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Aaron From Source and Sink

Tasting Notes Podcast - May 17, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On the last of my backlogged episodes, I sat down with Aaron from Source and Sink in Sonoma. It's been over a year but this episode holds true (except the part about our beloved Blackhawks...oaf...). Aaron and his wine partner Randy are the brains behind the Source and Sink label and on today's ...

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High QPR Wines with Attorney Somm!

Tasting Notes Podcast - May 10, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
If you've ever gone looking for wine on Instagram, you have probably seen the Attorney Somm feed with over 10k followers. The man behind Attorney Somm, John, has a great educational Instagram and YouTube channel where he is constantly highlighting high QPR wines so you can get the best value out...

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Tasting For Body

Tasting Notes Podcast - May 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Ok - I know it's been awhile. I actually recorded this episode OVER a year ago but it's been a wild year. I'll update everyone later but for now, I wanna get a couple episodes out that I've been sitting on.  SO On this episode we're gonna talk about body. Our old friend Brian is back as we sam...

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Greg Lambrecht and The Invention of Coravin

Tasting Notes Podcast - May 12, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
How did Greg Lambrecht, the inventor and founder of Coravin, come up with the idea to pierce a cork with a needle? Well turns out that's a really interesting story. Equally interesting and even more hilarious is the "oh right" lesson he learned from the first prototype, which had his 3 year old ...

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We're Off to Burgundy

Tasting Notes Podcast - April 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode I sit down with Scott Bunger from Sweiss group to taste through 2 amazing Burgundy wines.  Amazingly this is the first time we've covered one of the worlds greatest wine regions, so there's tons to talk about. Grab a bottle, tune in and enjoy!

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Single Vineyard Chardonnay, Barolo and Brunello

Tasting Notes Podcast - March 18, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This episode goes deep! My guest is local Chicago Somm Gleshan and he is a wealth of information, which is perfect for all of my questions. We start with a fantastic Lindquist Chardonnay, then move over to Italy for a Principiano Barolo and wrap up with a Celestino Pecci Brunello.  All of these ...

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Rendi, French Wine and Gateway Drugs

Tasting Notes Podcast - February 17, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Ever wish you had a connection in France to help you import some of the best French wines from small exquisite wine makers? Well my guest on this episode is living your dream! Tune in as I sit down with Rendi to talk about 3 of her favorite wines her family imports and distributes all over Illin...

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Knight's Bridge Winery & Derek Baljeu

Tasting Notes Podcast - January 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Alright we are back!! Last fall I sat down with Derek Baljeu of Knight's Bridge Winery to taste and talk about their wines and their winery in Knight's Valley. You can pick up their wines through the Knight's Bridge website and make sure you stay tuned for their new fasillity opening in 2021! h...

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J-Star and Laurent - Perrier

Tasting Notes Podcast - December 16, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
So excited to sit down with Jessica Starry (aka J-Star) to discuss Laurent-Perrier and all things Champagne! J-Star and I dive deep into the Laurent-Perrier story, Laurent-Perrier's involvement in Champagne education, the unique process Laurent-Perrier uses to create two of our favorite Champagn...

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Glou Glou Camp Fire Wines

Tasting Notes Podcast - October 28, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
This week I sit down with Alex Basich, my first true guide on my wine journey. Alex owned the wine shop Noble Grape in Chicago, where I first started digging in, asking questions and exploring new wines.  Alex introduces me to the 'glou glou' wines with 3 wines he loves to drink this time of ye...

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Chasing Harvest with Mike Kush!

Tasting Notes Podcast - October 13, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode I sit down with my first winemaker, Mike Kush of Chasing Harvest. Mike and his family have been 'chasing harvest's' all over the world for more year than they can count and Mike finally put all that knowledge into bottling his own label. In today's episode we sit down and talk ab...

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Adventures in Champagne, Timorasso and Barbaresco

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode of Tasting Notes, we welcome Steve Morgan, wine sommelier and Midwest Regional Sales Manager for The Sorting Table. We start off by discussing our favorite local wine shop, Bottle Up! and why he started Champagne Happy Hour. Then we move right into some of Steve’s favorites: Win...

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Adventures in Champagne, Timorasso and Barbaresco

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode of Tasting Notes, we welcome Steve Morgan, wine sommelier and Midwest Regional Sales Manager for The Sorting Table. We start off by discussing our favorite local wine shop, Bottle Up! and why he started Champagne Happy Hour. Then we move right into some of Steve’s favorites: Win...

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We're Off To Spain!!

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Pack your bags because on this episode special guest, wine educator Madison Varunk and I take a short flight over to Spain to taste some fantastic Spanish wines. We start out with general deep dive on Spain, then things get exciting as we open three unique Spanish bottles, a 2018 Cune Monopole B...

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3 World Rocking Wines

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 16, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
On this episode I sit down with Ryan Baldwin and he absolutely blows my mind with 3 incredible wines. Ryan and I make our way through a 2017 Domaine Denis Race Chablis, a 2017 RIchard Kershaw Pinot Noir and a 2017 Pierre Gaillard Saint Joseph. All three of these wines we picked up from Bottles U...

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Let's Explore Riesling!

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 09, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode Jordon (Dialogue, Santa Monica) and I dive deep into one of his favorite grapes, Riesling! We go into all kinds of rabbit holes from exploring the versatility of the Riesling grape, to matching Rieslings with his favorite albums. Jordon and I start in Austria (Wachau) with the FX...

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Rosé! Not so "Basic"

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
I've always been anti Rosé. I just never considered it a "real" wine, but Brian twisted my arm and I'm glad he did. So much to unpack in these easy drinkers. About The Wines: Producer: Flowers Vintage: 2019 Country: US Region: Cali Coast (sonoma) GRaper: Pinot Noir Color: lighter salmon pi...

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Rose! Not so "Basic"

Tasting Notes Podcast - September 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
I've always been anti Rose. I just never considered it a "real" wine, but Brian twisted my arm and I'm glad he did. So much to unpack in these easy drinkers. About The Wines: Producer: Flowers Vintage: 2019 Country: US Region: Cali Coast (sonoma) GRaper: Pinot Noir Color: lighter salmon pi...

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Albarino, Vermentino and Torrontes

Tasting Notes Podcast - August 19, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Local wine expert Brian Giegerich and I sit down to talk about some of his favorite summer drinkers just as summer winds down. Three wines I've never tried before but really enjoyed. We'll go deep on each of these and a whole host of other topics from tasting to weather patterns. A great way to ...

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Welcome to Tasting Notes! A Wine Tasting Podcast

Tasting Notes Podcast - August 19, 2020 17:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome everyone to the Tasting Notes Podcast! I'm Eric and I'm gonna be your host. Each episode I'm gonna sit down with a wine professional and taste some wine, talk about wine, dissect wine and probably go deep deep down rabbit holes about wine but today is just a quick review of the podcast, ...

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