The show, “American Wine Journeys,” would look at “history through wine,” a source told Page Six, and will co-star top sommelier Carla Rzeszewski.
“Jay wants to be the new Anthony Bourdain,” our source said, adding he’s already taped the show’s pilot.

McInerney — whose tomes on vino include “The Juice: Vinous Veritas” and “Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar” — was feted by Town & Country editor Jay Fielden at Crown on Monday with guests Anne Hearst, Randy Harris, Nicole Miller, Sharon Bush and food festival guru Herb Karlitz.