Wine Situation Final Five (Now With Drunk Dialing!)

The Wine Situation hosts everyone from winemakers to writers to find out what a person’s situation is…with wine. It’s the solo season with host Ellen Clifford, but listen in with a glass, and nobody is drinking alone! In lieu of guests, at the end of every action-packed episode Ellen is phoning a friend with her Final Five questions. This week Ellen talks to Lamar Woods, musician (with an album called “Wine Bars”!), and one of the writers and producers behind “Grand Crew”, the new wine-themed sitcom. Check out the full episode here THE FINAL FIVE (Ever so slightly edited for length!): QUESTION ONE Ellen: Question number one, whatcha drinking? What are you into these days? Lamar: I’m always into orange wine, but one of my favorite wines more recently is Grenache . Like the way it tastes, it’s fun to eat dinner with it and stuff like that. If I’m just chilling with the homies in the afternoon, it’s Prosecco or something like that. QUESTION TWO Ellen: Question number two is do you have a favorite pairing? Any kind of beverage, any kind of food. Lamar: I really like drinking Sauvignon Blanc with sushi. I also really love Pinot Noir with steak, but also, I’ve got a bunch of them, but my new new thing I discovered this weekend…I don’t know if this is an actual thing that’s supposed to be paired…I like drinking Champagne and eating cheesecake. QUESTION THREE Ellen: Next question is based on, as I understood talking to you earlier, you had a wine expert on set with you on “Grand Crew”. Could you share one or two of the cool tidbits about wine that you learned? Lamar: We didn’t talk about wine as much as how a sommelier would talk about a wine. Dialogue tweaks like that. We didn’t get too much into wine wine, it was more like making sure everyone was talking about it correctly. QUESTION FOUR Ellen: Next question is, if someone was like “Lamar, you can start your own wine label.” What would you want to make, and what would you name it? Lamar: I was really inspired by Raekwon Wu-Tang Clan. He has a Lambrusco and I like that he went with something so specific, and it wasn’t a rapper wine. I think something really specific; I’d stay in the orange wine world and name it after someone important in my life. Like my grandma’s nickname was Squeaky. I’ll order a glass of Squeaky please! I‘d want something fun. I’d want my wine to be something people would drink when they’re out having a good time, partying and stuff. I think that would be a vibe. Yeah, for sure. Alright let’s do it, we’ll go into production. QUESTION FIVE Ellen: Perfect, let me check my schedule. I think by the end of the week we’ll have this at wine bars everywhere…Last question is just what’s bringing you joy these days? Lamar: Exercising, honestly. I’ve been going on hikes, getting into nature a lot, trying to be more disciplined about being active every time I wake up. I’m not trying to become super cut or muscle-bound, I just like the way it starts out the day. When I do that I usually have a pretty good day. *** Follow Lamar on Instagram @prophmatic, and listen to “Wine Bars”. Check out the previous Wine Situation podcast with John Taylor here .