A podcast that looks beyond the glass to the stories of wine making, culture, and the history of the world’s most intriguing beverage. Hosts Julie Glenn and Gina Birch interview winemakers, talk with importers, and dig into the issues and nuances of wine in the modern world while always keeping it down to earth.
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Like it or not, we're sliding into the last few months of 2021, and you know what that means; holidays. The piles of traditional foods demand a versatile wine, and we found one in Tom Mortimer's Le Cadeau Pinot Noir. I his episode we get super wine geek-y from yeast, to carbonic maceration to suffering vines. Of course, we laugh a lot too- Cheers!
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Episode 106: Return of the Intrepid Travelers
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Julie sand Gina have been on the road a lot this summer, and collected some fabulous wine and cocktail intel along the way. Leave it to Gina to find a wine tasting room after discovering good wine is made in that beautiful state- from the noble grapes we all know so well. She also found a sweet place to sample some wines in Telluride.
Julie found the coolest bar in the Midwest when she went home to KC for her BFF's wedding. While Julie couldn't transport that experience back home, Gina had some Colorado wines shipped in, and we get to try them (including a Pet Nat which leaked in shipping but survived, nonetheless). Join us for a fun recap.
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Episode 105: A Lesson in Glassware from Mr. Riedel Himself
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
A bit of a cynic, I never gave a whole lot of credence to glassware intended for specific grape varieties. But this incredible experience with Maximilian Riedel made me a believer. No exaggeration- the difference between glasses when trying the same wine was mind blowing. The fact that global warming is now impacting the shape of the bowls is another staggering fact we learned in this episode.
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Episode 104: Bringing the Grilling Tour Home for Labor Day
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
We wrap up our grilling series with a slab of ribs and some good ol' American wines. We revisit the first clever label we remember from the 90's, 7 Deadly Zins- which is, as we remember, a decent value that is perfectly suitable for Barbeque sauce slathered goodness. And what grilling podcast with American wines would be complete without a cabernet sauvignon- namely Ancient Peaks cab from Paso Robles.
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Episode102.5: A Drive By Tasting with Morning Edition Host John Davis
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
In honor of rosé month, we continue making converts of the un-initiated to join in our love of the most appropriate shade of wine for hot weather. This time, Morning Edition host John Davis is our hapless victim- dragged in from the hallway- to try a beautiful Argentinian rosé of Pinot Noir.
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Episode 102: Summer Grilling with Argentinian Wines
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
We kick off our summer grilling series in the world headquarters of beef with Argentinian wines. Drink like a Gaucho (Argentinian cowboy) as you tend your backyard asado (grill). We found some decent value wines in the bunch, too!
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Episode 101: Bryan Page Rocks our World with Revolver Wines
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
With labels as cool as this, one might wonder if the wine in the bottle can deliver on the promise of the crushed velvet-covered passion pit one imagines their taste buds frolicking upon once it's in your mouth. Well, it does. And the winemaker is among the coolest we've met. Rock on, Mr. Page!
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
When one thinks of wine from Canada, most people immediately think of the well-marketed and delicious ice wine which stormed south about the time Generation X started learning about wine. But here to dispel any illusion that our northern neighbor is a one trick pony, is Martin's Lane Winery. They're producing shockingly good, world class Riesling and Pinot Noir in the British Columbian Okanagan Valley. In this episode we talk with winemaker Shane Munn about these incredible wines, the valley's deep namesake lake and the microclimate it creates. We also wonder about climate change speculators gobbling up real estate for ensure a foothold in the future of wine.
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Episode 99: Weird Cans
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
We've talked about wine in a can before, but now that summer is sizzling, the beverage marketing people have gone full tilt with weird stuff in a can. One cannot turn a corner in a grocery store without being visually assaulted by sassy marketing on slim cans with pinkish hued graphics promising low calories, lots of flavor, and a little booze-from lemonade rosé blends to straight up cocktails to alcoholic kombucha.
One of the joys of having a wine podcast is that people will send the occasional unsolicited sample. Gina has been compiling an assortment and so, here we are taking the bullet for you, dear listener, as we try through the lot of odd offerings (except for the one kombucha that blew up).