted Wine: 6
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
Twisted Vines: 5
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shadowed by the murder, Michael’s federal trial in the grape-switching case begins. Anonymous letters and mismanaged funds deepen the mystery of who...
Murder Was the Case: 4
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What had been a straightforward fraud investigation takes a bloody turn. The investigators’ most important witness has been shot in the head…just ...
The House of Licciardi: 3
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Licciardi family’s feuds, business plans, and secrets begin to unravel. Michael and Robert, the sons of grape kingpin Jack Licciardi, both ...
The Grape Broker: 2
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As federal prosecutor Steve Lapham starts investigating the grape-switching scam permeating California’s vineyards, one name keeps popping up: Jack ...
White Zin is In: 1
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We open our series in California’s fertile Central Valley to trace a vintage 1991 murder back to its unexpected source: White Zinfandel. This sugary...
Introducing: Blood Vines
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blood 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....