Beats Vines and Life

Marvin J. Towler

Booking Overview

An interview show focused on wine, food, hospitality, music, and lifestyle, it typically features accomplished vintners, sommeliers, hospitality leaders, and creative professionals with strong connections to wine culture. Credible pitches include winery owners, winemakers, beverage directors, restaurateurs, wine educators, and filmmakers or artists with relevant projects; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally have established industry expertise or notable achievements but are not limited to major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 254

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 15.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

blackwineguy@gmail.com

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Host

Marvin J. Towler - Marvin J. Towler, also known as the Black Wine Guy, is a podcaster, journalist, and wine professional who became the first African-American fine and rare wine auctioneer. He covers wine, food, musi...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established wine, food, hospitality, or related creative professionals with recognized expertise, ownership or executive leadership, a notable body of work, or a compelling career journey tied to the show's subject matter.

Required Achievements:

Owning or leading a winery, restaurant, or hospitality business, Holding advanced wine credentials such as Master Sommelier, Building notable beverage or hospitality programs, Producing award-winning or acclaimed film and documentary work, Launching recognized food, wine, or hospitality media projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Francis Schott - Hospitality, Restaurant Culture, Food And Wine, Podcasting, Curiosity, Authentic Living, And Community.

Mark Pascal - Restaurant Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, Food And Wine, Podcasting, Music, Friendship, And Community-building.

Keith Beavers - American Winemaking, Regional Wine Traditions, Wine Criticism, Authenticity, Innovation, And The People Behind American Wineries.

Elia Pellegrini - Tuscan Winemaking, Family Legacy, Wine Marketing, Global Wine Markets, Italian Food And Culture, And Balancing Tradition With Innovation.

Christopher McGilvray - Documentary Filmmaking, Wine Storytelling, Family Succession, Creative Careers, Land And Legacy, And The Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Region.

Recent Topics

Food, Wine, Hospitality, Winemaking, Fine Dining

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Beats Vines and Life

Exploring Wine’s Human Side: Ray Isle on Authenticity, Storytelling, and the Soul of Wine

September 28, 2026

On this episode of Beats Vines & Life, MJ Towler welcomes celebrated wine journalist and editor Ray Isle for a deep, wide-ranging conversation that flows from Houston childhood memories to the heart of global wine culture. As the executive wine editor for Food & Wine magazine and author of The World in a Wine Glass, Ray Isle shares stories of unexpected career pivots, working the vineyard grind, and becoming a trusted guide for millions seeking the soul in every bottle. With humor, ca...

From Bartenders to Podcast Pioneers: The Restaurant Guys’ Journey Through Cocktales, Wine and Life

September 14, 2026

Welcome to Beats, Vines & Life, where Gen X culture, music, and the philosophy of coming together over good wine take center stage. In this episode, MJ sits down with Mark Pascal and Francis Schott—the legendary Restaurant Guys—whose roots in the hospitality world run deep. Before launching one of the world’s first food podcasts back in 2005, Francis and his partner Mark Pascal were trailblazers in New Jersey’s restaurant scene, transforming Stage Left Steak and Catherine Lombardi into be...

The Great American Wine Tour aka The Gospel of Keith Beavers

August 31, 2026

Welcome to another episode of Beats Vines & Life, where we blend the soundtrack of Gen X culture with stories from the heart of American wine country. This time, the conversation focused on the Great American Wine Tour—a journey crisscrossing Napa, Willamette, the Finger Lakes, Texas Hill Country, Virginia, and beyond to uncover the most remarkable wines made right here in the USA.One concept discussed was the uniquely American spirit of winemaking—a landscape not bound by centuries-old E...

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