Blood Vines

Uncork the dark secrets of California's wine country with Blood Vines, an eight-part investigative series that explores one of the largest wine scams in American history. Investigative journalist Chris Walker meticulously traces the rise and fall of the Licciardi family, a powerful wine dynasty whose grape deals helped fuel the national obsession with White Zinfandel in the 1980s, while concealing a multi-million dollar fraud operation that ultimately led to murder.

The narrative weaves through the fertile Central Valley, exposing how the seemingly innocent pink wine that swept the nation became entangled with greed, deception and bloodshed. As federal prosecutor Steve Lapham begins investigating the widespread grape-switching scam, the Licciardi family's internal power struggles intensify, leading to violent betrayals that forever stain the reputation of the industry. The expertly crafted storytelling by Wondery and Foxtopus Ink delivers a Succession-like tale of familial strife that culminates in a shocking murder case that changed wine production laws forever.

With a 4.6-star rating and praised for its high-quality production values, Blood Vines delves beyond typical true crime territory to expose the sometimes cutthroat nature of luxury industries. Each carefully researched episode peels back another layer of deception, examining how Jack Licciardi and his sons built their empire through legendary deals that could make or break wineries and how that same power positioned them perfectly to orchestrate an extensive criminal enterprise that ultimately led to one of the most sensational murder trials of the 1990s.