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On this episode I'm joined by my wife Sandra and we discuss our food, wine & whiskey journey in 2023.  She flips the script in this episode and asks me questions on our experience in each of these categories.  

2023 was a great year for us - we explored so many new wines and foods.  I had to apologize to the French, big apology.  And we touched on coffee, which will become more of a topic on the show.   We finish by touching on a few goals for the podcast in 2024. 

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On this episode I'm joined by Italian wine journalist John Fodera of Tuscan Vines.  John covers all of Italy but as you can see by the name of his online publication Tuscany is a focal point for him.

We discuss this years harvest and the difficulty producers had.  The 2019 release of Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano as well as the Rustic Tuscan wine tours that John and his partner offer.  If you are interested in Italian wines this is a great listen.

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On this episode Kevin Day, Editor-in-Chief at Openingabottle.com is back on the show.  Kevin takes us through Alsace, what to expect when traveling there, why choose Alsace, the history of this region between France and Germany.  The key grapes, blends, soils and Grand Cru vineyards and much more. 

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I've always struggled with understanding the wine scoring system.  How does a wine get their score? Who are the people giving the scores? Why do some higher scored wines cost less than lower scored wines?  Can I used the scoring system to help me make purchasing decisions?  I'm joined by Master of Wine Susan R Lin and Master of Wine Bob Paulinski to answer these questions and more.

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Wine Lists - Its that time of year, Top 100 wine lists are popping up everywhere.  

As a consumer of wine, are these wine lists helpful or are they just a marketing ploy to sell more wine.  How do you dissect the list?  When you see the scores and the prices what the hell does it mean?  I give my opinion on all this and more on this episode.  

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On this episode I'm joined by Maria C. Palmer and Joseph Constanzo to discuss their book - On the Rocks.  The book is about the rise and fall of the legendary Italian restaurant Primadona in Pittsburgh PA.  Joseph was the owner of Primadona and Maria is his daughter and grew up in the restaurant.  We discuss the book, the story of this restaurant, the state of dinning out in America today, and more.

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On this episode I discuss several topics with Bob.  They include, where to find value in wine,  aging wine - do you need to and what are the benefits?, pairing food and wine and his opinion on sulfites in wine, is it a marketing ploy to sell "sulfite free" wine.

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On this episode I'm joined by the Ford boys, Darin, Tony and Garry.  We discuss and reveal out list of Top 5 Chips followed by a few honorable mentions.

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Carter and I discuss our winter whiskey of choice, the Christmas Whiskey and that is Rye Whiskey. 

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This episode Carter and I discuss the red wines we are looking forward to drinking this winter.  We are in Houston, and we drink a lot of white wine in the summer. We love white wine, but we also lover red wine.  Winter brings the cooler temps, which also means a deferent menu for dinners, more rich, heavy and hearty. These dishes scream for a red.  We discuss the grape varieties and regions of what we are looking most forward to drinking. 

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