We have one of the all-time horrible – yet typical – wine descriptions, plus listeners ask about restaurant pricing and why critics never bother to describe less expensive wines. And our history moment looks back at ancient consumer guidance by Greek and Roman writers.

We talk about friendly rivals beer and wine, and how they're adapting to each other as the Craft Beer world matures. We also have beer-related listener questions, including one asking, what has more calories, beer or wine. We have Really Horrible Beer Writing – they do it, too – and we've got philosophy from one of the world's great beer drinkers: Cliff Clavin.

A real study suggests people's tastes for bitter or tannic drinks might signal they're potentially psycho. We worry about Paul. Plus listeners ask about storing wine in the fridge, and wine service.

Our tips will help make a home wine tasting useful. (You don't need us for the fun. They're already fun.) Also, listeners ask about wine clubs, bracing acidity, and a wine snob who always brings wine no one likes, plus our Horrible Wine Writing includes a useless description from a website with made-up brands.

We give tips on how to taste wines so you can find more wines you like – and none involve "tasting like a pro." Plus, listeners ask about rosé, why wineries brag about oak while sommeliers hate on it, and about correct ice cube usage – yes, that's ice cubes in your wine.

We tell you which wine people to ignore, besides us, because they take the fun out of wine. And give bad advice. Plus listeners ask about when to drink big reds, the shapes of the bottles and how to hold your wine glass. Spoiler Alert - On the wine glass, keep the open part up.

We check in on a proposed 1,000-point scale for wines, have some Horrible Wine Writing that's threadbare, and we take questions about wines for casual parties, the flavors in wines and whether wine drinkers are supposed to memorize vineyards.

We give tips about tipping on wine, including the very expensive bottle that we, frankly, can never afford. And no surprise: Rick and Paul disagree. Plus, we have listener questions about whether there are health dangers in cheap wine and about leaving wine in the car.

We're talking this week about militant French winemakers, we take questions about the mid-palate and supermarket bargains that really are not, and we have some Horrible Wine Writing that is jibberish, which is nothing new, really.

We deal with an extraordinary case of wine snob idiot-ness – a writer says ordering wine is about posturing – and we take listener questions about a very nice sommelier and the etiquette of using wine apps in restaurants. Plus we have a history moment about a Greek drinking game.