Pair Bottled Water Like Wine! Best Picks for Meals, Workouts & More | Water Sommelier Martin Riese
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Turning Point USA
5 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
WATER IS JUST…WATER? 💧 Think again.
In this episode, you’ll find out why certain waters pair perfectly with specific foods, whether alkaline water is actually worth the hype, and which brands you should be reaching for when you work out. 🏋️♀️🥤
Martin Riese—one of the world’s only certified water sommeliers—is spilling the tea…err, water 💧—on what’s really in your glass. And yes, we put it to the test with a LIVE taste test!
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| 0:00.0 | Have you heard this stuff about liquid death, being preyed over by some satanic cult? |
| 0:05.4 | I love this. I think it's hilarious. And when people believe this, they're clearly dehydrated. |
| 0:10.6 | Because liquid death actually is a very good water. I'm actually a fan of liquid death. |
| 0:13.8 | I've never heard of a water Somali. What is the most overhyped, overrated, bottled water in existence? |
| 0:20.4 | Smart water is nothing else than vapor distilled water. |
| 0:23.8 | Beautiful marketing word for, I'm boiling up tap. |
| 0:26.4 | Am I supposed to swash it around like wine? |
| 0:28.4 | Just drink it. |
| 0:29.1 | Have you ever had a water bottle brand pressure you to stay quiet about their water? |
| 0:34.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:34.7 | Who? |
| 0:36.8 | Music water. Yeah. Who? If you're one of those people who think all water tastes the same, |
| 1:02.9 | prepare to have your world rocked. |
| 1:05.0 | This wins for the most unique episode I've ever done. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm talking to Martin Rees, one of the world's only certified water |
| 1:11.5 | Somaliers and someone who's turned his passion for H2O into a global mission. From tasting tap water |
| 1:17.8 | across Europe as a kid to building water menus for top restaurants in L.A., Martin has made it his |
| 1:22.4 | life's work to educate people on what's really in their glass. You've probably seen him on down to |
| 1:27.4 | earth with Zach Ephron or maybe Conan O'Brien, breaking down the science myths and hymnals. people on what's really in their glass. You've probably seen him on down-to-earth with |
| 1:27.8 | Zach Ephron or maybe Conan O'Brien, breaking down the science, myths, and hype behind bottled |
| 1:32.7 | water. In this episode, we dive into why different waters pair better with certain foods, |
| 1:37.3 | whether alkaline water is actually worth the hype, which brands are best when you're working |
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