Disgorgeous

By Disgorgeous

What's Disgorgeous about?

John McCarroll and Kevin Diamond are booze industry paragons and total hunks. Follow their journey as they open rad wine, kick back, and learn valuable lessons about being true to their own appellations.

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Disgorgeous episodes:

05.28.2024
Patreon Preview: Domestic Terroirism ft. Patrick Cappiello
Duck and Patrick chop it up over the future of American wine. No big deal, except, obviously, it's essential listening. Hear the whole thing Patreon.com/disgorgeousSupport the Show.
05.21.2024
Episode 280: The Many Saints of Iberia: Portugal the Land
SOLO BAD BOYS EP: Welcome to our Portugal season about the cults of saints in Iberia, which I'm sure is exactly what you all wanted. This is explained in the episode, along with why it took us so long to...
05.03.2024
Patreon Preview: Chasing the Chalk with Michael Cruse of Ultramarine Wine Co
Kettlebells, Shogun, Bbq, Polo Shirts and site-specific traditional method sparklers. You're god damn right it's a toxic boys episode on Patreon.com/disgorgeousSupport the Show.
04.30.2024
Episode 279: Sauv's The Day Pt 5: Stagiaire Blanc ft Brent Mayeaux
Brent Mayeaux of Stagiaire wines came on to drink unicorns, talk Hamilton, and bemoan the fate of his truck. Buy his wines at https://www.stagiairewine.com/store. ////LIST////Arquils, Sierra Foothills, Sauvignon Blanc, 2021//Pierre Beauger, Ardeche, 'Sb 16/20,' NV //Sonoma Mtn Winery, Sonoma...
04.23.2024
Episode 278: Sauv's the Day pt 4: Crouching Dog Hidden California Wine Season ft.Tira Johnson
America's number 1 Phish fanatic Tira Johnson came on to talk shit about her least favorite varieties. Too bad the wines accidentally whipped, like they were criminally tasty, so I guess these grapes are good, actually??? Anyhow, this is the...
04.19.2024
PATREON PREVIEW: Simon Woolf on Natural Wine, Fine Wine, and Getting Beyond France
Full episode at patreon.com/disgorgeous :)Simon Woolf, of the https://themorningclaret.com/ came on to discuss "Fine Wine," "Natural Wine," "Commodity Wine," and Central Europe writ large. His work is probably some of the most interesting in the natural wine world today, and...
04.16.2024
Episode 277: Sauv's the Day pt 3: Grumpy Old Men ft James Sligh
James aka Children's atlas of wine came on to discuss getting older, wine trends and transformations, the history of Napa, white wine's healing powers, and new hyperpop fixations. Please go to his classes ////LIST////Girard, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 1987//La Portte...
04.09.2024
Episode 276: Sauv's the Day Pt 2: Total Eclipse of a Cab ft Kenneth Crum
The hero of upcoming Heroes NYC, Kenneth Crum came to discuss our turn towards right wing / red wine extremism, the upcoming eclipse, Napoleon and John's worrying chemical imputs. This is the second episode in a row we recorded on...
04.01.2024
Episode 275: Sauv's The Day Pt 1: From Couple to Throuple (ft. Amanda Smeltz)
The bit is that our guest picks the wine for the episode this season. One cab sauv, one sauv blanc. This is not exactly what happened with our esteemed guest, Amanda Smeltz, the inventor of hot honey, but we had...
03.12.2024
Episode 273: Austro-Thirsty Empire #8: Carpathia Dreamin' ft. Emily Gutiérrez
It's the last main feed episode of Austro Thirsty Empire (WINE CLUB MEMBERS... YOU GET A SECRET EPISODE NEXT WEEK, and Patreons there's a few more interviews bopping around) so we thought we'd bring in the BIG guns: Welcome Emily...
03.04.2024
Episode 272: Austro-Thirsty Empire #7: Adriatic Panic in the Attic ft. James Sligh
hey, It's Kevin. It's John's birthday and he's in Paris or Rome or something, so here I am, in charge of talking to you about this episode. What a good one! I love when James is on cause I know...
02.26.2024
Episode 271: Austro-Thirsty Empire #6: Too Cold for Wine ft. Heather Barr and Emily La Bonte
****THE DEADLINE FOR THE WINE CLUB IS FEBRUARY 29 PLEASE SECURE YOUR V. LIMITED SPOTS @ copakewineworks.com/disgorgeous********It finally snowed in NYC and things got weird, but we finally got the Hudson Valley's best Sommelier and General Manager of Homespun...
02.19.2024
Episode 270: Grapes of Wrath ft. Sari Khoury of Philokalia
*** THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR DISGORGEOUS WINE CLUB IS FEB 29 PLEASE DO SO @ Copakewineworks.com/disgorgeous **** Hey all! This is what the bonus episodes on the Patreon are like, but there's no way we're gatekeeping...
02.12.2024
Episode 269: Austro-Thirsty Empire #5: Piwi Mecca ft. Emily La Bonte and Ethan Risinger
Kevin is on vacation so Big Sturge stepped up for a v fun chat with Ethan Risinger, King Country mouse about Piwi grapes in the Dolomites and Styria. Duck is literally terrified the entire time, so this is officially off...
02.05.2024
Episode 268: Austro-Thirsty Season #4: Ottoman Incursion Zone ft Sarah Favinger
Sarah Favinger, bassist and wine buyer to the stars joins the boys to discuss the white hot border between Ottoman civility and Hapsburg barbarity. To be incredibly honest, this is probably the most insane we've sounded in years --...
01.29.2024
Episode 267: Austro-Thirsty Season #3: (Van Halen Voice) Pannonia ft Brittany Myrick
This is a message from the future. If you don't join the Disgorgeous wine club at Copake Wine Works dot com the robots will win. I can't explain it right now, but you need to trust me Trust the plan...
01.22.2024
Episode 266: Austro-Thirsty Season #2: Volcano City ft. Daryl Nuhn
Daryl Nuhn, proprietress of Prima and also recent knitting maven, joins the boys to pronounce some truly batshit words like a champion, and also to discuss volcanic wines from the countryside around Budapest. Duck's mental health crisis takes a...
01.15.2024
Episode 265: Austro-Thirsty Empire #1: An Imaginary Land of Contrasts
This is the biggest season we've ever done, and we're really giving it the gravitas it deserves. Sorry for all the Hapsburgs stans, but those weirdos are getting ethered all praise due to Hot Ottoman Crush Suleiman the Magnificent. This...
01.08.2024
Episode 264: The English Patience (ft Christy Frank)
GOAT Guest Christy Frank brought us English wine because people keep DMing Duck and wouldn't you know it? They are all bangers (Not in the English sense [they aren't sausage!] but in the American way, where it means they SLAYYYYYyy)....
12.18.2023
Episode 263: Now Let's Do A Silly One
End of the year Shenanigans by the boys. We love you, thanks for a great 2023.Support the Show.
12.04.2023
Episode 262: The one where Free Palestine (ft Jason Bajalia of Terra Sancta)
11.27.2023
Episode 261: Hiyu on life ft. Nate Ready and Jenny Eagleton
The gandalf of grapes and the wizard of snacking join John to discuss breaking the rules, going "off the grid," and the poetics of farming. Kevin was turning 40, that's why he wasn't there. Hire Jenny for a job,...
11.20.2023
TEASER: John Interviews his Mom
This might be the best patreon episode yet.Patreon.com/disgorgeous for the whole version and to hear 3 rounds of "name that bird"Support the Show.
11.13.2023
Episode 260: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Seven: Teenage Pinot Color Mutations
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10.30.2023
Episode 259: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Six: Step Brothers (ft. Ethan Risinger and Cherry Iocovozzi)
It's a bad boy episode with a southern flare. Expect plenty of yuma squeaks, southern accents, and pinot sacrilege. But what if Pinot was always meant to play with Gamay? And what if the the true field blend was.......
10.23.2023
Episode 258: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Five: An American Tale: Pinot Goes West (ft Justine Belle)
Justine is here to taste with us through the Americas. Don't you dare call it the new world. But why is Pinot here? Does it belong here? Is Marquette a better grape? Is John the wine world's answer to Brittany...
10.16.2023
Episode 257: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Four: The Pinot of Oz (ft. Christy Frank)
Christy came on, and Kevin forgot to write notes, so John is GRACEFULLY doing so. ////LIST////Ngeringa, Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir, 'Barker Summit,' 2019//Kunoh, Nelson Pinot Noir, 'Casablanca,' 2020//Les Fruits, Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir, 'Atmospheres,' 2019 ////Support the Show.
10.12.2023
PREVIEW: CRUSH PAD Episode 75: Vegan Wine Critic ft. Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy is, frankly, a must follow and must read for anyone who believes in food and drink. Sorry, not sorry, she is a guiding light right now and her book No Meat Required is STAGGERINGLY good. She came on...
10.09.2023
Episode 256: Roberto, Roberto! We Return to Chile with Roberto Henriquez
The man, the myth, the legend. We are so pleased to have one of our favorite winemakers, Roberto Henriquez, sit down with us for an hour and talk about Chile, French people in Chile, Pais, and more. It should be...
10.02.2023
Episode 255: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Three: She's Leaving Home (ft. Libby Winters)
Pinot leaves France and voyages out into the rest of the EU to find herself. But can she ever really escape her past? Libby is wicked smart, and a good at singing. We start with some musical theatre chat...
09.25.2023
Episode 254: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Two: They French Pinots, Don't They? (w/ Miguel)
Kevin again. Here we are, in a very special Kevin season, and John is too busy getting drunk in Montreal to write anything here.An Auvergne, a Jura, and an Alsatian walk into a pinot.... you won't believe what happens next.////LIST////Vincent...
09.19.2023
CRUSH PAD TEASER: Episode 73: Drinking Not to Drink: An Interview with Dr. Edward Slingerland
Dr. Edward Slingerland, author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled our Way to Civilization explains, rather patiently, how drinking is, actually, good and makes the case for slightly restrained hedonism. His book, which is out now and...
09.18.2023
Episode 253: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part One: Munx and his Punx
The idea of this season is what if Burgundy never existed. Kevin eats half an edible and explains the concept to John.The boys messed up the recording of this one so the first 15 minutes sound kinda weird sorry.This is...
08.28.2023
Episode 252: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part SIX: True West (ft. Rafa Garcia Febles)
08.21.2023
Episode 251: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Five: Adventure On The Wine Route: The Squeakuel (ft. Amanda Smeltz)
L’angelore, Tavel, 2016//Romain Le Bars, Tavel, 2021//Close Cibonne, Cotes de Provence, ‘Tradition,’ 2010//Domane Tempier, Bandol, Rose 2020//Pierre Micheland / Domaine de la Réaltière, Coteaux D’Aix en Provence, ‘Pastel,’ 2022 ////Support the Show.
08.14.2023
Episode 250: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Four: Island Boys (ft. Kenneth Crum)
Abbatucci, VDF, 'Valle di Nero,’ 2020//Giovanni Montisci, Mamoiada, ‘Barrosu,’ 2021//Cantina Sannas, Mamoida, ‘Maria Pittina,’ NV/Sergio Drago, Terre Siciliane, ‘Rosso,’ 2021//Giuseppe Cipolla / Passofonduto, ‘Occhio di Sale,’ 2022////Support the Show.
08.07.2023
Episode 249: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Three: Girl Dinner D'Abruzzo (ft Tira Johnson)
Tira Johnson returns to talk about the Adriatic Sea, pink wine, octopuses, and that space where the ocean meets the sky <3. Truly, my heart aches with how good these wines are, I know this is a comedy podcast, but...
07.31.2023
Episode 248: Rosé: The Gift of the Mediterranean part 3: The Cradle of Ci-Vin-isation ft. James Sligh
James aka Mr. Too Damn Children's Atlas himself came over on probably the hottest day of the year to whip us into shape RE: The Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean regions, rosés, and Phoenicians. Spoiler alert: We really push the definition...
07.24.2023
247: Rosé: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part two: Princess Mode ft: Spinning Wheel Wines
Perry Conner and Peter Szilagyi hijacked the pod to explain that actually, N/A Coors is the best beer, Hybrid Grapes make the best wine, and that Virginia isn't just for lovers, it's also for serious wine. This is kind...
07.17.2023
Episode 246: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part One: An Album by Saignee Stevens
Kevin knocked this episode title out of the park, for real. This is, as always for the first episode of a season, a reminder of how dumb and silly we are without our gorgeous genius guests. Welcome to our...
06.26.2023
Episode 245: We're Ready To Talk About Cider Now: Coferment My Heart When I'm With You, But When We Are Apart I Feel It Too (ft. Jirka Jireh)
Read Jirka's article on Punch: it is the bible for this shit. Jirka came to chat about cider / wine coferments, the future of everything, and to not laugh at our dumb jokes. She's the best. This is the end...
06.19.2023
Episode 244: We're Ready To Talk About Cider Now: Where The Wild Apples Are (ft Benford Lepley)
America's best forager and cutest cider boi, Benford Lepley of Floral Terranes and Trees are Filters joined us to talk the real dirt about foraging, yell about trees, and off-mic eat bagels. Truly, he is a gift, find and treasure...
06.12.2023
Episode 243: We're Ready to Talk About Cider Now: The Orchard is Angry (ft Ryan James Burk)
This episode felt so fucking good wow, cider rules. This is all about cider from the damn orchard, featuring someone who should know: Ryan James Burke of Occam, Angry Orchard and Virtue, aka Mr Too Damn Apples. This was,...
06.05.2023
Episode 242: We're Ready to Talk About Cider Now: The Cider House Ghouls
The lore: Before there was Disgorgeous John and Kevin were CiderGuys. We have spent something like 7 years trying to hide it. This is the first episode of the only season of Disgorgeous we actually qualified to make. Drink...
05.15.2023
Episode 241: sPAIN 3: Darth Maullorca ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles
Surprise we snuck in a Catalan episode love me or hate me, you gotta admit I got swag. This is the end of the Spain Season, and I remember saying "no cuts episode." Let me know if that was dumb....
05.08.2023
Episode 240: Alsace... Good or Bad? Ft. Jon Bonne
First things first, BUY THE BOOK. It's good and wonderful and will be a reference for years to come. We probably don't need to talk about France for like, a long time now, so like, you're welcome the rest...
05.01.2023
Episode 239: sPAIN 2: Galic' Navidad ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles
A masterpiece of editing and, this time, research. The 3 amigos set out to discuss Galician wine, become better Catholics, and ultimately, learn to be true to themselves. ////LIST////Albamar, Rias Baixas, 'Albino,' 2021//Fazenda Pradio, Ribera Sacra, 'Tinto,' 2017//Mixtura, Ribero,...
04.23.2023
Episode 238: sPAIN episode 1: Andalucia ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles
Two of the most John-like guests join John to discuss Andalucia. This is the first of a mini-series on “Spain,” which is a concept we are trying to wrap our heads around. This is literally what Disgorgeous season 1 felt...
04.10.2023
Episode 237: San Francisco Show and Tell part 2 Ft Jess Miller and Brent Mayeux
Theme song by Shark?! Backyard by Daytrip. Vibes by hangovers. Two of the West Coasts Naughtiest Nattys explain to Duck about winemaker family trees, connections among different warring natural wine clans, and interesting middle eastern virility techniques they read about...
04.03.2023
Episode 236: San Francisco Show and Tell part 1 ft Michael Cruse and Jenny Eagleton
Damn, here come those Santa Ana winds again. Recorded in East Oakland, CA, an intimate discussion with Michael Cruse of Cruse wine Co and Jenny Eagleton, the inventor of modern snacks. We discussed sparkling California wine. Duck didn't take off...

What's Disgorgeous about?

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Disgorgeous episodes:

Patreon Preview: Domestic Terroirism ft. Patrick Cappiello

Episode 280: The Many Saints of Iberia: Portugal the Land

Patreon Preview: Chasing the Chalk with Michael Cruse of Ultramarine Wine Co

Episode 279: Sauv's The Day Pt 5: Stagiaire Blanc ft Brent Mayeaux

Episode 278: Sauv's the Day pt 4: Crouching Dog Hidden California Wine Season ft.Tira Johnson

PATREON PREVIEW: Simon Woolf on Natural Wine, Fine Wine, and Getting Beyond France

Episode 277: Sauv's the Day pt 3: Grumpy Old Men ft James Sligh

Episode 276: Sauv's the Day Pt 2: Total Eclipse of a Cab ft Kenneth Crum

Episode 275: Sauv's The Day Pt 1: From Couple to Throuple (ft. Amanda Smeltz)

Episode 273: Austro-Thirsty Empire #8: Carpathia Dreamin' ft. Emily Gutiérrez

Episode 272: Austro-Thirsty Empire #7: Adriatic Panic in the Attic ft. James Sligh

Episode 271: Austro-Thirsty Empire #6: Too Cold for Wine ft. Heather Barr and Emily La Bonte

Episode 270: Grapes of Wrath ft. Sari Khoury of Philokalia

Episode 269: Austro-Thirsty Empire #5: Piwi Mecca ft. Emily La Bonte and Ethan Risinger

Episode 268: Austro-Thirsty Season #4: Ottoman Incursion Zone ft Sarah Favinger

Episode 267: Austro-Thirsty Season #3: (Van Halen Voice) Pannonia ft Brittany Myrick

Episode 266: Austro-Thirsty Season #2: Volcano City ft. Daryl Nuhn

Episode 265: Austro-Thirsty Empire #1: An Imaginary Land of Contrasts

Episode 264: The English Patience (ft Christy Frank)

Episode 263: Now Let's Do A Silly One

Episode 262: The one where Free Palestine (ft Jason Bajalia of Terra Sancta)

Episode 261: Hiyu on life ft. Nate Ready and Jenny Eagleton

TEASER: John Interviews his Mom

Episode 260: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Seven: Teenage Pinot Color Mutations

Episode 259: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Six: Step Brothers (ft. Ethan Risinger and Cherry Iocovozzi)

Episode 258: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Five: An American Tale: Pinot Goes West (ft Justine Belle)

Episode 257: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Four: The Pinot of Oz (ft. Christy Frank)

PREVIEW: CRUSH PAD Episode 75: Vegan Wine Critic ft. Alicia Kennedy

Episode 256: Roberto, Roberto! We Return to Chile with Roberto Henriquez

Episode 255: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Three: She's Leaving Home (ft. Libby Winters)

Episode 254: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part Two: They French Pinots, Don't They? (w/ Miguel)

CRUSH PAD TEASER: Episode 73: Drinking Not to Drink: An Interview with Dr. Edward Slingerland

Episode 253: Season Noir: Sliding Doors: What if Burgundy Never Existed? Part One: Munx and his Punx

Episode 252: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part SIX: True West (ft. Rafa Garcia Febles)

Episode 251: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Five: Adventure On The Wine Route: The Squeakuel (ft. Amanda Smeltz)

Episode 250: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Four: Island Boys (ft. Kenneth Crum)

Episode 249: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part Three: Girl Dinner D'Abruzzo (ft Tira Johnson)

Episode 248: Rosé: The Gift of the Mediterranean part 3: The Cradle of Ci-Vin-isation ft. James Sligh

247: Rosé: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part two: Princess Mode ft: Spinning Wheel Wines

Episode 246: Rose: The Gift of the Mediterranean! Part One: An Album by Saignee Stevens

Episode 245: We're Ready To Talk About Cider Now: Coferment My Heart When I'm With You, But When We Are Apart I Feel It Too (ft. Jirka Jireh)

Episode 244: We're Ready To Talk About Cider Now: Where The Wild Apples Are (ft Benford Lepley)

Episode 243: We're Ready to Talk About Cider Now: The Orchard is Angry (ft Ryan James Burk)

Episode 242: We're Ready to Talk About Cider Now: The Cider House Ghouls

Episode 241: sPAIN 3: Darth Maullorca ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles

Episode 240: Alsace... Good or Bad? Ft. Jon Bonne

Episode 239: sPAIN 2: Galic' Navidad ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles

Episode 238: sPAIN episode 1: Andalucia ft Keara Driscoll and Rafa Garcia Febles

Episode 237: San Francisco Show and Tell part 2 Ft Jess Miller and Brent Mayeux

Episode 236: San Francisco Show and Tell part 1 ft Michael Cruse and Jenny Eagleton