<![CDATA[The Powell House Press: The Wine Wars | Podcast]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/s/the-wine-wars-podcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-V6A!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2aa124d1-650c-46df-9c66-0bc5d2b88287_1280x1280.pngThe Powell House Press: The Wine Wars | Podcasthttps://www.thepowellhousepress.com/s/the-wine-wars-podcastSubstackTue, 28 Apr 2026 07:43:44 GMT<![CDATA[The Wine Wars: Episode 11 - Oh Cherie!]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-episode-11-oh-cheriehttps://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-episode-11-oh-cherieMon, 16 Mar 2026 13:57:30 GMTFor more than 7 years, the Williamses have tried to turn their home into a commercial destination — it’s been a game of chess with the neighbors used as pawns and the town supervisor as their rook.

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]]><![CDATA[The Wine Wars: Behind the Scenes]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-behind-the-sceneshttps://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-behind-the-scenesThu, 12 Mar 2026 17:49:32 GMTWhat starts as a local dispute — a wealthy couple trying to convert their home in a historic rural neighborhood into a commercial venue — turns into something far more troubling. Lies. Potential fraud. Elected officials with undisclosed conflicts of interest. And a community that refused to look away.

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]]><![CDATA[The Wine Wars: Episode 10]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-episode-10https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-wine-wars-episode-10Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:33:59 GMTFor more than 7 years, the Williamses have tried to turn their home into a commercial destination — it’s been a game of chess with the neighbors used as pawns and the town supervisor as their rook.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Get Away With Murder in Columbia County]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/how-to-get-away-with-murder-in-columbiahttps://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/how-to-get-away-with-murder-in-columbiaThu, 26 Feb 2026 11:21:13 GMTA woman is killed on a dark stretch of Route 9H. The drunk driver — a decorated war veteran — is charged but never prosecuted. Two powerful men, bound by war and Union College, use their control of the local press and legal system to bury the story. The victim's widower is silenced through the sale of a president's historic home to the National Park Service. Decades later, the truth spills out over lunch and too much wine. This is how things get fixed in Columbia County — and it's the historical backdrop to The Wine Wars, a series investigating a modern-day scandal where zoning laws are bent, a neighborhood is pushed to the brink, and a wealthy plastic surgeon sits at the center of it all. Columbia County's political DNA hasn't changed. The names just have.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode One: The Grapes of Wrath: A Plastic Surgeon, a Vanity Vineyard, and the Dirt-Road Rebellion o Columbia County]]>https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-grapes-of-wrath-a-plastic-surgeon-929https://www.thepowellhousepress.com/p/the-grapes-of-wrath-a-plastic-surgeon-929Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:16:45 GMTA facial plastic surgeon and his wife spend five years trying to turn their hilltop estate in rural Chatham, NY into a vineyard and event venue — the story of one rich couple hijacking a historic community. What starts as a wedding venue dream becomes a wine tasting room scheme, complete with a January traffic study, unmapped wetlands, and 150 bottles of wine masquerading as a commercial operation. The community fights back.

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