Latest Hudsonheights Podcast Episodes
Episode 27 - Holiday Wines
Grape Friends - November 27, 2021 14:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's the holidays, Grape Friends, and you know what that means -- long days filled with food and family and weird conversations and more food. Follow our tips for failsafe wine pairings for your next holiday gathering! Wines: Pommier Chablis 2019 $30 Domaine du Clos du Fief Julienas (Beaujol...
Episode 26 - Album Pairings
Grape Friends - November 12, 2021 21:50 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat do hip-hop, 70s rock, and modern soul have in common? That’s right, nothing! Come on a musical journey through our favorite albums and the bottles we expertly chose to pair with them. Lineup: Jay-Z ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ with Ponson ‘La Grande Montagne’ Premier Cru Champagne Harry N...
Episode 25 - Anna's Birthday
Grape Friends - October 29, 2021 14:18 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt’s Anna’s birthday and she’ll cry if she wants to! She’s not crying though, she is bringing you a stellar lineup of her favorite wines from France. Hold onto your chapeaux, mesdames et messieurs! Wines: Crémant d’Alsace Off-dry Alsace Pinot Gris Chénas Cru Beaujolais (Gamay) Loire Valley...
Episode 24 - Oktoberfest
Grape Friends - October 15, 2021 13:10 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe’re BREWING up something good this week! Your Grape Friends are SQUASHING podcast norms and HOPPING on over to the magical land of Fall Beers. Do we even like beer? Only time will tell.
Episode 23 - Chaat Party
Grape Friends - October 01, 2021 15:07 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt’s Anand’s birthday week and we’re celebrating the only way we know how — by eating and drinking to our heart’s content. Grab a glass of fruity white and join us as we try our darndest to pair wines with the delicious spice explosion that is chaat. HBD Anand! Wines: Eminence Road Farm Winer...
Episode 22 - Summer Wines
Grape Friends - September 23, 2021 15:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDid you miss us, Grape Friends? We're back with another season of shenanigans, killer wines, and questionable advice from the trio. This week, we reflect on our hot vaxx summers and taste some seriously savory sippers. Welcome back! Wines: Vins Nus Siuralta Orange, $23 Macari Vineyards Horse...
Episode 21 - Bubbles Part 2
Grape Friends - April 26, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBelieve it or not, your Grape Friends have made it across the finish line of another season! Cheers to all of you, our loyal listeners, for sticking with us through this hot & cold & mountainous & beachy journey. Listen in as we toast terroir with some great, and some really not so great, bubble...
Episode 20 - Blind Tasting Challenge
Grape Friends - April 12, 2021 13:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWell, Grape Friends, this week we finally put our bountiful wine knowledge to the test with a blind tasting, and boy did one of us rise to the challenge. You'll have to listen to find out who was crowned the winner and earned eternal bragging rights! Wines: Seresin Estate Momo Marlborough Pin...
Episode 19 - Liquor Store Wines
Grape Friends - April 05, 2021 15:29 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's time to go on an adventure to your local liquor store! This week, we grabbed a few bottles under $13 to find out for our Grape Friends which big names are worth trying, and which ones you should stay far away from. It's a wild ride, friends. Wines: Josh Cellars Chardonnay 2019, $12 Mira...
Episode 18 - Cold Climate Wines
Grape Friends - March 29, 2021 15:37 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEven though Spring is on the way, this week we're moving on to Amanda's favorite wine category: cold climates! Listen to learn what Northern France, Tasmania, and the Finger Lakes have in common, and check out our Instagram for some super-enthusiastic, real-time tasting videos by Anna and Amanda...
Episode 17 - Hot Climate Wines
Grape Friends - March 22, 2021 16:12 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're feelin' hot hot hot! this week, Grape Friends. Get ready for some big, bold, Anand-loving wines as we travel to Morocco, Southern Italy, and Argentina. We also talk about which wine grape matches our personality best, and the results are truly telling. Wines: Syrocco Syrah 2018, $20 Pr...
Episode 16 - Woman-Made Wines
Grape Friends - March 15, 2021 13:43 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWomen's History Month is well underway, and we thought it was time to highlight some badass female winemakers from across the globe! Anna and Amanda also talk about how to punctuate your emails. Join us in making a point to buy woman-made wines this month! Wines: McBride Sisters Black Girl Ma...
Episode 15 - Island Wines
Grape Friends - March 08, 2021 14:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe Terroir Trio is at it again with island wines this week, and our tasting notes are hot as lava. We hop from Santorini to the Canary Islands to Sardinia, uncover the different ways "minerality" shows up in a wine, and get worked up about Monica's apartment from Friends. Wines: Santo Winery...
Episode 14 - Coastal Wines
Grape Friends - March 01, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week your Grape Friends are taking a trip to the beach to teach you about coastal wines and all the beautiful saltiness they have to offer. Let our our choices carry your mind to sunnier times, but most importantly, listen as Amanda reveals herself to be a true, NYC fire-escape hero. Wine...
Episode 13 - Black-Owned Wines
Grape Friends - February 22, 2021 16:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's time to showcase some black-owned wines and wine brands this week, friends! Amanda hops on the bubbles train, Anna brings the pod's first Chardonnay, and Anand teaches us all a little about hip hop. We also talk about our role in making black-owned wines more accessible in our local shops. ...
Episode 12 - Mountain Wines
Grape Friends - February 15, 2021 15:35 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's time we dive into what Season 2 is all about – terroir! Take a trip up into the mountains with us as we learn about acidity, aromatics, and how to convert meters to feet in our heads. Wines: Franz Gojer Karneid Kerner 2019, $27 Colomé Estate Torrontés 2019, $12 Bernabeleva Garnache de ...
Episode 11 : Valentine's Day "Wines"
Grape Friends - February 08, 2021 14:40 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back with season 2, Grape Friends! As Amanda's favorite holiday draws near, we come to you with some ideas for what to drink with your special someone (or alone!) this V-Day. We prove that rosé should be a year-round drink, and Anna reminds us why Burgundy has such a stellar reputation. ...
Episode 10 - Bubbles. Bubbles. Bubbles.
Grape Friends - December 29, 2020 16:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis week, we ring in the new (and hopefully improved) year by popping some corks and drinking some bubbly! Listen and figure out what you'll drink to celebrate the end of 2020. Happy New Year Grape Friends! Wines: La Caravelle Blanc de Blancs NV, $40 Heidi Schrock Nostalgie Pinot Blanc Pet ...
Episode 09 - Natural Wines
Grape Friends - December 21, 2020 15:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFriends, we're coming to you au naturale this week with the wide wide world of natural wine! We tackle a Spanish Albillo, a German Dornfelder, and a French Gamay/Malbec blend, all the while asking Amanda the hard questions about her belief in certain childhood holiday characters. Wines: ...
Episode 08 - Label Challenge
Grape Friends - December 15, 2020 14:37 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsYou know when you're dog-tired at the end of the day, and you just want to grab a bottle off the shelf and pray that it's a good one? That's where we were at this week, Grape Friends. Listen to our alter-egos take a gamble on wines that we picked purely because they had great labels, and nothing...
Episode 07 - Orange Wines
Grape Friends - December 07, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe finally did it, Grape Friends. We finally tackled orange wine, and it was a grape success. Join us for some skin contact in Italy, Chile, and Georgia, and hear about that one time Amanda seared off her taste buds with Anand’s family. Wines: Borgo Savaian di Bastiani Stefano ‘Aransat’...
Episode 06 - Wine Challenge
Grape Friends - November 30, 2020 15:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFriends, you might have noticed we were getting a little too comfortable in our typical roles on this pod, so we decided to change things up a bit this week! Amanda presents at least 5 fun facts about New Mexico, Anand shows us his softer side, and Anna proves that wine can truly smell like anyt...
Episode 05 - American Wines
Grape Friends - November 25, 2020 21:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn honor of Turkey Day, we decided to keep our wines stateside this week. We settle deeper into our usual roles -- Anna starts us off with a dry white (Riesling), Amanda continues to push for that Virginia wine sponsorship, and Anand kicks us in the gut with a Meritage. Gobble gobble! Win...
Episode 04 - Wines Over $25
Grape Friends - November 19, 2020 14:45 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's time to get a little bougie with some grape ideas for your holiday table! We talk volcanic wine from the Canary Islands, full-bodied white Bordeaux, and the cassis-bomb of Anand's dreams. Pinkies up! Wines: Matias i Torres Las Migas Cosecha 2017, $26 Chateau Tour Leognan Pessac-Le...
Episode 03 - Wines Under $15
Grape Friends - November 11, 2020 13:51 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJoin us at the inexpensive table, friends! We run through a full range of wines that come in under $15 (in NY dollars) and get into how to find some good bang for your buck in Italy, Spain, and France! Wines: Donini Pinot Grigio 2019, $6 Bodegas Ponce Clos Lojen Bobal 2016, $14 Chateau Mar...
Episode 2 - Election Night Wines
Grape Friends - November 02, 2020 14:26 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFriends, election night is here, which means we're all in need of something strong to drink while glued to the TV. Anna talks Spanish pet-nat, Anand teaches us about Madeira, and Amanda lobbies hard for Port. Vote, people! Wines: Anima Mundi Cami dels Xops Pet Nat 2018 Broadbent Madei...
Episode 02 - Election Night Wines
Grape Friends - November 02, 2020 14:26 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFriends, election night is here, which means we're all in need of something strong to drink while glued to the TV. Anna talks Spanish pet-nat, Anand teaches us about Madeira, and Amanda lobbies hard for Port. Vote, people! Wines: Anima Mundi Cami dels Xops Pet Nat 2018 Broadbent Madei...
Episode 01 - Fall Wines
Grape Friends - October 27, 2020 14:27 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's our debut! We kick things off this week with a bright Beaujolais, a spooky Oregon Pinot, and a leathery Rioja. Anna digs into Beaujolais and explains why you should skip the Nouveau this season. Wines: Domaine Thillardon Raisin Libre, 2019 Omen Pinot Noir, 2017 Bodegas Hilvan ...
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