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 Rhone4 Jan, 2017 tagged Blends / Costières de Nîmes / Côtes du Rhône / Dry wines / France / Grenache Blanc / Marsanne / Podcast Episodes / Rhône / Roussanne / White Wine
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
Since Bordeaux is the largest wine region in France and there is so much history to this […] Ep 039 – Bordeaux Reds and the 1855 Classé30 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 Aquitaine23 Nov, 2016 tagged Bordeaux / Dry wines / France / Podcast Episodes / Sauvignon Blanc / White Bordeaux / White Wine
Poor Merlot, it’s like the middle child. It’s overlooked and unappreciated but it’s a really important part of the […] Ep 033 – The Merlot Down19 Oct, 2016 tagged Bordeaux / California / France / Merlot / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine / Sonoma
This week’s episodes is all about Cab Franc! Cabernet Franc is one of the parent grapes of Cabernet […] Ep 032 – Let’s Be Franc!12 Oct, 2016 tagged Cabernet Franc / Chinon / France / Loire / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine
Honestly it’s difficult for me to find a wine over $25 that I’m willing to purchase. People assume […] Weekly Wine Sip – Bonpas Chateauneuf-du-Pape6 Oct, 2016 tagged Chateauneuf-du-Pape / Cinsault / France / Garnacha/Garnache / Mourvèdre / Red Wine / Rhône / Syrah / Weekly Wine Sip
I suck at pronouncing French words and phrases. I took two and a half year of french in […] Ep 031 – Côtes du Rhône5 Oct, 2016 tagged Blend / Côtes du Rhône / France / Garnacha/Garnache / Mourvèdre / Red Wine / Rhône / Syrah
Most of the wines we drink these days are research for the podcast. Not that I’m complaining, but […] Ep 030 – Four Wines28 Sep, 2016 tagged California / Columbia Valley / France / Germany / Gewürztraminer / Lake County AVA / Languedoc / Mosel / Petite Sirah / Pinot Noir / Podcast Episodes / Red Wine / Riesling / Sparkling Wine / White Wine