LiquidStoryteller Project

A long time ago in a place not so far, far away (Frederick, MD!) Cal Gudeman of Frederick Wine House, Maarten Luyckx owner/winemaker Ch Famaey and Nick Materese of Siema Wines sat down to see if they could create a podcast. The result was a wonderful, rambling rant through all of Cha Famaey's delicious wines as well as several tagental derailments into beer, whisky and whatever free form thoughts...

LiquidStoryteller Project: "New" Grapes for 2025 Rachel & Nick met up with a small group of friends at Vasili's Kitchen in Gaithersburg to discuss some of their favorite under the radar or often overlooked grapes, With thousands of grape varieties throughout the world being made into wine, it's very easy to slip into a mode of consistency where we just drink what we know and never stray from t...

With St Valentine's day in the back of our mind, the LiquidStoryteller Project decided to head back to Italy, where the whole holiday first began to manifest itself. Joining Nick Materese of Siema Wines in this episode is Rachel Lipman, winemaker and co-owner of Loew Vineyards, and in her podcast debut Melissa Aellen of Simple Theory and Maryland founding wine family Liganore as we drink through a...

Champagne! The name alone invokes luxury, celebrations, joie de vivre, lifestyles of the rich and famous (admit it, some of you just heard Robin Leech repeat that phrase in your head...) It's a stunning drink but not always beloved; sometimes misunderstood and under appreciated...but not on this night! The LiquidStoryteller was joined by Janet Cam from Les Dames Escoffier,, restauranteur and owner...

Any discussion about Austrian wines in the DC Metro area, must start with a shout out to the one and only Klaus Wittauer and KWSelections. As an Austrian native, he was one of the first to champion Austrian wine in the USA eventually leading him to start his own import company, which has become the gateway for many wine fans, retailers and restauranteurs to explore this area. The LiquidStoryteller...

Malbec: this fantastic French grape hailing from Cahors, enjoyed a meteoric surge in popularity once the drinking public became familiar with the versions hailing from Argentina. In this episode the LiquidStoryteller (Nick Materese) and Rachel Lipman (Winemaker at Loew Vineyards) sit down to offer their takes on this versatile grape. We drink and discuss several different versions and offer our th...

2024 was a great year for wine. Join the LiquidStoryTeller and our panel of past guest as we recount some of our favorite bottles from the 2024!