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Sip, share, shape our podcast! Let’s get down and dirty and talk about terroir, in particular soil.  Terroir is a word tossed around flippantly in the wine world without much explanation.  Simply put, it is a reference to the “sense of place” where grapevines grow.  This can include location, weather, altitude, rainfall, fog, proximity to water, angle to the sun or aspect, and many other elements,...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! In the middle o the harvest shuffle, we were thrilled to have a chat with Russell!  Russell Bevan that is.  Winemaker for Bevan Cellars, PerUs, Adversity and many more, Russell is known for signature styles within each brand.  And not just any wine, 100+ wines are nothing new to this winemaker having scored around 30 so far in his career.  As our series on all of the...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! We used to think all wine was made in Stainless Steel tanks or oak barrels.  Wrong!  Wine can be fermented in 7 primary vessels.  Yes, stainless steel tanks and oak barrels are two, however, clay amphora, demijohns, wood tanks, plastic tanks / buckets and concrete (yes concrete!) vessels round out the other prominent ones!  Why are there so many different options? Tu...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Hello and welcome to Part 2 of our Food and Wine Pairing episodes!  Charisse and Kristi continue to explore food and wine pairings in an unconventional way.  Leveraging training methods from wine certification experts, we break down a few pairing myths and explore three wines against the 5 flavors your tongue identifies - salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami.  With a...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Hello fellow wine lovers!  Join Charisse and Kristi as we explore food and wine pairings in an unconventional way.  Leveraging training methods from wine certification experts, we break down a few pairing myths and explore three wines against the 5 flavors your tongue identifies - salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami.  With a "charcuterie tray" of sugar, sa...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Not every pink wine is treated equally.  Not every pink wine is actually a Rosé.  From the palest ballet pink to the most raucous fuchsia, rosé comes in many styles and colors.  There are also many different ways to make a Rosé. Confused yet?  Listen in as Charisse and Kristi break down Rosé wine making techniques and the difference you’ll get in your glass. From Ble...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! If you know Charisse, you know she’s a bubble girl through and through! We’re not sure she’s ever met a bubble she didn’t like! Her passion has definitely rubbed off on Kristi and what better way to let two bubble girls have fun than to cover all things sparkling! But are all bubbles created equal? Not at all! There are many ways to put those tiny little bubbles of j...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Summer, summer, summer.  Long days, vacations, staycations, friends, family and fun.  Hot days and warm nights call for a style change in your go-to wines.  Rosés and whites reign supreme.  We’re totally on board, but this summer, we’re pouring a few new white wines into our glass and bringing you along for the ride! As two bubble loving wine friends, Kristi’s first...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo.  Tiffany & Co., Tag Heuer, Hublot.  Fenty Beauty (Rihanna), Benefit Cosmetics, Givency Parfums.  Wine. Which of the above does not seem to fit?  If you guessed any of the above, the answer is they all fit!  At least into LVMH’s portfolio of fine fashion, jewelry, perfumes, cosmetics and Wine & Spirit...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! As two women in the wine industry, what better topic for us to tackle than “Women in Wine”?!  Special guests include Lindsey Koch and Benedicte Rhyne who share their passion for wine and how they embraced their natural female skills and talents to make their way in the traditionally male oriented world of wine.  Meet Lindsey:  Lindsey started her career in Fort Worth...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Join Charisse and Kristi as they debunk wine scores.   From the 1855 Bordeaux classification to modern day wine ratings by fellow podcasters, two Somms review the ins and outs of scores and what this means to you as a wine enthusiast.  Never a dull moment with these friends and their ability to translate elevated wine knowledge into nerdy wine tips and savvy wine tri...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! For Somm Women Talk Wine’s (SWTW) introductory podcast, get to know Charisse Henry, the “street smarts service guru” of the equation, and Kristi Mayfield, the “nerd” in the mix.  How did a career aerospace and defense leader and a service professional come together?  WINE!  Of course!  Sharing their passion and pursuing certifications together are just a few of the w...

Sip, share, shape our podcast! Friends and fellow wine “passionistas”, Charisse Henry and Kristi Mayfield, talk all things wine on Somm Women Talk Wine.  Having shared paths in wine certification (Intro CMS and WSET2), but different passions around wine creates a fun, entertaining and educational show.  Kristi’s passion for all things nerdy from vineyard to bottle, coupled with Charisse’s extensiv...