Betty Notto

About Betty Notto

Betty Notto is a wine lover based in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. She is the co-creator and co-host of Weekly Wine Show Podcast and certified in Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2. Find her out in the interwebs via Twitter and Instagram @weeklywineshow @bettynotto

Columbia Valley is a special place. It sits in the same latitude as Burgundy but the terrior […]

Ep 046 – Columbia Valley

18 Jan, 2017 tagged Ancient Lakes / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Columbia Valley / Gewürztraminer / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine / Riesling / Sparkling Wine / White Wine / Yakima Valley

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is not just an obscure wine from a tiny part of Italy. It’s the second […]

Ep 045 – Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

11 Jan, 2017 tagged Abruzzo / Dry wines / Italy / Montepulciano / Montepulciano d'Abruzzo / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine

Happy New Year!!! As I write this, it’s five degrees in Minnesota. Yep, it’s freezing and I […]

Ep 044 – Winter Whites From Southern Rhone

4 Jan, 2017 tagged Blends / Costières de Nîmes / Côtes du Rhône / Dry wines / France / Grenache Blanc / Marsanne / Podcast Episodes / Rhône / Roussanne / White Wine

We launch our podcast in early 2016 and it have been a crazy year. We’ve learned a […]

Ep 043 – 16 Favorites of 2016

28 Dec, 2016 tagged Alicante DO / California / California / Cava / Columbia Valley / Dry wines / Gewürztraminer / Lodi / Monastrell / Petite Sirah / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine / Spain / Sparkling Wine / White Wine

Port is the most famous wine from Portugal. It’s a sweet, rich, and delicious fortified wine that is […]

Ep 042 – Port

21 Dec, 2016 tagged Dessert wine / Douro / Fortified Wine / Podcast Episodes / Port / Portugal

We love sparkling wines… Why is sparkling wine so awesome? Well it pairs with just about […]

Ep 041 – Sparkle Time!!!

14 Dec, 2016 tagged American sparkling wines / Blanc de Blancs / Burgundy / California / California / Cava / Champagne / Chardonnay / Dry wines / France / Glera / Italy / Moscato d’Asti / Pinot Noir / Podcast Episodes / Prosecco / Rosé / Spain / Sparkling Wine / sweet wines

If you haven’t heard of the barbera grape, don’t feel bad because neither had I until recently. Barbera […]

Ep 040 – Barbera and Piedmont

7 Dec, 2016 tagged Barbera / Barbera d'Alba / Barbera d'Asti / Italy / Piedmont / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine

Since Bordeaux is the largest wine region in France and there is so much history to this […]

Ep 039 – Bordeaux Reds and the 1855 Classé

30 Nov, 2016 tagged Bordeaux / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Dry wines / France / Merlot / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine

It’s taken us a while to get to Bordeaux. To be honest, we knew it was going […]

Ep 038 – Bordeaux and Aquitaine

23 Nov, 2016 tagged Bordeaux / Dry wines / France / Podcast Episodes / Sauvignon Blanc / White Bordeaux / White Wine