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Program: Vine to Wine
Vine to Wine
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Summer Salads
Today is food and wine pairing day. It is summertime and we are going to talk about some ordinary and exotic salads and of course the wines that go with them.
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New Favorite Wine
Very often on Friday I talk about my new favorite wine. However, today I want to talk about my new favorite wine shop.
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Wine & Veggies
The veggies of summer are abundant and I for one am sick of hearing people say wine doesn’t go with veggies! Let’s Chat!
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Resurgence of Riesling
About this time two years ago the press was all abuzz about the resurgence of Riesling. So what happened?
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Uncommom Wine Flaws
After attending an event and being served a bad wine, I decided we are going to address some wine flaws beyond simple cork taint.
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Memorable Wine Moments
This week begins the final month of Vine to Wine. I am of course disappointed and I will miss all of you. When I mentioned this, a close friend to ask; “What is your most memorable moment in the wine business?”
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Food & Wine: Cucumbers
Today is food and wine pairing day and with summer upon us I want to talk about cucumbers, and the wines they go well with.
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French Translation
A listener writes to ask “We are visiting France soon and we need a quick primer on what is what. We currently select our wines based upon the grape, but you say in France the wine is named for the place it is from.”
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Sustainable Wine Grape Growing
Recently I was asked if I could briefly describe sustainable wine growing. So today in the minute we have together I will try to do just that.
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Fruit Wines
Recently I met a man who makes fruit wine, meaning wine made from fruit other than vinifera grapes, which are the grapes grown specifically to make wine.
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Emila-Romagna
While visiting Emilia-Romagna Italy I was traveling with a white wine lover and summer always reminds of this.
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Food & Wine
Today is food and wine pairing day and we are going to talk about sausages and of course the wines that go with them.
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How to Decant Wine
On today’s program we are going to discuss how to decant a bottle of red wine – assuming you have decided to decant.
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Ripasso
At a local Italian restaurant I ordered a wine called Ripasso. None of my friends had ever heard of it. Today we explore the Italian wine Ripasso.
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Defining Terroir & Malolactic Fermentation
On today’s program, we are going to define a couple of misunderstood wine terms.
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Getting Ready for the Weekend
I love the weekend, but I hate grocery shopping on the weekend. Today we’re going to talk about planning ahead for weekend wining and dining.
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F&W: Herbs to Wines
Today is Food and wine pairing day and we are going to explore some of our favorite wines and the herbs that seem to go with them.
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Take Time to Smell
Today we are going to discuss really smelling a glass of wine.
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Allergy Season
On today’s program we will be addressing the connection between your Spring allergies and wine.
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Aroma VS Bouquet
Are you confused about the difference between the terms aroma and bouquet when describing a wine? - on today’s program we will describe the differences.
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New Favorite Wine
Recently I had a really nice vineyard designated Syrah from one of my favorite Washington producers Thurston Wolfe and on today’s program I want to tell you all about it.
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Food & Wine
Recently I was creating a shrimp dish and I thought maybe I would play around with the basic ingredients in the sauce and see how it evolved.
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What's Going On in the Winery
I sometimes drop in to visit folks at my favorite wineries and see what’s going on today I’ll let you in on some behind the scenes observations.
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Spring Wines
Today I want to talk about white wines to serve in the spring. Spring is in the air and it is finally warm outside!
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Website
Every so often I come across some really clever wine websites that I enjoy.
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Wine & Cheese
We are all aware that Cheese and Wine, seem to be a time honored tradition. On today’s program I want to share some of my favorite cheese and wine combinations.
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Wine & Soup
We’ve all heard that wine is difficult to pair with soup or salad. But I can’t disagree more. As when pairing wine with any food, the wine should compliment the flavor and style of the soup.
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Port
A friend of mine said he really enjoys port wine. But he wasn’t certain what kind of wine it was. On today’s program we’ll explain how port is related to wine.
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How long should wine be aged?
The question always arises; how long should I age this wine? On today’s program we’re continuing to address collecting wines.
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Relying on quality due to age
Last week we spent a few programs discussing aging wines. But assuming a wine is going to be very good just because it is older could be risky.
