Cork Taint

We drank Dominique Piron Beaujolais Morgon Cote du Py and Jean Loron Xavier et Nicolas Barbet Vieilles Vignes Moulin-à-Vent. Both of them are delicious. I don't even know why I bother writing these episode descriptions I never really say anything worthwhile.

We started out thinking it would be an episode about Gewurztraminer but then ended up not really liking the wines and decided to do Loire valley Cab Franc instead. It was a good decision. Also we finally establish our tone/mentality for the podcast

I forget what we talk about in this one but it's along the same lines of the last one

We thought we were going to talk about dolcetto but ended up having a really solid and interesting conversation about foundational wine knowledge. Featuring out FIRST EVER GUEST: the sage Ian of the Ian Mills Podcast. Went kinda long so we're gonna release the second half of the conversation next week.

We take a week off from drinking and talk mostly about how the three-tier system is used to screw over producers AND consumers.  Just another way of sucking the life out of working people. Anyway, enjoy.

We drank some sparkling from Domaine Carneros and Bernard Fouquet in Vouvray

We drink German and Austrian Pinot Noir  (locally known as Spatburgunder and Blauburgunder respectively) which is very good. Weingut Brundlmayer 2011 pinot noir reserve and Koehler-Ruprecht 2017 Kabinett Trocken

We drink some delicious chenin blanc chateau du hureau argile domaine des baumard SAVENNIÈRES yummy

Nebbiolo is delicious We drank PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO NEBBIOLO LANGHE and Pierro Benevelli 'Ravera' Barolo

We talk about french Sauvignon Blanc, a pouilly fume and a sancerre

Eh I don't really feel like writing the names of the wines down right now. 

2017 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel Delicious 

We drink some Alsatian stuff and talk about it. Sorry we sound so tired on this one. We were

2018 Mollydooker Shiraz Blue Eyed Boy 2017 Paxton Vineyards AAA Shiraz Grenache

2010 Carlos Serres Gran Reserva 2014 Marques de Riscal Rioja Reserva

2018 Dr. Loosen Red Slate Dry Riesling  2017 Ovum Off the Grid Riesling  2018 Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Kabinett Feinherb Riesling

2016 Domaine Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Rouge les Champauvins  2016 Château de Montfaucon “Baron Louis” Lirac

It does.

2015 The Eyrie Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir  2016 Anthill Farms Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir  2015 Philippe Livera Cote de Nuits Village

2017 Patrick Piuze Chablis ‘Plateau de la Cornasse’  2018 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon-Villages  2016 Copain Les Voisins Chardonnay