Disgorged

Zach chats with Bianca Bosker, author of the new book "Cork Dork," about her tourney from tech writer to wine obsessive, mindfulness, and how to learn to trust your own sense.

Zach talks with Ray Isle, executive wine editor for Food and Wine Magazine, about the challenges of covering the "wine frontier," great places for wine tourism, and why all wines must die.

Zach talks with Dr. James Harbertson, associate enology professor at Washington State University, about the science of tannins, aroma compounds, and how much more we have to learn about wine science.

Zach talks with sommelier (RN74) and winemaker (WT Vintners) Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen about how each job plays into the other, the unique qualities of Washington Syrah, and building a wine program to fit a specific restaurant.

Zach talks with award-winning novelist Nick Harkaway about buying wine in London, the challenges of describing food with words, and how the current political climate might ruin home cooking.

Zach talks with Paul Clarke, executive editor of Imbibe Magazine, about the changes in American cocktail culture over the last decade, the whiskey boom, and the surprisingly vibrant cocktail culture of an unexpected city.

Zach speaks with Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey about Frasca, his Friuli-focused restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, about the wines of Friuli, modern sommelier culture, and how they keep coming back to Bordeaux.

Zach talks with Luke Wohlers, owner of Walden Selections, a specialty wine importer and distributor in the Pacific Northwest

Zach chats with Andrea Grimes, freelance journalist and Bloody Mary expert, about the proper way to make the iconic drink, why putting a whole roast chicken on it is stupid, and the agony of store-bought mix.

Zach chats with Michael Claypool, owner and winemaker at Clay Pigeon Winery, one of Portland's top urban wineries, and a fellow oenophile.

For more about Michael's wines, visit www.claypigeonwinery.com

To see Zach's 2016 Case of Wine, go to https://medium.com/@zach_73645/my-2016-case-of-wine-bf556e87e055?source=false---------0