Podcasts

The Culture, the Business, and the Past, Present, & Future of Irpinia, Campania

The terroir, the excellent wines, & the lack of opportunity for young winemakers

With Drew Perry of Leading Wineries Good Harbor Vineyards & Aurora Cellars

Agathe Bellanger from joins to discuss the Chardonnay-centric Côte de Sézanne, the role of growers and smaller co-ops, the terroir of this small sub-region, and the beautiful wines her group makes. I LOVE these wines, which focus on longer lees…

Campania was one of the most famous wine regions of antiquity. The pedigree of Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico are well documented in literature of the time (including Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historius)! These wines have a legacy of cultivation for…

When we were on our last day of the Patron trip in Tuscany, we had our final dinner in Bolgheri at a fairly new winery, . This farm is owned by a family that was as kind as they could be. It was everything you could hope for when visiting an Italian…

First, if you haven’t checked out my new site – shout out to Polly Hammond, my dear friend and a complete rockstar at !   This time, we decided to do this show as a good set up for next week’s show with Stefania Fuselli, one of the sisters…

Jeff Clarke has been a winemaker in Marlborough New Zealand for decades, starting at one of the companies that pioneered the Sauvignon Blanc of the region, Montana Wines. Jeff is an award-winning, world famous winemaker who is now at in the Awatere…

You’ll be able to tell how much I loved Campania/Irpinia by how  enthusiastic I am in the show. If you don’t know the wines of this underrated region, you need to begin your exploration immediately. Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico make some of…

This show is a recap of a the recent trip through Tuscany that my travel partner, Tourissimo, and I organized for a group of 19 Patrons (join Patreon so you can make the next one!). We go through the major DOCGs/DOCs we visited and I share some…