Into the Glass with Chris & Rob

In this episode, we talk all about the popular pink wines from the Provence region of France. 

In this episode, we talk with Kaye Askins, the owner and operator of a small but wonderful wine and book store in Lockhart, Texas. We discuss her unique selection of wines, her integration into her community, and how her store has succeeded in becoming a place you really have to visit one day.

In this episode, we tackle the subject of taking notes about wines you taste.  We discuss the benefits of taking notes, the various ways of recording notes, and more. 

We all love to hear about wonderful people who make good wine.  It seems to increase the pleasure we take in drinking certain wines.  But what happens when we discover that a good wine is made by someone who might be bad?  In this episode, we consider the question in different scenarios and discuss how thy might affect our wine buying and drinking decisions. 

In this episode, we speak with Elton Slone, the President and CEO of Robert Craig Winery in Napa Valley.  Robert Craig Winery is located in Howell Mountain and makes a range of distinctive, outstanding wines.  We talk with Elton about the quest for balance, site expression, and longevity in Napa Cabernet, the rising costs of Napa wines, the effects of climate change, the future of Napa Valley, and much more.

Building a wine collection - whether it's 12 bottles or 1200 - requires a good deal of thought to make sure you're buying the right wines for you're needs.  In this episode, we talk about the various considerations that go into building and growing a wine collection. We offer our best tips and strategies, and we discuss the mistakes we made when we started to collect wine so that you'll know how to avoid them.

More people are taking wine classes than ever, and they're using what they learn to get more joy out of wine.  In this episode we talk with Liz Palmer, Executive Director of the Texas Wine School, about the kinds of classes available, who should take them and what to expect. 

Some wine regions don't get their due respect, for whatever reason.  This can be good for wine drinkers who identify these regions, because distinctive, quality wines can be found at reasonable prices.  In this episode, we each pick our top five underappreciated wine regions, and we discuss the reasons for our choices and why you should look out for these wines.  

Melanie Ofenloch has been blogging about wine at DallasWineChick.com for more than a decade and has a talent for connecting with wine drinkers of all types.  In this episode, we talk with Melanie about her blog, her wine travels, and the people and wines she's encountered along the way. 

Blind tasting wine can be informative and fun, but it also can be frustrating and humbling.  In this episode, we discuss the different reasons you might want to do a blind tasting and how to go about it.