Exploring the Wine Glass

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Before I get into the podcast, I wanted to let you know that Apple had a podcast update. This caused an issue with the automatic downloads.  If you are not receiving Exploring the Podcast in your “next up” feed, it is because the settings have...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Before I get into the podcast, I wanted to let you know that Apple had a podcast update. This caused an issue with the automatic downloads.  If you are not receiving Exploring the Podcast in your “next up” feed, it is because the settings have...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Before I get into the podcast, I wanted to let you know that Apple had a podcast update. This caused an issue with the automatic downloads.  If you are not receiving Exploring the Podcast in your “next up” feed, it is because the settings have...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Before I get into the podcast, I wanted to let you know that Apple had a podcast update. This caused an issue with the automatic downloads.  If you are not receiving Exploring the Podcast in your “next up” feed, it is because the settings have...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today on the podcast, I enjoyed a riveting conversation with some of my wine friends. In 2023, there were a lot of winery buyouts. It seemed like another smaller brand was being gobbled up by the big players such as Gallo or Treasury. We quest...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  I took a drive to the west side of Paso for this episode.  Just a short drive from the 101 on 46 West, sits Four Lanterns. Owned by Steve and Jackie Gleason. I have interviewed Steve before on the podcast, but this short and sweet interview br...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today we return to Winephabet Street, where the letter of the day is O and it stands for Orange Muscat. Although the origins of Orange Muscat are not guaranteed, it is thought to be from Italy or France. It was once popular, but today it is no...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Merry Christmas!!!! I have the perfect gift for under your tree. Today, I am sharing the conversation between winemakers who have a special place in their hearts for Cabernet Franc. This past December 4th, Cab Franc Day, we got together via Zo...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It's time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Welcome back to Winephabet Street. Today the letter of the day is N and it stands for Nero d’Avola.  Nero d'Avola is synonymous with Sicilian Wine. It is the most notable indigenous grape variety. Although originally produced as a bulk wine, t...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It's time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Happy #CabFrancDay! It is my favorite day of the year! I find it amazing to think that eight years ago, I decided to create a holiday that was dedicated to the best grape varietal there is and today, the holiday is celebrated around the world....

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today I am sharing another webinar I attended. This one was sponsored by Wine Scholar Guild  and discussed the wines of Georgia. The Republic of Georgia is known as the “cradle of wine” and the birthplace of wine. The first wine was made over...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today I am sharing another webinar I attended. This one was sponsored by the Rhone Rangers and discussed North Coast region of California. I hope you enjoy the conversation, and let me know if you have tried any of these wines.  If you listen...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It's time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today I am sharing a webinar I attended about Grandes Pagos de España. If you are a regular listener of the podcast, you know how much I adore Spain and its wines. The Grandes Pagos is equivalent to the Grand Crus in France. After listening, i...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Do you believe it is November already?! 2023 sure has flown by. We just left Merlot Month and tomorrow we wrap up the celebrations with International Merlot Day.   Join me in this light hearted episode with my buddy Nick Berube as we go throug...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Happy Halloween! It is my favorite holiday and my favorite time of year! So today, I am bringing you a best of episode: Haunted Wineries! So grab a glass, and cozy up  by a fire and turn the lights down if you dare!  If you listen to a lot of...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Happy October! You know what that means! All the pumpkin spice you can ever want but more importantly, it is #MerlotMe month! Today I am sitting down with Michael Code, winemaker for Rutherford Hill Winery winery in Rutherford, CA  Rutherford...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Happy October! You know what that means! All the pumpkin spice you can ever want but more importantly, it is #MerlotMe month! Today I am sitting down with Nick Goldschmidt of Goldschmidt Vineyards. Originally from New Zealand, Nick has worked...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, We return to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is “M” and it stands for Malbec! Not just any Malbec, but today we are focusing on Argentine Malbec. I’m honored to have this episode sponsored by the Wines of Argentina. Specia...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, I am sharing a webinar I attended on the Carnuntum wine growing region. The wines come from the area between Vienna and Slovakia.  Named after the Roman military group, Carnuntum gained its DAC status in 2019. Join me as I learn about t...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, we return to downtown Paso Robles Wine District and I am sitting down with Magdalena and Michael Wojcik of The Blending Lab. Their business is a fun way for you to become a winemaker for a day.  When you walk into their tasting room, yo...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, we return to downtown Paso Robles Wine District and I am in Crazy Woman Cellars talking with Chris Bennett. With a name like Crazy Woman, it can be misconstrued, but this is not a derogatory name, instead it is the complete opposite. Th...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, I am excited to share my conversation with Jason Haas of Tablas Creek.  The winery can be said to practically have put sustainable farming on the map. Between Jason’s blog, Instagram Lives, and YouTube channel, there is always something...

It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass!  Today, we return back to downtown Paso Robles and a downtown wine district episode.  It’s a special one too.. As I sit down with Michael Budd of Dracaena Wines. Yep, my hubby and co-owner of our winery. Michael shares why he loves Cabernet Fra...