The Spirit of New Wine is a documentary about the cultural and spiritual connotations of wine, with a special focus on wine's connection to cuisine, health, art, nature and lifestyle. It was produced, edited, directed and hosted by journalist Denise Ingrid Brickel (née Denise Ingrid Aliaga Monge). Recorded in the fall of 2007, The Spirit of New Wine consists of three 26 minute episodes: California Bounty, Sweeter than Wine and New Wine. It was first aired on KRCB, a public television station based in Santa Rosa, California, on October 19, 2008. It features 13 original songs - four by Denise and Thomas Brickel, seven by Patrick Bloom and the Mayflies, and two by James Patrick Regan.