A Northern Wine Odyssey

Brittany Gibson, Executive Director of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, joins host Paul Brady on A Northern Wine Odyssey to talk about a few Seneca Lake wineries who scored big at the New York Classic Competition, and about how you can use wine trails as a resource to help plan your New York wine country trip.

Talking "Nouveau" (like "Beaujolais Nouveau" but made in NY) with Finger Lakes' winemakers Lynne Fahy (Keuka Spring Vineyards) and Nathan Kendell (Nathan K Wines and Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars). Does the "Nouveau" marketing muscle have a future in NY? We think it does.

In this special Valentine's Day episode, friend and fellow sommelier Isabella Fitzgerald joins me as co-host for a chat with the best selling romance author Melanie Harlow, for a conversation on Michigan wine country as a setting in romance fiction.

Ode To The Catawba Grape!  In this episode, I speak with my friend Christy Frank who shares the story of her beginnings in wine (most useful content!) and we realize that there may need to be a part two to this Catawba story...

So you've got your home bar up and running and you're shaking drinks like it's 2021 -- oh wait, it is! And dry January is over!  In this episode host Paul Brady and sommelier and bartender Jad Kamal rap about how to take your home bartending skills to the next level: when to shake; when to stir; what's already in your pantry that can also be in your drinks; and more...

In this episode, I speak with Miguel de Leon, Beverage Director and General Manager of Pinch Chinese, in Manhattan New York. We get into the sommelier profession and how it existed in the pre-2008 recession, how it bounced back, and how the future might look for wine professionals and consumers in restaurants.

In week's episode,  I spoke to my friend and former colleague from the trenches of New York City wine bars, Sagan Schultz. Sagan is a medical doctor and has an MBA both from NYU. He’s also a sommelier, certified nutritionist, and personal trainer – perfect for the subject of dry January, and health and wellness in the wine industry in general. This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (h...

In this episode of his Northern Wine Odyssey podcast, host Paul Brady talks to his friend Amber Rill, who is the assistant beverage director at Corkbuzz Wine Studio in Manhattan NY, where she also oversees consumer and private wine classes. Corkbuzz is an amazing venue for wine education, and recently Amber and I were able to join a seminar on New York wines moderated by Kevin Zraly, who is the au...

We’re back on the subject of going after jobs in the wine industry this week, with our guest New York City-based sommelier-turned-full-time writer, Courtney Schiessl. Courtney has been published in SevenFifty Daily, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Forbes.com, The SOMM Journal, The Tasting Panel Magazine, Beverage Media, Wine-Searcher.com, ESPN, and more.  This chat sincerely inspired me, as I real...

For this episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey, we say goodbye to one of the great New York City jazz clubs, The Jazz Standard, which had a fantastic program for domestic wines including those from New York and my home state of Michigan.  Guests: Grant Gardner, sommelier and longtime manager of the club, and jazz saxophonist and a frequent performer at the club, Jon Irabagon. This podcast is pr...

For this episode of "Press Fraction" Lenn Thompson provides a short introduction and then you can hear the audio replay of a virtual tasting he hosted for the New York Wine & Grape Foundation on sparkling wines.  The full video is also available -- along with a lot of other seminars -- on the NYWGF's YouTube Channel .  This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkrep...

For this episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey podcast, Cork Report contributor Paul Brady speaks with Gina Shay who works in Business Development at Tonnellerie Cadus oak barrels and serves as the Vice President of the Michigan Wine Collaborative, on the subject of going after jobs in the wine industry. This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)

For the debut episode of the Nothern Wine Odyssey podcast, Cork Report contributor Paul Brady speaks to Beverage Journalist and Washington State Wine Commission Director of Marketing David Flaherty on the subject of "the opening process," as Brady works to open a New York heavy wine shop and bar in Beacon, NY. This podcast is presented by Cork Report Media (http://thecorkreport.us/)

In this second, not-all-that-controversial MOaF (my opinion as fact) episode, I talk about how you can help your local wineries right now and help announce the first-ever "Open That Bottle of Local Wine Night." A real episode is coming. I promise. 

Episode 1 of season 1 of the new "More Than Drinkable" podcast is coming soon. Seriously. In the meantime, I'm going to record some shorter-form episodes to share some news and opinions – and frankly to practice audio editing.  Welcome to the first edition of MOaF – My Opinion as Fact – where I share an opinion as though it's 100% true. Which it is. 

Will the third time be a charm? Lenn Thompson ( thecorkreport.us ) wants to give podcasting another shot.  In this episode – really a preview of the first season of "More Than Drinkable" he briefly discusses his previous podcasting failures, describes the origins of this podcast's name and explains how he's going to approach it going forward. Not much wine talk on this one, but that's coming...

No guests or even co-hosts for this episode. It's just Lenn talking about his experience judging at this year's New York Wine Classic, a quick visit to Forge Cellars beforehand and then a couple other podcasts to check out that have some great East Coast wine stuff going on. As always, we're sponsored by our friends at http://petraeaplus.com who want you to rethink your oak.

This week's episode is just Lenn interviewing Liten Buffel winemaker and co-owner Zack Klug. Zack is a natural wine guy -- but not one of those annoying dogmatic types. He makes his wines his way, but he doesn't expect everyone to do what he does. Check out the episode to learn about something unique that Zack considers a manipulation, what he's doing up on the Niagara Escarpment and why he values...

The podcast is back as Lenn and Carlo record their first episode together. They talk about whether or not wine regions should push "signature varieties," talk about a lawsuit in Minnesota wine country, and NIMBYism in Indiana where a new winery may not be happening. We apologize for Carlo's awful sound quality. That's what happens with one of your co-hosts is a Luddite. ENJOY! Music by: www.bensou...

The new version of The Cork Report Podcast should be ready in the next two weeks. In the meantime, we thought you might want to check out the one real episode Lenn recorded as a solo podcaster a couple years ago. In it, he interviewed Regan Meador from Southold Farm + Cellar. Through the course of their conversation, they cover everything from opening weekend in the SF+C tasting room, Rex Farr's o...

Host Lenn Thompson doesn't have a guest this week. Instead, he talks about some of the podcasts that have inspired him and what he hopes his podcast becomes over time. Shout out to Anthony Ianni for the theme song "First Fall" and to PJ Sedgwick for the killer logo artwork.