Charme de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2021-My Favorite Sauv Blanc? Loire Valley! I first learned to love Sauvignon Blanc at a Loire Valley Trade Tasting. Every value-priced Sauvignon Blanc tasted like Spring-Time in a bottle. That was years ago and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc took hold and now Sauvignon Blanc is from almost every country. But…
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3 Rein Never Tame Red Blend 2020- A $8 Aldi Bargain Red Don't much about this wine, other than it tastes good. It is a Red Blend (grapes unknown) it is from Aldi and the producer was Precept Wines the largest privately owned wine company in the Northwest. Ok, all that means nothing, so how…
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In this episode, we switch things up & talk spirits! Local spirits! Specifically we chat with Eric McMillan, Brand Ambassador for Wolf Point Distilling in Chicago. We talk about what Wolf Point is & taste through their Jackscrew Vodka, Florence Field Gin, Captain Santa Vapor Infused Moonshine & an extra tasty treat or two as…
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In this episode Quake chats clones, guitars, Alexa, and Chardonnay – the Wente Single Vineyard (Riva Ranch) Chardonnay 2018. Wente is the First Family of Chardonnay, and they’re doing something pretty cool – a virtual wine tasting app for your Amazon Echo or Google Home device. So why should we tell you all about this…
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In this episode, we chat with the folks over at Everledger about the emerging wine tech that not only prevents fraud, but can create a direct relationship between producers & us winos! Did you know one third of the booze out there is fake or mislabeled? There’s such stringent rules in place to be sure…
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