Episodes

The women in wine movement is in full swing. The influx of women to the various enology schools throughout the world is prolific. But Susana Balbo had to forge her own way. Not only is Argentina a patriarchal society, the wine industry was that much...

You should hear his reaction when I mentioned the tasting glass we use at the Wine of the Month Club! Riedel, The Wine Glass Company, is synergistic with fine wine and the proper glassware to enhance the experience.  Wine is experiential and the...

The kind of story you only read about; when she started receiving  more emails regarding her passion (wine) than her job, the clues were obvious: Quite your day job. Georgie Jenn taught me a new term; drink out of your comfort zone. I supposed...

Crazy good conversation about Paso Robles.

Learn about the world of wine influencers; it is fascinating.  Listen as we peel path this unusual path to the wine world with a stop in Chemical Engineering, soft drink sales and mechanical apparatus design. Georgia is eloquent and articulate as...

Obvious wines was founded on, well, some obvious principles.  Selling and labeling wines by their character seems like an obvious idea...but it had not been done. Enter Brice Baillie, a native of Champagne, France with the idea to source great...

Though I was unaware of the sales milestone Chile's Concha y Toro winery attained, the conversation I had with winemaker Isabel Mitarakis was thoroughly fascinating. You will learn the extraordinary history of the famed winery and the path to becoming...

Buscado Vivo O Muerto makes serious wine in Argentina. You will learn the story direct from the ex-pats mouth! Jeff Mausbach fell in love with his now Argentine wife and ran back to Argentina and found his passion for wine. These are the most...

Rosé is the mainstay wine in the Cotes de Provence; more accurately on the Saint Tropez peninsula. I learned something new about Rosé and the crazy differences that can be derived from various vinification methods.     Family owned and...

The grape of Austria if Gruner Veltliner. A noble white grape that can produce crisp sparkling wine and botrytis dessert wine and everything in-between.  The primary growing region of this noble grape is Austria and it is grown around such famed...

This is a fascinating converstaion.

Sicilian wines are a regular fascination of mine. Though a small island, the variety of terroir and grapes is vast and the indigenous grapes there are unique. When you taste the wines of Cantine Ermes, you are taken to the island. And that is the...

Why are wineries taken during the war? The Germans invaded France and held up in Bordeaux and other places. The Romans did the same. And in modern history, Azerbaijan did it to Armenia. History repeats itself. This is the second story we have heard on...

Lake County is an important part of the California wine legacy. Pietro Buttitta will teach you the nuances of the area and charm you with his character. A chef, winemaker and promoter, Pietro does what it takes to make premium wine in a premium wine...

Crazy good wine from Sardinia and neighboring island, Gallura.

Wine in itself represents history. And wine from the caucus states have had wine for 1000’s of years…and Bulgaria is no exception. I taste 100’s of wine each month and I went back to see how many Bulgarian wines I had tasted since I started...

David Stephan teaches us about Burgundy and Louis Jadot.

Sicily is a very important part of the Italian wine trade.

IN 1981, Paul K Sr. featured a wine from Pio Cesare. They were back in the office in 2022!

The Albert Bichot winery in Beaune France dates back to the 13th Century. I would consider that a fair amount of experience  in what one might consider the most coveted wine region in the world.  Burgundy is complicated on the surface. It...

Correct me if I am wrong, but Enzo is the Gene Wilder of Piemonte.

When he started speaking on the Napa royalty he knew, I knew this was a crazy conversation.

I have spoken to many, many proprietors. Not many as interesting at Nicole.

Once in awhile, I call Ed in for a few laughs and catch up.