Episode 6: Cozy Winter Reds

We stay on the West coast this week with four rosé wines from the first 2020 releases.  From Washington, Oregon, and California, we will see if the new rosé season is looking good or needs more time.

Today we continue our small tour of Italy with some, possibly, not so well known grape varieties, but all under $20.  Following the boot that is Italy from the knee down to the toe, we find our favorite of the four options. 

Today we were dreaming of being in Italy as we taste our way through some Italian red wines.  We wanted to focus on some of the more affordable options, which honestly could take multiple episodes to do, as Italy has an abundance of them.  Today our focus was on wines from four different regions in both the central and northern areas of Italy including a celebrity wine from a well established musician. 

For todays episode we taste our way around the globe on different Chardonnay styles, from Old World to New World. Find out when Chardonnay shines, and when it falls short.

Now that the holidays are over and the cold, dreary winter weather is in full swing, at least here in the Pacific Northwest, what better subject to discuss than wines to drink for cozy nights by the fire.  We taste four wines in this episode, including our usual featured celebrity wine.  Also, per usual, we go off on a couple tangents about large format wines and Costco.

With the myriad of food options that most families have at their Thanksgiving get togethers, it might be confusing to choose a wine option that will go well with all the different flavors.  Jane and I taste through some of the best options for the big turkey day and try to explain why some wines work, and why some may not.

Today we taste our way through some of the most well known bubbly wine options from Cava, to sparking wine, to prosecco, and of course Champagne. We compare the differences between each of them and what distinguishes one from another, and talk about what it is that makes Champagne so special. Cheers!

Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio are everywhere, but here are some lesser known varietals from around the world that are perfect in the summer, but delicious any time of the year.

In a follow up to our celebrity rosé episode we tried reds from Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher collab with Nocking Point, Dave Matthews, Andrea Bocelli's family vineyards, and Snoop Doggs "collaboration" with 19 Crimes.

This is our inaugural episode that features rosés from Kyle MacLachlan, Brad & Angelina, and the much anticipated summertime drop of Post Malone's brand new foray into wine.