Drink Something AMAZING! -A Wine Podcast-

Send a text Bubbles are wasted when saved for a special occasion- but sometimes the price can make drinking champagne feel like it's too expensive to enjoy on just any night! Wouldn't it be nice if there was a bottle just like champagne, but a third the price so you didn't have to feel guilty for popping the cork? Well, surprise surprise surprise!! Christi & Alex have just the t...

Send a text Wine by itself is amazing, but a wine that brings food to life? That is something special! It's rich, red, & Italian! Tuscany has produced some of the world's most amazing wines, but are they still doing anything new, or has everything already been done? This wine hails from a family winery, using centuries old techniques adapted with modern sensibilities, and the wines t...

Send a text It's a Holiday Wine & it is a classic!  This wine is one bottle in millions made each year - it drinks like high quality champagne, it's made through the same exact process, and yet it costs less than $15 a bottle! How can a wine this amazing be produced for a fraction of the cost?  Grab a glass, pop in the earbuds, and join Christi & Alex as they Drink Something Amaz...

Send a text Grown on the side of a volcano, on an island in the heart of the Mediterranean, this wine shows the finesse of elevation, the unique minerality of volcanic soil, and the heart of a culture that has roots extending back hundreds of years. The wine this week is red, deep, rich and as full of history as it is of flavor! Grown by a family who have been raising grapes in the same soil for c...

Send a text Christi & Alex visit a wine that is perfect for the Holiday season. Bursting with berries, touched with earth, hinting at brown baking spices- this is a wine that pairs well with food, drinks well alone, and won't break your wallet! What do they have in their glass today? Come pop in your earbuds, pour a glass, and let's Drink Something Amazing! Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot N...

Send a text Christi & Alex return to their home state with a wine that sings of warmth, good winter cheer, balance & depth.  Grown from several different key vineyards throughout the Columbia Valley, these are grapes that have been shaped by the heat and elevation of some of Washington's finest vineyards. These individual plots are brought together to create an expression of Cabernet...

Send a text What happens when fresh grapes are picked, but not processed? If you are in Rome, the answer might be that these grapes are being laid to rest in wooden crates in their own little home, with gentle, cool breezes sweeping off the hills to slowly, carefully and patiently reduce the water level in them. Once these grapes have lost 30% of their water, they are then pressed & fermented,...

Send a text The mist shrouded hills of northern Italy have given birth to some of the world's most incredible food wines & this wine is part of that proud tradition. What makes this wine exceptional is also how well it drinks by itself! These grapes are grown in a place where the Alps reach down into the Mediterranean, unfolding from snowcapped, razor sharp peaks into rolling hillsides co...

Send a text Christi & Alex are back with a glass full of delicious dark wine from the heights of Andalusia. Join them as they walk through the wine, exploring the sense filling panorama that can only come from the high plains of Campo de Borja, Spain. So pop in the ear buds, pop a bottle and put up your feet! It's time to Drink Something Amazing! 2016 Alto Moncayo Veraton Campo de Borja D...

Send a text Christi & I sat down to record this on the evening when I first read this article. This is my/our response to the New York Times article published on 10.29.2020 revealing the abusive of privilege and authority by multiple Master Sommeliers in the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas. It is not edited for clarity, but rather a raw response to the impact I felt immediately after read...

Send a text This is a fun one! A delicious wine, and a great back story- Join Christi & Alex for another fun glass of wine, a great story and a little education! A wine that started with a passion for French Wine, a memorable dinner in San Francisco, and a little help from Andre. Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Alexander Valley AVA, Sonoma, California 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.7% Merlot, 5.8%...

Send a text Christi & Alex grab a glass of Deep Purple & let the games begin! Mendoza Argentina has been growing wines since the 1540's, but it has only been in the past 20 years that all of their hard work has finally come to be recognized by the international wine community. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Torrontes, Bonardo... so many different grape...

Send a text Some wines aren't meant to be drunk alone, either without food or without friends. No wine exemplifies this more than the wines of Italy, where great food and great wine are part of a rich tapestry extending back thousands of years. Having given that much away, there will be no more hints! Grab a glass & join Christi & Alex as they work through this week's mystery gla...

Send a text A whole new continent! A whole new wine! It's amazing that wine grapes can be grown on six of the seven continents in this world and do pretty well in all of them! (Antartica is giving the wine makers some problems, so maybe global warming isn't all bad!) Join Christi & Alex as they open a brand new continent when the open this brand new bottle! What can it be? No matter...

Send a text Ever been to Sicily? Let me paint you a picture of an island surrounded by the blue water of the Mediterranean, the soaring majesty of Mt. Etna dominating the east, volcanic soils under foot, and the history of humanity written on every overturned pebble. People have been living, loving, fighting and dying on these shores for thousands of years. And for almost every one of those years,...

Send a text We're taking requests! Someone asked for an episode on a wine that they love, so Christi & Alex broke out the wine glasses and are doing a Three Bottle Special! Have a wine you love? Send us a Facebook message or follow us on Instagram! This week it's all about the Ports! Is every Port the same? Do they all taste like cough syrup and candied mouthwash or is there some rea...

Send a text Christi & Alex have something new in their glass and while it IS from Portugal, it is NOT what you would expect! From ancient Roman settlements to a seventh generation family business, what is the connection to Portugal? What does any of this have to do with wine? Grab a glass of something fun, put in the ear buds and let's get to making Wine Fun ! Jose Maria da Fonseca Ripanc...

Send a text This is a first for us! South of France & North of Africa, there is a little known country making amazing wines! (Well, okay... not really "little known" but people don't generally name it in the first three wine growing areas they think of, so close enough!) It's savory, dark and sensational! It's a revelation in the glass! Join us & Drink Something Am...

Send a text Christi & Alex sally into brand new territory! After a wander through the East and South of France, they find themselves over at the Atlantic! What have they discovered with their glasses this time?  The heart of wine inheritance around the world centers in this little river estuary, huddled in South West France. Founded by the Phoenicians, broadened by the Romans, developed by the...

Send a text Christi & Alex fill their glasses and hit the microphones once again! This time it's something golden, delicious and bubbly! Is it Champagne? Nope! Guess again! Listen in as they work through the glass, using the Five S's to suss out the wine! See It Sniff it Sip It Savor It Swallow (or Spit) And then you put the peices together! Bisol "Crede" Prosecco Superiore...

Send a text Christi & Alex visit a wine from Northern Italy! Delicious, rich and made in a unique process, the wine in their glasses comes from around the world to share it's secrets. Listen in as Christi & Alex try to unlock it's mysteries- adding to the challenge is that Christi got a jump start on sampling the wine, so Alex has to play catch up and get her back on track! It&ap...

Send a text DRINK PINK & DRINK WITH PRIDE! Rose has a longer and more noble history than most of us think. Before Champagne was Champagne, their wine was still and pink.  The most common Roman wines were pink. The  wines of the Ancient Greeks? Pink!   So with a nod to history, and deepest respect for the rosy hue of their latest bottle, Christi & Alex open a wine from Provencal and give it...

Send a text Every Couple has to meet Somewhere!  Join Christi & Alex as they taste through one of the first wines they ever shared and find what makes it special!  A little wine, a little personal history, and what-the-heck, a scathing movie revue too!  Pull a cork, (twist off a top!) pour a glass and tune in to SOMM-Thing To Drink About's latest effort! Hitching Post 'Highliner&apos...

Send a text Christi & Alex grab a glass of something wonderfully odd! It's Delicious! It's Delightful! It's SOMM-Thing To Drink About! Making wine fun (and ripping off lyrics again!), Christi & Alex work their way through a mystery wine- this time it's white, spicy, and mysterious! Domaine Zind Humbrecht Gewürztraminer 2015 Alsace AOC, Alsace, France 100% Gewürztraminer...

Send a text Christi & Alex are back! This week they have taken their wine glasses to a whole new location- and they discover that sometimes it's not what you are smelling, but sometimes it is what you are NOT smelling! How do you know the difference between "Old World" and "New World" wines by just the nose? SO MANY QUESTIONS!! They may not get to all the answers, but...