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Spätburgunder: High QPR Pinot Noir!
Season 1 Episode 190
This wine, friends, is the epitome of why we started our podcast in the first place - to help you find great wines at reasonable prices that you have just not learned about yet. Spätburgunder is the…
Published on 17 hours ago
WTF is Bonarda AKA Charbono?
Season 1 Episode 189
If you are looking for a crowd-pleasing, bigger red wine, this may be the ticket. Wait, you’ve never heard of Bonarda or Charbono?!? Shameful! It’s time to get you edumacated! It is not uncommon that…
Published on 1 week ago
Orange Wine, One More Time!
Season 1 Episode 188
Is Orange wine still a vibe wine? A couple of years after our first episode on Orange wine, we revisit it to see if it’s still all that. The verdict? It is! We dig into what Orange wine is, how it is…
Published on 2 weeks ago
WTF is Trousseau? (Jura wine exposed!)
Season 1 Episode 187
All the cool kids are talking about wines from Jura, but should you believe the hype? Well, when it comes to the red wine Trousseau, we say a resounding YES! If you have never heard about the Jura wi…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Costco vs. Costco! Kirkland Signature Chianti Classico Riserva Challenge! (Bonus: TJ’s Horrible Pumpkin Spice Chardonnay!)
Season 1 Episode 186
We know what you’re thinking: how different could two of the same wines from different vintages taste really?!? We’re here to tell you, they were vastly different. Not even close. This week, we put C…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Special Episode! The Virginia Winemakers Series: Jake Busching of Jake Busching Wines
Season 1 Episode 185
Jake Busching is a bit of a legend around Virginia winemaking, so who better to be the first winemaker we talk to as part of our Virginia Winemakers series! Jake has a really cool background, one tha…
Published on 1 month ago
Italian Wine Adventure #19: Grignolino!
Season 1 Episode 184
When you think of red wine from Piedmont, you likely think of Nebbiolo or Barbera, but did you know that for a long time, Grignolino was the preferred red wine from the region? Wait, you’ve never hea…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
WTF is Cinsault?
Season 1 Episode 183
Summer is almost over, but we found a great end of the summer wine that is chillable, quaffable, and easy drinking. In fact, this may be the wine that convinces your non-wine drinking friends that wi…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Costco Kirkland Signature Challenge: Sonoma County Chardonnay!
Season 1 Episode 182
Have you ever wondered why American Chardonnay tastes like oaky butter-bombs? Well, you can blame the French! The American style of Chardonnay is not our favorite, but it is super popular, and we exp…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
WTF is Mencía?
Season 1 Episode 181
Ok, in this episode, all hell breaks loose! It starts out innocently enough - an introduction to the Spanish wine Mencía, a quick interview with a real listener, some wine in the news this week, but …
Published on 2 months ago