or this show I ask my friend with Brian Callahan, small vineyard farmer and co-owner of Crux Winery in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma (the Middle Reach though – the warmer part, so they do Rhône varietals) to tell us what a year in a Sonoma vineyard looks like. He takes us through what…
These categories of “better for the earth” wines are technical, tricky, and ever-evolving, so I it was time to do an update! In this show, I do best to break it all down in as simple a way as possible…I cover: ______________________________________ Biodynamic I discuss the main principles of biodynamic agriculture – that the farm…
This is a special re-release of this very relevant and important show on Earth Day. Jason Haas, perhaps the greenest guy in in wine, joins to discuss the challenges the wine industry faces in becoming gentler on the earth. From regenerative agriculture (which is way less woo woo than biodynamics!) to sustainable transport and packaging,…
Tax Day in the US has come and gone. Many of us are getting a refund, so if you have a little extra change, here are some great wines to consider. A few on the list are… I offer descriptions and explanations of each wine in the show. I hope you enjoy and find a…
This week friend, listener, Patron, and wine diva @wineshenanigans and the wine game show @winepardy Monica G. joins totalk with me about wines made by celebrities, aka Celebrity Wines. We run through what they are, how many of them are made and then we discuss specifics. We wrap with our analysis of whether or not…
(plus how barrles are used, reused, and how sustainable they really are)
This week I explore one of my favorite grapes of all time, Fiano! The grape makes some of the most exquisite wines you could imagine — whites with layered complexity, age-ability, and unadulterated deliciousness. I discuss all aspects of the grape: I hope I convince you to try the grape if you haven’t had it…
I welcome to the show my friend Giulio Abrigo of Abrigo Giovanni Azienda Agricola, who focuses on the exquisite Dolcetto in Diano d’Alba in the Barolo zone of Piemonte. Abrigo Giovanni is a small family operation, operating on just 13 ha or 32 acres mainly in Diano d’Alba — the site of the winery and…
In recent years, there has been a lot of buzz around “volcanic wines.” The term makes it sound as if these are wines that are spawned from a volcano, but in reality these are wines that many people believe have special qualities because they grow on volcanic soils. In this show, I define the types…
The Hunter Valley is the OG –– the first place where Australian grape growing took place. For 200 years there has been continuous winegrowing and winemaking among the rolling hills and green valleys, which are peppered with iconic wineries, many of which have been around for more than 100 years. Although other types of wines…
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