Lori sits down with Dana Hunter, who, thanks to a chance meeting with a distressed wine tasting room manager six years ago, changed his career from being a security guard in Lodi, CA to a wine educator in Napa. We discuss his story and his love of Coors Light and of course play a game…
Welcome to our next installment of #WinephabetStreet. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I will be working our way through the wine world by way of the alphabet. Each month we will take the next letter in the alphabet and learn the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork, unscrew…
There are currently eighteen members in the The Twin Rivers Vintners Association that includes both wineries and breweries. The members are on a mission to prove that the Central Valley is worthy of recognition and should be on your wine radar. I had the privilege to sit down with six winemakers, technically five winemakers and…
An introduction to the different appellation systems in the world of wine. AOC, DOC, AVA. It is like playing the alphabet game you played as a kid but with wine and obviously much more fun! Variety is the spice of life and we have loads of options for you to choose from in order to…
Welcome to our next installment of #WinephabetStreet. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I will be working our way through the wine world by way of the alphabet. Each month we will take the next letter in the alphabet and learn the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork,…
Lori sits down and shares a virtual glass of wine with Christopher Sawyer aka “The Sommelier to the Stars.” We discuss his love of wine, how he changed his career path from being a master DJ to an award winning sommelier and what it’s like to be at the Oscars. As always we end with…
I must admit, I am in love with this idea. I have wanted to do this series for quite some time, but knew I had to partner up with someone before turning it into a reality. When I reached out and Debbie of hvwinegoddess.com said she was interested in teaming up, I immediately knew it…
A Little about Greek Wine: Greece is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world and the first wine-producing territory in Europe. The earliest evidence of Greek wine has been dated to 6,500 years ago where wine was produced on a household or communal basis. A system of appellations was implemented to assure consumers…
What would be your definition of a go-to wine? Is it based on price? What dollar amount would you consider too high to be a go-to wine? How many go-to wines do you have in your cellar/closet/shelf? Click link below to be taken to our podcast homepage. Or use this link to go to iTunes….
