No reservations required—listening to these conversations feels like you've been invited to pull up a chair and share a glass with some of the most remarkable dinner guests, giving you a level of access that was previously gatekept for those in the know.
Skurnik Unfiltered is a new podcast that curates deep conversations with some of the finest winemakers, distillers, and industry leaders about the world of wines, spirits and hospitality. The show is hosted by Harmon Skurnik, the president of Skurnik Wines & Spirits, a leading importer and distributor of the finest terroir-driven beverages crafted at a human scale.
Episodes are guest-hosted by sommeliers and experts in the subfields of wine, spirits, sake, and other categories.
Skurnik Unfiltered is recorded at Skurnik Wines & Spirits headquarters in the Flatiron District of New York City.
Harmon Skurnik is the president of Skurnik Wines & Spirits. He and his brother Michael have been in business together for nearly 40 years. Harmon has been a lifelong advocate for fine wines and spirts and serves as the US Wine Trade Alliance's Treasurer.
Christina Turley is the second-generation proprietor of Turley Wine Cellars in Napa, California. Her father, Larry Turley, started the winery with a mission to protect and celebrate old-vine Zinfandel. Today, Turley is known for their world-class Zinfandels that represent the broad range of California's diverse terroirs.
Jamie Schwartz is an American Wine Specialist based in New York City. He has a decade of experience as a sommelier at Eleven Madison Park and The Modern, where he loved sharing American wines with the international clientele. In addition to his high-end restaurant experience, Jamie worked the 2020 harvest at Larkmead Vineyards in Napa, as well as brief internship at Domaine de la Côte during the 2019 vintage. He has been with Skurnik Wines & Spirits since 2022.
Matt Wolfe is an Iberian Wine Specialist based in New York City. He has 15 years of experience as a sommelier and beverage director at award-winning restaurants in New York and Philadelphia. His resume boasts names like The Four Horsemen, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Oceana, and the family of Basque restaurants that includes Txikito, La Vara, and Saint Julivert. The "ah-ha" bottle that made him fall in love with the wines of Spain and Portugal was a 2002 López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Blanco. He joined Skurnik Wines & Spirits in 2024.
Michael Skurnik is the founder of Skurnik Wines & Spirits, a leading importer and distributor of fine terroir-driven wines and spirits crafted at a human scale. With nearly 40 years of business under his belt, Michael has built strong relationships with other family businesses around the world and turned the Skurnik name into a symbol synonymous with quality.
Pepe Raventós is the 21-generation of the famed Raventós winemaking family, the oldest, documented winemaking family in Europe. He runs Raventós i Blanc, Can Sumoi, and Mas del Serral.
In 1872, Josep Raventós Fatjó visited Champagne and returned with a plan to make the first champagne method sparkling wine with indigenous Spanish grape varieties, inventing Cava. Though the family dominated production for generations and set the rules for the Cava DO, Pepe decided to leave the appellation in 2016 and is working to form a new one, Conca del Riu Anoia. This new appellation will be focused on elevating Xarel-lo and Sumoi to the highest level of quality and making clean, mineral driven wines with the most respectful farming practices. Pepe's mission is most visible with Can Sumoi, his remote mountaintop project that he says is all about "giving the protagonism back to the farmers" who have been underappreciated and underpaid by the industrial Cava producers.