A documentary about wine´s symbolic, cultural and spiritual connotations

Thursday, November 12, 2009

THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE courts Canada on WPBS






THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE has finally extended beyond the boundaries of the U.S. and into Canada!

We just found out that WPBS-TV will be broadcasting THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE on November 21 at 5:30 p.m. The station has selected our first episode, CALIFORNIA BOUNTY, for its Saturday evening broadcast. For more information, CLICK HERE.

WPBS-TV reaches over 650,000 homes in Northern New York and Eastern Ontario, Canada through Broadcast Digital Channels 41 and 23. WPBS-TV is a producer of nationally syndicated programs, and the station is widely recognized for its educational children's programming.

To date, THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE has appeared on public television stations across the nation. Alaska, California (several major markets), Colorado, Indiana, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas are just some of the states in which our documentary has aired. We can’t wait to see where the ‘new wine’ will next be poured!

KQED Life Channel to debut SPIRIT OF NEW WINE




Wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay Area have a good reason to celebrate this December. Thanks to KQED PUBLIC TELEVISION, local viewers will be able to watch the first two episodes of THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE during this upcoming holiday season.

KQED has placed the documentary on its KQED Life Channel (Comcast 189; Digital 54.3). CALIFORNIA BOUNTY will air on Sunday, December 20 at 12:30 p.m., and SWEETER THAN WINE will follow suit the following Sunday, December 27 at the same time.

We are thrilled to be included in the KQED programming. KQED reaches more than 1.5 million households in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond; it is one of the nation's most watched public television stations during primetime. The KQED website has also included information about our program and a link to our own website. Access the information by CLICKING ON THIS LINK.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE on New Hampshire Public Television's Explore Channel


New Hampshire Public Television has added THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE to its New Hampshire Explore Channel programming!

Beginning Sunday October 11 at 8:30 pm, for three consecutive Sundays and Mondays, New Hampshire viewers can turn on the television and enjoy a new perspective on the spiritual and cultural connotations of wine.

NHPTV is New Hampshire's only PBS members station, reaching about 500,000 families each week. NHPTV broadcasts more than 7,000 hours of programming a year, and provides instructional services for 206,000 students from kindergarten through high school. The public television stations also provides professional development programs and advanced technology training for educators in New Hampshire and neighboring states.


We are honored that NHPTV has included THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE among its quality programming lineup!

Wine in Alaska














Alaska is a beautiful land known for its forests, caribou, eskimoes, glaciers, wine...Yes, wine!


THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE will head up to Alaskan households on October 10, 11, 17 and 18 thanks to public television station KTOO/Alaska One (channel 3).

KTOO will be airing SWEETER THAN WINE, the second episode of the doc, on October 10 and 11 at 11:30 pm and 5:30 am respectively. The following Saturday and Sunday at the same times, NEW WINE will grace local airwaves.

We have never travelled to Alaska, but at least our documentary has! If you live in the Juneau area, keep an eye out for THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE.

THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE revisits Napa and Sonoma counties







THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE revisits the KRCB wine auction this weekend!

A year ago, KRCB broadcast the television premiere of THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE during its annual wine auction.  Our documentary is revisiting the television screens of viewers across Sonoma and Napa Counties for the next two weekends. On Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11 at 11 pm, KRCB will broadcast CALIFORNIA BOUNTY and SWEETER THAN WINE respectively. On Sunday October 18, the third episode, NEW WINE, will pour over wine country airwaves.

All 3 episodes will be shown immediately after the wine auction has concluded. The wine auction is a wonderful venue to raise money for the cause of public television. If you live in the Napa/Sonoma area, tune into channel 22 the next weekends, make a bid and support a worthy cause!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

WSKG, a PBS affiliate in New York/Pennsylvania, broadcasts THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE







If you live in upstate New York or Pennsylvania, chances are that during the month of August, your home was filled with the spirit of new wine.


WSKG, a public television station which reaches 21 counties in New York and Pennsylvania. broadcast all three episodes of THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE in August on HD Channel 30.1. California Bounty was shown on Sunday, August 16, while the other two episodes were transmitted on Sunday, August 23 and Sunday, August 30.


WSKG is operated by WSKG Public Telecommunications Council, a private non-profit corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York in association with the New York State Department of Education.


If you live in the New York/Pennsylvania area and were able to watch our documentary, let us know! We'd love to hear from you!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Do you live in Denver, Colorado? PBS station will air THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE





Friday September 11, 2009 is a landmark day for THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE!

KBDI Channel 12, the PBS affiliated public television station in Denver, CO, will air CALIFORNIA BOUNTY, the first of our 3 part documentary, at 3:30 p.m. local time. At the same time on Friday September 18, KBDI will follow this with the broadcast of episode 2, SWEETER THAN WINE.


Viewers will also get the chance to see NEW WINE, the third episode in this entertaining series, on Friday September 25.


We began THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE with only a dream and a used Canon XL1s. Since then, the program has steadily gained in viewership and popularity. From KRCB in Sonoma County to WNIN in Indianapolis to WSKG in the New York/Pennsylvania area to KBDI in Denver, more and more public TV and PBS-affiliated stations are coming on board and showing our documentary to their local markets.


If THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE is not showing on your local public TV station, what are you waiting for? Contact your station and let them know you'd like to see the documentary.


THEY WILL LISTEN!!!

Monday, August 17, 2009

HELLO, INDIANA! The Spirit of New Wine premieres on WNIN





Good news from Indiana:


WNIN Public Television, the local public television station in Evansville, Indiana recently showed the first two episodes of THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE. Wine in Hoosierland!


The first episode, CALIFORNIA BOUNTY, was shown on August 10, 2009 at 10:30 p.m right before CHARLIE ROSE. The second episode, SWEETER THAN WINE, was broadcast on August 17, 2009 at the same time. Our third episode will be available to Evansville viewers on August 24.


The message of THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE is beginning to pour into different parts of the country, and we couldn't be happier. Our thanks to WNIN for selecting the documentary as parts of its prime time lineup and to the citizens of Indiana for watching us! Send your comments about the program to us at:


info@spiritofnewwine.com


Or call us at 951-275-7038. We would like your feedback!