Outside of the main story, Drops of God can be seen as a love letter to wine. Not only is there a deep dive into oenology, but also an interesting look at the overall culture of the industry. A main reason many of the scenes seem so authentic is because the series employs an actual sommelier to serve as a consultant. We spoke with Seb Pradal about working on the show and what he hopes viewers take away from the experience.
There are many people who drink wine, but a good portion may be unaware of the science behind it. Through Drops of God, Pradal is able to share his enthusiasm for the craft to a much wider audience and he relishes the opportunity.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “You cannot imagine having such a big show speaking about wine and the wine industry generally. But from the winery, the winemaker to the sommelier serving the wine in the restaurants. It’s just amazing you know. Klaus [Zimmerman] and the team give me the trust to express everything I wanted to speak about in the show from the roots of the biodynamics to the birth of wine in Georgia, etc.”
Despite his expertise in the field, Pradal continues to gain knowledge about wine thanks to his work on the series. “There are many things I discovered about the wine industry. Firstly, I’ve been with the production to Georgia, and I didn’t know too much about what we used to call maceration wine. Orange wines. I learned very much about them there because that is where they were born. Each time I spend time with the group, I discover new things.”
He continued, “For example, when we went to domaine de Vassal, this big library of grape varieties, this was very important for us because it does exist. That’s a real place which preserves the grape varieties. It was an opportunity as well to talk about the climate changing. And maybe the audience watching the show is going to go deeper into this and be curious about all we do with the wine and wine aspects.”
Watch the season two premiere of Drops of God beginning today on Apple TV+.
