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On this episode I'm joined by Pauline and Valentino from the Mediterranean Aperitivo Project of Italy, as well as Maurizio from the Italian - American Chamber of Commerce.  

On this episode we discuss the Italian Aperitivo, its history, its meaning and why more people around the globe should be doing this as well. 

The Mediterranean Aperitivo Project is in its final year of a three year campaign.  They have been working with the European Union to promote iconic European products in an aperitivo, like: Vermouth di Torino PGI, Pecorino Toscano PDO, Limone Costa d'Amalfi PGI, and Olives from Greece.   They focused on three countries for this campaign - The USA, Canada and the UK.

You can visit their website at www.mediterraneanaperitivo.com 

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On this episode we're back in Mid Missouri at the Boars Nest. Brant, Ethan and Jason join the show to discuss the five bourbons we'd recommend to a friend to start a bar.

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Entering the world of Scotch.  On this episode I'm joined by Tyler Martin and Todd Grube.  Tyler and Todd are huge enthusiasts in Scotch, and I might call them experts.  I've been a bourbon drinker for several years.  I tried scotch around the same time I was getting into bourbon and just didn't like it.  Fast forward a few years, and I've been trying different offerings of scotch and now find that I like it and I'm interested in exploring this spirit.  Like a lot of people I know nothing about scotch, enter Tyler & Todd, they are going to help all of us enter the world of scotch, from what it is, to how its made, the myths and misconceptions, to how diverse it can be. 

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Kevin Day editor-in-chief of Opening A Bottle Magazine is back on the show and we discuss the wines of Mt. Etna.  Etna Bianco and Etna Rosso are the two outstanding wines that we discuss.  We also talk about the geography of Sicily and Mt. Etna, its location, the terroir and climate.  If you haven't had a Etna Rosso or Etna Bianco you need to, these are two wines that are on even footing with the wines from Barolo and Brunello.

Openingabottle.com is a great resource for French and Italian wines.  Kevin has been generous and will give a discount code FWWP30 for the listeners.  The annual cost is $50, which is already very reasonable, but with the 30% off you pay $35 for your first year.  Go to Openingabottle.com and subscribe and at checkout enter the code for the savings. 

Here is a link for some fantastic photos of Mt. Etna from Kevin Day

https://photos.openingabottle.com/index/G0000IbYfsMT_438

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Sandra (my wife) and I have a causal conversation about the wine glass, how important it is to enjoying wine, the types of glasses, what you should pay, how many you should have.

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On this episode I'm joined by Aaron Fader, a Somm at VinSanto wine bar in Houston.  Aaron and I go through these three categories of  wine, discussing, what they are, what do they mean to me as a consumer and why are they important or NOT in the world of wine.

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Carter and I discuss our Top 5 Sandwiches from the classics. 

Sandwiches are in staple in America and around the world.  This is a very subjective list of our favorites. 

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On this episode, Jamie and Lisa Miller avid lovers of food, wine & travel join the show to discuss these things.  How they are intertwined and complement each other.  And if you don't travel we still discuss how food & wine still take you on a journey around the world and exposes you to a variety of cultures.  

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On this episode I'm joined by Ravi Singh a.k.a. The Doughfather of Houston.  I am a pizza nerd, and have gotten down the rabbit hole of dough / pizza making.  Ravi is a pizza master, he and I have a conversation on the pizza craze, cooking pizza at home, making dough balls, how to start, equipment you will need, and the beauty, fun, pleasure and satisfaction of making great pizza at home for friends and family.

If you're in Houston Ravi does pizza classes at the Texas Wine School, and private lessons for you and your friends at your home.  You can follow and reach out to The Doughfather on IG at @doughfatherhtx 

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On this episode I'm joined by Chris Francis and we have a casual conversation on coffee.   

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