Exploring the Wine Glass

Hi everyone! Welcome to Exploring the Wine Glass. On today’s episode, I am sitting down with some wine friends to bring you another installment of Wine Writer’s Wrap Up.  With all that is going on in the world, I needed a happy break. I wanted a little reprieve from all the bad and just wanted to have a conversation about something we all love.. wine!

I had one rule for the discussion and that was THERE COULD BE NO MENTION OF COVID-19 OR SOCIAL DISTANCING. So I hope you enjoy this one hour reprieve from all the insanity, as we discuss the concept of a unicorn wine. Interestingly enough, I thought this was a common term, but as I learned, it is not as wide spread a concept as I had originally thought. Have you heard of a unicorn wine? Do you have a unicorn wine? What would you do if you finally acquired your unicorn wine? These are some of the questions we ponder during the chat.

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As we go into I have no idea what day of self quarantine we are in, I hope this podcast finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. I keep hearing the term “new normal” and I refuse to accept that term. It is not the new normal- it is the new temporary and if we all do what is being asked and stay socially distant, this too will pass.

I have said over and over that the wine world is an incredible place and I am so honored to be part of it. That has become even more apparent during this time. Many of us would be typically heading to the big cities at least once a week during March and April to attend wine events and these have all, for obvious reasons, been cancelled. But, we don’t just go for the wine.. alright, the wine is a huge perk, but I have created in real life friendships with so many people, and seeing them at these events is really what makes them special. 

Luckily, we are also determined people. Hell hath no fury like a wine lover without wine! Many wineries have sensed that we need an outlet and have graciously turned to Zoom to have virtual tasting events, so we can not only taste their wines, but see our friends faces again.  In the coming weeks, I will be sharing some of these events with you. I hope you not only enjoy learning about the wines but also the comradery that this amazing group of people have.

On today's episode, I am enjoying a glass of LAN Culmen, thanks to the wonderful people of Gregory and Vine for arranging the get together. 

Stay Safe. Slainte

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Welcome to another episode of Exploring the Wine Glass brought to you by Dracaena Wines.  Today, we are returning to Winephabet Street where the letter of the day is F and it stands for Fume Blanc. 

Have you had a fume blanc before? Even if you said no, I’m guessing you actually have. I’m going to give a little spoiler alert for the podcast right now, but Fume Blanc is Sauvignon Blanc and I am pretty sure almost every wine lover out there has had Sauvignon Blanc at some time in their lives. 

Join Debbie and me today as we discuss the history of Fume Blanc – where that name came from and why its not called Sauvignon Blanc, the general characteristics including a little pyrazine study and some food pairings to go along with your glass of Fume Blanc. 

So unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and enjoy listening to this episode Winephabet Street. And please help me out by rating and reviewing the podcast.

Slainte!

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Welcome to another episode of Exploring the Wine Glass. In early March, there was an incredible event happening in New York City, called Strong Women Make Big Bordeaux Bottles and I was privileged to have been invited to attend. The massive on taking involved 65 of New York’s top restaurants & wine bars celebrating women in winemaking, with a limited selection of Bordeaux wines-by-the-glass all poured from double magnum bottles.

Unfortunately,  I had hip surgery the previous week and was unable to attend. But thanks to the hard work of Stefanie Schwalb of Gregory and Vine, I was able to interview three of these amazing women. We talk about male vs female roles and views in the wine industry, the romance of pouring from large format, what it’s like living and working in an industry that has such a long tradition and the feeling you get when you see someone enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Caroline Perromat, Château Cerons - @chateaudecerons

Sophie Solnicki-Thierry, Château Forcas Hosten 

Rita Jammet, La Caravelle - @lacaravellelistrac @ritajammet

Sylvie Courselle, Château Thieuley - @chateau_thieuley

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It’s simple to make any day a special day with wine. It doesn’t even matter if you are together! For this year’s celebration, I got together virtually with some of my wine loving friends and we shared a glass or few as we discussed our thoughts on the holiday.

I get it, you were out of your mind one day and threw all caution to the wind and paid more money for that bottle than you do for food for a month, but special occasions are made by you not the wine.  So make today the last time you have to celebrate “Open that bottle” night and live each day as if it’s your last. Drink the dang bottle of wine you dream about whenever you want. Don’t wait for the special day to come to you- reach out and grab the day by the horns and make any day your special day! 

Joining me in the conversation are:

Debbie Gioquindo

Jim VanBergen

Nick Berube

David and Amber Burke 

RIDDLE: A man died of old age when he was 25. How can this be his cause of death?

ANSWER BELOW

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ANSWER TO RIDDLE: He was born on February 29th.  OTBN occurred on February 29th this year. 

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