No Chalice Required

This episode focused on two Washington state wines:
Poet's Leap Riesling 2015 from Long Shadows and Milbrandt Merlot 2017 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/no-chalice/support

Note: We had audio issues with this episode. We are aware of the problem and will correct it in future episodes! We apologize for the inconvenience.  This week we tasted two fantastic wines from Chile: 2020 Pais Granitico from A Los Viñateros Bravos2019 Naranjo from González Bastías Both were purchased from Printers Row Wine in Chicago. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/no-chalice/support

We return for the second season of No Chalice Required! In this episode, we revisited producers of wines that we'd enjoyed in the past. 
This week's wines were: Studio by Miraval  Weis Trocken 2020 by Beurer 

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Chip and Lainie drink some delicious Pinot Gris from Alsace, France and Willamette Valley, Oregon. Both prove to be unexpected expressions of the grape: Kudos to Goodfellow Family Cellars and Domaine Kientzler!

It happens to all of us: We don't want to attend a holiday party empty-handed and the only wine vendors close by are drugstores and supermarkets. Or, maybe, we didn't realize that the restaurant we are at is a BYOB and need something to go with our sushi. Chip and Lainie offer up some recommendations for affordable, mass-market wines that are still pretty tasty.

Chip and Lainie check out two stellar examples of Chardonnay: One from Burgundy, the other from Napa Valley. Joseph Drouhin Meursault 2018 and Grgich Hills Estate 2018.

Chip and Lainie try out some fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon wines: Daou 2019 from Paso Robles and "Sister's Run" 2019 from Australia.

Chablis is both misunderstood and misappropriated: Fortunately, the real stuff is absolutely delicious. Chip and Lainie enjoy two Chablis wines: One very classic, one a bit more edgy and find them simply irresistible.

Lainie and Chip take a deep dive into one of Lainie's favorite grapes: Pigato. They sample three wines, all Pigatos, from Azienda Agricola Bruna. Same varietal, same producer, three different expressions at three different price points.

Chip and Lainie rejoice in a trifecta of Rieslings, domestic and international. Weingut Beurer - Riesling Trocken 2020, Ovum "Off the Grid" Riesling 2019, Joseph Cattin Riesling Alsace 2019.