Blood Vines

Foxtopus Ink
Weekly podcast.
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. history. Hosted by investigative journalist Chris Walker, this eight-part series follows the rise and ruin of the Licciardi family—a powerful wine dynasty whose grape deals fueled America’s obsession with White Zinfandel in the 1980s. Yet, behind this sweet-tasting rosé lurked a sour scandal that stained an industry’s reputation, set off violent betrayals, and left us all with a troubling question: How can you ever really trust what you’re drinking?
9 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10, 2025
22 mins
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
41 mins
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
28 mins
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
28 mins
May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
27 mins
May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
32 mins
May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
26 mins
Feb 5, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
28 mins
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
1 min