Exploring the Wine Glass
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsI promise I’ll never tell you what to drink, but I’ll always share what’s in my glass. A Podcast from the owners of Dracaena Wines
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Kostifali on Winephabet Street
May 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street, where the letter of the day is K and we are learning about the Greek grape variety Kostafali. We were lucky to have sommelier and wine director of Krasi Meze and Wine in Boston, Evan Turner. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. Did you know you can do it right now, while you are li...
Celebrating Earth Day with Veramonte Wines’ Gonzalo Bertelsen
April 24, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 34.2 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to an Allure of the Pour episode. I sat down with Gonzalo Bertelsen, head winemaker for Viñedos Veramonte in Chile. This past Saturday was Earth Day, and I hope everyone listening raised a glass and did one extra thing to help preserve our little planet. Veramonte is all in when in comes to protecting the environment. ...
The Many Faces of Tempranillo
April 17, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 36.1 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing a Master Class on The Many Faces of Tempranillo. The event took place at Soulmate in Los Angeles and was sponsored by the Food and Wines of Spain. The audio was a bit difficult to manipulate to equal in volume throughout, so I do apologize for that, but it was a wonderful presentation by Master Sommelier Chris Gaith...
Talking Cabernet Franc
April 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing a Master Class on Cab Franc and Cab Franc Day. As the founder of Cab Franc Day, it always blows my mind when I see an event like this happening. Thanks to Neeta and Kunal Mittal of LXV in Paso Robles for putting together this incredible event. Thanks to Wes Hagen for his wonderful presentation celebrating the best gr...
Queso, Jamon and Vino Oh My!
April 03, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 40.1 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing a Master Class I attended last week in West Hollywood. You all know I am a sucker for Spanish wine, and this was a phenomenal event put on by Spain Food & Wine. Queso, Jamon and Vino - oh my! Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. Did you know you can do it right now, while you are listening? New rat...
Jampal on Winephabet Street
March 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street, where the letter of the day is J and it stands for Jampal! Never heard of it? There’s a good reason for that. There are only approximately 32 hectares planted. It is an indigenous grape variety from Portugal, and we had the opportunity to learn all about it with Master of Wine Dirceau Vianna Junior...
Joe Nielsen; Ram’s Gate Winery
March 20, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 38.4 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Joe Nielsen of Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma. Winemakers come from a variety of backgrounds, but it isn’t too often you hear about one coming from Michigan and having to petition a school to allow him access into their newly created oenology program, because he wasn’t 21 years old yet! As General Manager and...
Isabella Grape on Winephabet Street
March 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street. The letter of the day is I and we are discussing the grape variety, Isabella. These are exciting episodes for me, because prior to setting up the schedule for this season, I had never heard of this grape variety. So it was a great learning experience for me too! We had hybrid grape specialist Steven...
Jumilla in NYC; History and Tasting
March 06, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 39.8 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! If you are familiar with me or this podcast, you know how much I love Spanish wine. Today I am sharing a recording about the wines of Jumilla. The Great Spain Match was held at Little Spain in NYC. It was a perfect location to celebrate the wines of this supra-automous region. Although the majority of the wine is produced in the Murcia ...
Federdoc; Traceability and Regulation of Italian DOC Wines
February 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! A few months ago, I took the drive down to Los Angeles to attend an IEEM conference, Simply Italian Great Wines. Today I am sharing the recording of the Master class about Federdoc. This consorzio is a Voluntary Consortia National Confederation for the Protection of the Italian Wines Designations that was established in 1979. The conver...
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC
February 20, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! A few months ago, I had the pleasure of attending a Master class on Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC. Today I am sharing the recording of that Master class run by Regine Rousseau of Shall We Wine. This isn’t your ordinary boring Pinot Grigio of the past, these wines have a lot to offer and the consorzio regulates the wine from vineyard t...
Best Of: Biodynamic Farming in Paso Robles
February 13, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 34.5 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing a “Best of” Episode. It is difficult to believe that this episode aired two years ago. It was a phenomenal discussion, sponsored by Paso Robles Wine Alliance. Chris Taranto sat down with three rockstars of biodynamic farming in Paso Robles; Neil Collins of Tablas Creek and Lone Madrone, Cris Cherry of Villa Creek a...
Hondarrabi Zuri on Winephabet Street
January 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street, where the letter of the day is H. I was so excited for this episode. Anytime I can talk about a Spanish region or grape variety, I am happy! Which is one of the reasons why I decided to go through the Spanish Wine Scholar program. For the letter H, we chose Hondarrabi Zuri from the autonomous region...
Timshel Vineyards; For the Love of Wine and Steinbeck
January 16, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 39.5 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am so happy to be able to share a bit of Paso Robles with you. I was able to sit down with Nate Thompson, winemaker for Timshel Vineyards at their tasting room in downtown Paso. We talk about what it’s like to be in the wine industry in Paso and we discussed the upcoming release of their newest vintage of Zinfandel. Please tak...
An Introduction to Jumilla
January 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing an exciting conversation with some producers in Jumilla, Spain Jumilla DO is located in south eastern Spain and is a supra-autonomous region. This means that it spans across two separate regions; Castilla La Mancha and Murcia. The only other two DOs that have this qualification are Rioja and Cava. The winemakers here ...
Winemakers Sharing Their Cab Franc Love
January 02, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 84.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! I am so excited to share this episode with you! This past Cab Franc Day, I sat down with eight Cab Franc producers and discussed what is so special about this grape variety. We sold over 70 tickets for this Zoom session, which goes to show how much Cab Franc love there is out there! If you are a Cab Franc lover, please be sure to sign u...
Puro Vino Technique with Sofia Rivier
December 26, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 40.2 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! On today’s episode I sit down with Sofia Rivier, Ettore’s Director of Wine Production. Sofia oversees all vineyard and cellar operations for the winery located in Mendocino County I was provided a sample of their Chardonnay and when I was looking into the winery, I read about a specific way they make some of their wines called Puro Vino....
Graciano on Winephabet Street
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is G and it stands for Graciano. Our guest sponsor for the episode is Jada Vineyards and our special guest is the one and only Josh Harp, This is his third time on the podcast and he continues to be a wealth of information. Graciano is popular in Navarra and Rioja regions ...
Washington Cab Franc with Marissa Dineen
December 12, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 37.2 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Back in September I read a blog post written by Robin Bell Renker in which she discussed Dineen Vineyards Cabernet Franc. And as you know, when I hear Cab Franc, my ears perk up! I reached out to Marissa Dineen and asked if she would be interested in chatting up Cab Franc. It took a bit of time due to this year’s crazy harvest, but we fin...
Cleo Pahlmeyer; Wayfarer Vineyard
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Sometimes, the stars align and an accident happens that turns into a great opportunity. I had reached out to West Sonoma Coast AVA for some information and about 2 weeks later I received an email from Cleo Pahlmeyer. Although I knew who she was, I didn’t know why she was reaching out. As it turns out, there was some miscommunication with ...
Fulfilling the Dream; Thibido Winery
November 28, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Gibsey and Josh Beckett of Thibido Winery in Paso Robles. Josh comes from a long history of wine in the region, working with his parents and even creating his own label with his brother, but he was still searching for more. Together, he and Gibsey are fulfilling their dream of owning and farming their own est...
You Had Me At Merlot with St. Supery
November 21, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 39.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! It’s November and we it may not be Merlot Month anymore, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t show it some love. Today, I sit down with Michael Scholz of St. Supery Winery in Napa Valley. From Corsica to Napa; St. Supery leads the way in sustainability with being Napa Green Land certified since 2008. Their dedication to quality is represe...
Josh Harp; Passionate about Merlot
November 14, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am returning to the love of all things Merlot! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Harp, winemaker for Jada Vineyards in Paso Robles. The day started with a tour of the facility and a stroll around to see all the new things that are happening at the beautiful site on the West side of Paso. This is the second time I have ...
Donnafugata’s Pietro Russo talks Frappato on Winephabet Street
November 07, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is “F” and it stands for Frappato. We had the honor of talking with Pietro Russo, head winemaker for Donnafugata winery in Sicily. Frappato is a component, with Nero d'Avola, of the island's only DOCG wine, Cerasuolo di Vittoria. We talked about the grape’s history, general...
Happy Hallowine! Haunted Winery Stories
October 31, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am bringing you something special for Halloween. There is a lot of history tied to wine and wineries and where there is history, there are stories of ghosts. I love ghost stories. I have been known to try to call out ghosts, much to the embarrassment of my husband and friends. I have requested specific rooms that ghosts have bee...
Steve McIntyre; Merlot Speaks, We Listen.
October 24, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 37.7 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today I am continuing the celebration of #MerlotMe month with Steve McIntyre of McIntyre Vineyards in Monterey County. We talk about the impact the Santa Lucia Mtns have on the vineyards and the impact climate has on the final Merlot product. We taste through a vertical, comparing the 2016 and 2017 vintage. And they truly show how Mother...
Nick Goldschmidt; Make #MerlotMe!
October 17, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Happy #MerlotMe month. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Nick Goldschmidt of Goldschmidt Vineyards in Healdsburg, CA. Merlot has had a turbulent history, but it is a very worthy variety to have in you cellar. In honor of Merlot Month, we get a bit geeky about soil, climate, clones and microbiology! The hour flew by and I know this i...
Talking Sustainability and More with Kathleen Willcox
October 10, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Kathleen Willcox, an incredible journalist who writes about food, wine, beer, and popular culture. Her work can be found in VinePair, Edible Capital District, Bust magazine, and Gastronomica, and on United Stations Radio Networks, just to name a few. She recently co authored, a book titled; “Hudson Valley Win...
Specializing in Rhône Varieties; McKahn Family Cellars
October 03, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we virtually travel to Napa with Chuck McKahn of McKahn Family Cellars. The winery was established in 2014 and exclusively produces Rhône varieties. Join us as we discuss Chuck’s love of wine at an early age, what is so special about Rhone varieties and how McKahn Family Cellars is truly a family run business. If you enjoy Explo...
Wine and War History with Detente Wines
September 26, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am excited to share Detente Wines with you. I had the pleasure of visiting Chris Eberle and Trevor Iba on site at their very cool tasting room in Norma’s Alley in downtown Paso Robles. These wines are among my favorite and the story behind the label is fantastic. If you enjoy Exploring the Wine Glass, I’d appreciate you giving ...
Fah Sathirapongsasuti; Sunset Cellars
September 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Fah (Sa thir a pon sa suti) Sathirapongsasuti. His story begins in Thailand and travels through Stanford, Harvard and 23 and me before landing at Sunset Cellars in Suisun Valley. If you enjoy Exploring the Wine Glass, I’d appreciate you giving me some love by taking two minutes out of your day to write up a...
Zeke Neeley- head winemaker Kunde Family Winery
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 39.5 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Zeke Neely, winemaker for Kunde Family Winery in Sonoma. The winery is family run and has been growing grapes for five generations. And not just any vines, but vines that are cuttings from Chateaux Margaux and Lafite Rothschild.. When enjoying Kunde wines, you are drinking history. If you enjoy Exploring th...
El Dorado AVA on Winephabet Street
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 40.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is E and it stands for El Dorado AVA. The region produce a large diversity of varietals, notable varietals are Zinfandel, Barbera, and Syrah and there are significant plantings of Rhône varietals. There is so much diversity, you are going to want to visit. Our special gues...
Texan Wine Talk with Julie Kuhlken of Pedernales WInery
August 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Julie Kuhlken of Pedernales Winery in Texas. Julie was so helpful in helping me understand the Texan AVAs for my recent article in SommTV. As we talked for the article, I knew I wanted to continue the conversation for the podcast. Join me as we discuss the differing conditions within a single AVA, the trials ...
Brian Babcock of Suisun Creek Winery
August 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sitting down with Brian Babcock of Suisun Creek Winery in you guessed it, Suisun Valley. They currently grow and maintain 7 different varietals of grapes, including: Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho, Charbono, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The property was originally purchased by Brian’s father Howard, ...
Diving Deep Into Galicia
August 08, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 18.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am doing something very different than normal. The podcast will be all me! I am in the process of studying for my Spanish Wine Scholar Certification and I thought it would be beneficial to do a podcast on Galicia. This would require me to dive deep into the autonomous region and hopefully get the details drilled into my brain. ...
Delaware Grape on Winephabet Street
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 35.8 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is D and we are learning about the grape variety, Delaware. Have you ever heard of Delaware? I had not, and that is one of the reasons why I love working on this series. We had special guest Abby Stamp, assistant winemaker for Lakewood Vineyards in the Finger Lakes. We di...
Life Between the Vines with Ray Fister
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 42.8 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I sit down with Ray Fister, the mastermind behind Life Between the Vines Podcast. Earlier in June, I had the privilege of attending a press trip to Abruzzo, Italy. During the trips, it seems that you always make a stronger connection with one or two people and Ray and I met early on and honestly had a blast everytime we got toge...
Cabernet Franc, California’s Paso Robles & High Acidity Wines
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 33.7 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am honored to share an episode where the table has been turned on me. Last week I shared part one of the interview by Natalie MacLean. I am so honored to have been told that she thought the conversation was so intriguing that she wanted to split it into two episodes. If you haven’t listened to part one, no worries, it is not i...
Bordeaux Wines, Politics and Wine, Monastrell & Spanish Food Pairings
July 11, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.9 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am honored to share an episode where the table has been turned on me. I had the honor of being interviewed by Natalie MacLean. If you are unfamiliar with her, here is her self claimed biography: To fund her late-night vinous habits, Natalie MacLean holds down day jobs as a wine writer, speaker and judge. An accredited sommelie...
C is for Carignane on Winephabet Street
July 04, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is C and it stands for Carignane. We had the pleasure of having special guests Tana Cole and Greg Burns of Jessie’s Grove Winery in Lodi, California. Greg’s family has owned the vineyards for Jessie’s Grove since 1862! They are the owners of the Bechtold vineyard - ancie...
Umpqua Valley
June 27, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing the final episode of the Oregon Wine Board’s educational series with the Umpqua Valley. From their website: The Umpqua Valley is home to hundreds of distinct valleys and the most diverse soils in Oregon. The region boasts more varieties than any other and the oldest operating vineyard and winery in the State. The reg...
Summer Bordeaux
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing a webinar that I attended from the Bordeaux Wine School. From the webinar description: From Summer Fridays to long weekends and grill nights, Bordeaux has a style for every occasion. Did you know that the U.S. is the #1 market for Bordeaux whites? Have you explored the latest Bordeaux Rosés and the full range of reds?...
Discover Rogue Valley
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing another audio recording of an online seminar I attended from the Oregon Wine Board. This week we Discover Rogue Valley. Directly from their site: Southern Oregon is home to many international varieties that are thriving and garnering a lot of attention. With distinctively crafted wines from vineyards among the best ...
Baco Noir on Winephabet Street
May 30, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, we return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is B for Baco Noir. We are extremely thankful to Carlo DeVito, who not only gave us an incredible webinar, but came back to do it a second time after we had some technical difficulties. Baco Noir is what is considered a hybrid grape. It was created by crossing two differ...
Discover True Portland
May 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing another audio recording of an online seminar I attended from the Oregon Wine Board. This week we learn about Urban Wineries in Portland. Directly from their site: The pulse of PDX revolves around the creative craft food and beverage community, driven by the passion of the city’s chefs, brewers, and winemakers. Portl...
Jordan Fiorentini of Epoch Estate Wines
May 16, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I sit down with Jordan Fiorentini, winemaker for Epoch Wine Estates in Paso Robles. Growing up in Georgia doesn’t typically lend itself to becoming a rock star winemaker in California. But Jordan isn’t typical. After falling in love with wine thanks to her father’s wine collecting hobby, Jordan followed up her engineering degree ...
Paso Wine Fest Coming May 21st
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 28.7 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! You are not going to want to miss a minute of this episode. I am sitting down with Chris Taranto, Communications Manager for the Paso Robles Wine Alliance and we are talking about all the amazing things that are going on in preparation and culminating in Paso Fest! Tickets are available at pasowine.com and if you use ETWG_22 you will g...
Oregon Wine Overview
May 02, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing an audio recording of an online seminar I attended from the Oregon Wine Board providing an overview of the Oregon Wine regions . Directly from their site: Oregon’s wine valleys are diverse environments formed by the dramatic geological events of the past. Ancient riverbeds form the cobble strewn beds for Rhone and Bo...
Discover Willamette Valley
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIt’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! Today, I am sharing an audio recording of an online seminar I attended from the Oregon Wine Board discussing Willamette Valley and its nested AVAs. Directly from their site: If you’ve blinked in the last three years you might have missed the announcement of one of the Willamette Valley’s newest AVAs: we’ve welcomed four just since 2019,...