Disgorgeous

It's the boys' harvest season and holy heck is it starting with a bang. Please welcome Megan Bell of Margins to discuss the economics of winemaking, what rosé means and how to make wine when you can't necessarily afford wine.  Megan's wines are incredible, but more importantly, she has so much to say about this silly little industry. Please buy your favorite winemakers' wi...

Welcome to Flawless, a podcast about faults in wine and the humans who make and consume it, presented by Disgorgeous! Series 1 features Kenneth Crum and Miguel de Leon talking about what's BUSSIN, or DISCUSSIN what's going on with the flaws in the bottles that they're drinking.  IN THIS EPISODE: S01E01 Daniel Yeom, beverage director at Loring Place, discusses the nuances of brettano...

The boys are joined by Steven Ventura from Dirty Bacchus to discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the difference between Cher and Stevie Nicks and the fictional nation of Latveria. This is our first outdoor episode and it's really fucking romantic. Let him pick you out some wine soon. ////LIST//// Petr Koráb, Orange on Leaves Pet-Nat, 2020 // Benjamin Zidarich, Vitovska, 'Kamen,' 20...

What is a co-ferment? The boys dig deep into the phenomenon. This was an unusually delicious episode and also, sort of a thinker. Drink a lot more fruit wine, stop believing in categories and get ready for a v weird future. ////LIST//// Fable Farm Fermentory , 'Leo,' 2019 // Revel Ciders,  'Dressed up to Party'// Greenpoint Cidery, 'We're Laughing'// Left Bank, &...

Holy shit this was some of the most fun wine we've had all year. Damn Burgenland what's up?? It's a solo episode and the boys talk about Covid and drink good wine.  What's not to like? ////LIST//// Lichtenberger-Gonzales, Burgenland Welshriesling, 'Tres Quartos,' 2018// Koppitch, Burgenland, 'Rozsa,' 2020 // Rennasisters, Burgenland Zweigelt, 2017 // Joiseph...

The boys are joined by the Austrian whisperer, Robin Pohlman of Wine Workshop to discuss the weirdo lunatic fringe of Lower Austria, theology and how to be cool with aromatic whites. Yeah, we fucking laughed. Yeah we cried. Yeah we learned.  You're in the right place you weirdo. ////LIST//// Martin and Anna Arndorfer, Chardonnay / Nueburger, 'Die Lidenschaft,' 2017// Weingut Schodl,...

The boys are joined by sommelier extraordinaire Kenneth Crum to discuss Richard the Lionhearted, and, I guess, by extension, the DAC wines of Niederösterreich. It’s a heavy hitter episode as the boys try to pronounce a lot of valleys and castles and come to terms with a region that arguably led the charge for rebirth of Austrian winemaking post Antifreezegate.  If you’re desperate for more Kenneth...

Amanda. Smeltz.  Styria. NO RULES. LETS GO!!!! ////LIST//// Strohmeir, Schilcher Frizzante, NV // Weingut Maria & Sepp Muster, Steirerland, 'Rose vom opok,' 2019// Weingut Werlitsch, Steiermark, 'Ex Vero II,' 2013// Andreas Tscheppe, SteiermarkGelber Muskateller, 'Butterfly,' 2018//// Support the show

It’s the first episode of our new season and holy shit are we excited to talk about Vienna, a city we have clearly never been to, and also a v small and weird little wine appellation. If you haven’t seen ‘Amadeus,’ maybe don’t listen to this episode. If we mispronounced something that’s praxis. Holy shit we love Austrian wines. ////List//// Jutta Ambrositch, ‘Rakate,’ 2020// Zahel, Vienna Riesling...

Listen kids. This sort of content is normally only available for the Patreons, but like, we wanted to make sure our proud beer sponsors, ABC Beer Co and the Referend Bier Blendery get some love. Go drink at ABC and say hi to Zach, who is too cute to be allowed, and for the love of God get some stuff from the Referend before they become too famous and cool for us all they are incredible at making b...

The boys are joined by the wonderful Chris Christensen from Bodkin and Where's Linus, to discuss "terroir," "what's bothering Duck," and Sauvignon Blanc being good actually.  This is a madhouse episode,  please be prepared to get weird. Please buy Chris' wines, we love them (also the Gewurtztraminer Duck drank 2 days later was UNREAL.) ////LIST//// Bodkin, North...

The boys are joined by Jamal Rayyis to discuss the limits of terroir at the Finger Lakes Excursion Riesling Festival in July 2021. This is a live recording, and we thought it was the best. Please seek out and drink more wines from the Finger Lakes and please keep asking questions about wine. //// LIST//// Set #1 "Australian Style" 2019 Pikes Traditionale  2015 KJR Dry Riesling 2014 Forlo...

The boys welcome Jon Bonné to discuss his upcoming book, The New French Wine. You should all absolutely be prepared to buy it, because if you don't we'll buy every copy with our patreon money. ////LIST//// Domaine La Bancale, VDF, 'Chair Blanche Marnes Noires,' 2019 // Domaine des Ardoisieres, IGP vin des Allobroges, 'Silece,' 2020// Chateau Massereau, Bordeaux Superi...

First episode in our new office ft Patrick Cappiello and Miguel de Leon. Extremely interesting and holy shit good wine. I’m at Kevin’s house rn and I can’t do a good bio I’ll fix this tomorrow ok? ////list//// La roche Blanche, vdf Blanc,  ‘Sauvignon no.2,’ 2014// Dard & Ribo, crozes hermitages, ‘Les Rouges des battes,’ 2018//// Support the show

It's an EARNEST EPISODE despite their best efforts as the boys are joined by Andrew Yandell of Good Juice Club to discuss organic farming. If you're one of the mean wine meme accounts influenced by us, you can't make fun of us for believing in something, sorry nerds. Go and buy wine from Andrew's stellar wine club - it's basically the bomb. ////LIST//// Clemens Busch, Mose...

The boys are joined by Broken Arms games to discuss their absolutely delightful winemaking simulation, 100 Days. Buy it on Stadia or Steam right now, and everywhere else hopefully this fall! Sorry we all sounded sweaty it was very hot and we chose nebbiolo. ////LIST//// Giulia Negri, Langhe Nebbiolo, 'Pian delle mole,' 2018//// Support the show

Duck's on vacation so Kevin is gonna attempt to describe this one. It's our final episode of Loire-dew Valley, and we've got a heady episode to go out on. Our son Jesse Shappell is in person for this most-expensive episode. We discuss pyrazines, the ephemeral experience of wine made for its own sake , and the unbearable lightness of clos rougeard.  Patreon dot com regular slash disg...

Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here. Meatball is here.  check out the children's atlas of wine on the internet. ////LIST//// Jeremy Quastana, VDF Cot,  'Cot Lectif, '2019 // Grange Tiphaine, Cot Vieilles Vignes, 2017// Domai...

The boys re-step into the ring with Christy Frank but this time they are allowed to swear. I don't think we made the obvious jokes re: Pineau d'aunis, but duh, we were thinking them. The wines fucking rip and we weren't expecting that, which is a really pleasant surprise. You should probably go get some if you get a chance.  Thank you to all our new patreons. Also, uh, this is the f...

There is no nice way to say it: this is the grumpiest Duck has been on the pod, ever, so sorry.  Kevin, luckily, steers the ship of state with aplomb and the boys welcom Luke Allen Wylde of Statera Cellers and Lares Wines to discuss bubble techniques, technical winemaking, and how shitty it must be to have losers drink your wines. Support Luke at all costs: buy the damn wines. Love your winemakers...

I swear to god, it's becoming more and more clear we only have seen like 3 movies. The boys are joined by Lauren Friel,  owner of Rebel Rebel,  Wild Child, and Hello Dear Annie, to discuss Romorantin, which, as we all can agree, is a grape that we have done enough research on to have thoughts.  It was a silly delight.  ////LIST//// Francois Cazin, Cour Cheverny Blanc, 2019 // Clos de Tue-Boeu...

Park that car Drop that phone Sleep on the floor Dream about Chenin  ////List//// Francois St Lo, VDF Chenin, 'Les Pouches,' 2017 Benoit Courault, Anjou, 'Gilsbourg' 2018  Support the show

The boys are joined by the world's favorite sommelier, Miguel de Leon, to discuss Sancerre again -- but this time, it's the good kind. Forget sauv blanc, baby, we're talking pinot noir, and honey, these wines whip.  Huge insane people energy episode, but frankly, if you're not going to get weird about pinot noir on limestone, what are you doing talking about wine? Please suppor...

The boys have started another season, and this one is a doozy: welcome to the Loire. It's their first in person episode in over a year, so you know there's gonna be a LOT of social anxiety. Luckily, they are talking about grolleau, which is fun and delicious and cool, but probably doesn't need the same attention as, like, chenin (do not dm me about this). Patreon, plz, for full list...

The boys talk Massachusetts rivalries, sports, and wine distribution nitty gritty with Sam Decker of Wine and Peace. Wine and Peace, the self - described "Etsy of Wine," is probably going to be the thing that destroys your boys' careers, so this is a little bittersweet.  Seriously, these guys are wonderful people to buy wine from, and anything that gets winemakers a little more mone...