Welcome to the inaugural episode of ProTastings San Diego, a podcast about San Diego county's vibrant food and beverage scene set over a few bottles of wine. In this episode, hosts Eric Rimmele, Jesse Nevarez, and Ayaka Ito discuss:

• Podcast origins and background of hosts

• Wines of the World wine tasting event, Feb 26, 2023

• Wine tasting: Nicolas Catena Zapata cabernet (2017)

• Sake tasting: Ichinokura honjozo

• Overview of sake brewing process

• Discussion of Japanese whisky