Podcast Episodes

Italian Wine Adventure #17: Ribolla Gialla!

Season 1 Episode 173

A favorite wine of sommeliers, Ribolla Gialla is just different. Hailing from the beautiful Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, this wine even made it into the seminal and historically significant…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

WTF is Assyrtiko?

Season 1 Episode 172

This is a “wow your friends” wine if there ever was one! Serve this wine, have them guess what it is, and then amaze them with your wine knowledge. Assyrtiko is sometimes called THE Greek wine - the …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Minisode #17: Why Are Wines Sometimes Named After a Place Rather than the Grape?

Many people find it confusing that wines from places like France, Italy, and Spain are often named for where they are from rather than the grapes they are made from. For example, did you know that wh…

Published on 5 months ago

Boxed Wine Unboxed: Bota Box and La Vieille Ferme!

Season 1 Episode 171

Boxed wine sucks - or does it?!? When a listener suggested we do an episode on boxed wine given all of the nuttiness with tariffs and rising wine prices, we said “Why the eff not?!?” Look, we may be …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Portuguese Wine Primer #3: Douro Tinto!

Season 1 Episode 170

Douro Tinto is often called a “Steakhouse Wine” but that really doesn’t do it justice. This fabulous wine from the Douro region of Portugal - an area most famous for the fortified wine Port - is a ri…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Costco Kirkland Signature 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Challenge!

Season 1 Episode 169

It ain’t easy to find an Oregon Pinot Noir under $25, but in this episode, we taste and review 3 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs to see if any of them are worth seeking out, and in particular, if the 2…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

WTF is Châteauneuf-du-Pape? (A wine with a direct line to the Pope)

Season 1 Episode 168

As the Cardinals head into Conclave to elect the new Pope, we head into our studio (ok, it's our basement, but whatever) to dig into a big, bold, red wine that links directly to the Papacy when it wa…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Getting Serious About Rosé #3: Tavel! (The Pope’s wine, The 4th wine)

Season 1 Episode 167

Visually stunning, Tavel is not your typical rosé, and may be the rosé wine that makes your snobby “I don’t drink rosé” friends change their minds! Sometimes called the 4th wine, and sometimes called…

Published on 6 months ago

Italian Wine Adventure #16: Grechetto!

Season 1 Episode 166

Wines from Umbria are often considered “delightfully undervalued.” Right now, that sounds especially appealing! Grechetto is one of those wines from Umbria that is flying under the radar, but it shou…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Special Episode! Meet the (Wine) Makers #15: Lenny Recanati and Kobi Arviv of Recanati Winery

Season 1 Episode 165

In the year 2000, Lenny Recanati decided to start a winery, which is not a small decision. Born out of a love of wine, Lenny rightly says that when you’re not making money, it’s a hobby, and when you…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago