Wine 101

In this episode, Matt Steel Director, of Central Coast Winemaking at Gallo comes on the pod to help wrap our heads around this vast winemaking region Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I talk with Kyle Pallischeck, Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Alliance about everything wine in the Finger Lakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Santa Barabara is a county, a city, and a wine region. It can be a little confusing to wrap your head around so in the this episode we breakdown the geography and what grapes are thriving there so it's easier to enjoy these awesome winnes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with husband and wife winemaking team Erin and Sandy of Dogwood and Thistle about the Mendocino AVA and get a snapshot of all the excitement going on there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have so many regions of wine in the US. Just in California alone, it can be overwhelming. So I want to shine a light on great wine being made outside the more popular AVAs. Here I chat with Stuart Spencer, Lodi winemaker, grape grower, and executive director of Lodi Wines to get a well rounded idea of this wine zone. Get ready to book flights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

This episode is the first of the six-part series where we explore American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) that may not be as understood as they should be. We'll start with Temecula Valley where I talk to Devon Parr about this AVA, what’s going on there, how it all happened, and what the future looks like. Thanks, Devin for chatting with me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most northerly wine region in Italy has some fantastic native varieties that make very expressive wines that are here on our market but flying under the radar. Let's shine a light, shall we? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Keith has a chat with Pietro Ratti, the son of Renato Ratti who was responsible for isolating Barolo Terroir. Pietro is carrying on this legacy and talked with Keith about the family history, the Nebbiolo grape, and the importance of a sense of place in Barolo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nebbiolo expresses itself in different forms as it is planted further and further outside Barolo and Barbaresco. In this episode, we take about all of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is so much going on with wine in Le Marche that it doesn't make sense that thew region hasn't popped off on our market. Buckle up cuz we need to talk about this eastern Italian region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the way down south in the arch of the foot of the boot, Italy lies a mountainous region. It doesn't make a lot of wine but what it does make is incredible. Let's break down Basilicata and it's famous wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smack, in the middle of Italy is Umbria. Often overshadowed by its neighbor Tuscany there are some great things happening here. We'll break the region down and talk about what you can find on the US market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abruzzo is a world of its own. In this episode, we break down the region and its amazing geography, its wine regions and it's very unique native varieties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we answer some of your burning wine questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The arid mountainous region of Priorat has a long history of wine but it's not until modern times that things get interesting. In this episode we walk you through the story and the wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we break down the wine tradition of the fortified wines of the Island of Madiera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we break down the Sherry wine style and its various names as well as some geography and brief history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we go into "Green Spain" and experience Spanish wines that are not made from the familiar varieties we are used to from this wine country. El Bierzo is has a personality all its own Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are in Spain! In this episode, we break down Rioja's neighbor to the west where Tempranillo takes on a whole new personality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head south to the foothills of the Pyrenees to dive into the wines of Roussillon. Often attached to the Languedoc region this wine zone has a personality of its own. We'll do little history and break down the region down Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we dive into the cold wine region in France and neighbor to Burgundy, the Jura. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we dive a bit deeper into Chinion with some soil specificity to help you find the style you are looking for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I bring in VinePair's Managing Editor and host of the Cocktail College podcast Tim McKirdy to talk everything Cognac Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

in this episode we go all the way too the North eastern corner of France to Alsace where white wine is the main focus and with grapes not seen too often in the country. Also it’s a complicated zone, we break it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we dive into the French winemaking region called South West France. THere are so many appellations here but only a few, for now, make it to our market. We cover the region and what we will see on our shelves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.