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Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #23: Jun Kono President and Master Sake Brewer at Sohomare and Leo Lê Sommelier of Kappo Sono and Momoya
Season 1 Episode 220
Sake is not a beverage we often cover on the podcast, but when we had the chance to talk to one of the great sake makers in the world, we jumped at t…
13 hours ago
Is Two Buck Chuck Actually Bad, or Is That Just Wine Snob Talk?
Season 1 Episode 219
We KNOW you are curious! No matter what you think about Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck, AKA Charles Shaw wine, you want to know. If you love Two Buck Ch…
1 week ago
WTF is Malvasia?
Season 1 Episode 218
You may not know Malvasia wine, but it’s time to introduce you to this “kaleidoscope” white wine! Malvasia is a really interesting varietal because, …
2 weeks ago
Italian Wine Adventure #24: Frappato! The Chillable Red Wine!
Season 1 Episode 217
Of course you can chill red wine! But, not just any red wine, though. There are specific fruity and juicy red wines that are amazing when they are ch…
3 weeks ago
Viura: The Great White Wine Hiding in Rioja’s Red Wine Shadow!
Season 1 Episode 216
It may be shocking to find out that there is such a thing as White Rioja, but what may be even more shocking is that a wine this good is hardly known…
4 weeks ago
Experts Loved the $50 Oregon Pinot Noir. We Chose the $23 Bottle!
Season 1 Episode 215
After more than 200 episodes, we are doing something we have never done before. We are doing a head-to-head comparison of two wines that are from the…
1 month ago
German Riesling Smells Like Airplane Glue and We Can't Stop Drinking It!
Season 1 Episode 214
It sounds crazy, right?!? Wine is not supposed to smell like glue or kerosene or gasoline, is it? Well, friends, when you are talking about classic G…
1 month, 1 week ago
Pét-Nat Is Older Than Champagne. Is It Better?
Season 1 Episode 213
Pét-Nat has a “reputation.” Some people love it, and some people think it is a revival of an ancient technique that should have stayed ancient. But, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Portugal’s Ancient Clay-Pot Reds in Alentejo Are Back. Worth the Hype?
Season 1 Episode 212
Winemakers in the Alentejo region of Portugal have been bringing back the ancient tradition of making wine in Talha, also known as Amphora, also know…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #22: Fausto Cellario of Poderi Cellario
Season 1 Episode 211
Sometimes we talk to winemakers who are part of big wineries and big production facilities. Other times we talk to winemakers like Fausto who are, tr…
2 months ago