Turn up your Men at Work and get the Vegemite out because we are going down under! This week we dive into a two-part episode and talk about how the yellow kangaroo is sabotaging Australia's wine cred and how the wine coming out of the country is more than just cheap mass-produced Shiraz. Part one is all about Southern Australia!

Why do we drink super young wine at Thanksgiving and pop corks when the clock strikes midnight? We head back to France for some Marvel-esque origin stories about Beaujolais Nouveau and Champagne. Then they will all meet up in an Infinity War or something.

This episode is brought to you by the letter W. This episode we take a look at some countries that often get overlooked on the wine shelf and some grapes you have probably never heard of. From Canada to Croatia we try to pronounce a lot of words with a bunch of consonants in a row, just like Hallie’s last name!

Just like your grandmother’s marinara recipe, trying to master this noble grape was complicated. This week we take a trip around the boot and explore Italy’s top grape and why you are probably drinking it more than you realize.

Hallie and Adrien take the week off and let some of their old college professors step in.  Join John-Michael Higgins and Geoffrey Carmichael as they talk about the appellations of Bordeaux, a little bit about the movie Red Obsession and rehash stories of their youth.

We decided to go all in on Germany this episode. Listen as we explore the wine growing regions of Germany, their fascinating wine history, and 2 of the most commonly known German wines, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.

We refuse to call this wine “polarizing” so we called it Adam Levine instead.  You hate it, but sometimes you secretly like it. Listen as we explore the rise and fall and triumphant return of one of the most grown white wine grapes in the world.  Listen as we tell you about local BOC factions and listen as Hallie totally butchers the pronunciation of “terroir.” Le Français est très difficile parfois.

Welcome to Bottle Blondes! Get to know us a little better and more about our collective favorite wine, Sauvignon Blanc. We love this wine so much we probablymaybeokaywedid drink too much of it.