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Wine Talks with Paul K.
Wine Talks with Paul K.
All you knew about wine is about to bust wide open….we are going to talk about what really happens in the wine business and I’m taking no prisoners... I am your host Paul Kalemkiarian and as the 2nd generation owner of the Original Wine of the Month Club, I sold 17,000,000 bottles of wine and tasted somewhere north of 100,000 wines. And what I learned is that wine is about the story; the story can't be that I bought this wine on the internet for 5 bucks. Join me as we peel back the real stories behind the wine you are tasting. How can Groupon sell 12 bottles for $60 and the wines be good? How do you start a winery anyway and lose money? And is a screwcap really better than a cork? Sometimes I have to pick a wine at the store by the label and the price...and I get screwed. Subscribe now and prepare to be enlightened.
June 3, 2022

Pio Cesare is a mainstay of all wines Nebbiolo (and more). Meet Cesare Benvenuto

Pio Cesare is a mainstay of all wines Nebbiolo (and more). Meet Cesare Benvenuto

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

Wine is about the story. And this is one interesting story.

In 1981, my father featured the 1977 Pio Cesare Dolcetto d'Alba. 41 years later, the great nephew of the founder visited with the current line-up from Pio Cesare...and did he get emotional when I presented him with an original copy of my fathers newsletter from 1980.

These an other stories is what separates wine from all other beverages. It is like history in a glass that is waiting to be explored through the senses.

Piemonte in the north west of Italy is rife with history and stories. The famed region, like most Italian wine regions, plays host to local grapes that flourish in various terroir. Each terroir contributes something different to the complexity of the wine.

Pio Cesare is a stalwart of the area and produces some of the most elegant wines in the region.

Join me on a fabulous podcast with great nephew Cesare Benevenuto.