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Today we’ll be discussing southern Italy with our somm. We’ll pour three excellent wines and discuss their uncommon varietals with Ferdinando Mucerino, the resident somm at Wine Insiders who hosts the video series Inside Wine with Ferdy.

This week our guest is Benoit Calvet, the founder of Maison Benoit Valerie Calvet in Bordeaux. Benoit and his partner Valerie have been making wine for forty years, producing excellent wines from France, Spain and Italy. They recently partnered with Wine Insiders for our Ruby Anniversary Collection creating a red blend with a very interesting backstory that he shares with me. We’re going to talk about everything from family and the earth’s frequency to hypnotherapy, horses and more. And of course, we’ll taste wine, so pour a glass and join us.

This week, my guest is Walter Santero, CEO of Abbazia Vineyards, a family-run estate in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. Walter is the fourth generation of his family to continue the winemaking tradition. He and Abbazia recently partnered with Wine on a special Prosecco sparkling wine that is part of our soon-to-be-released Ruby Collection of wines celebrating our 40th anniversary. Walter and I chat about everything from Benedictine monks planting Moscato to Zabaglione, sea turtles, and more. He even explains why Prosecco is the best, so pour a glass and join us.

This week we have a special episode to kick off a celebration of our 40th Anniversary at Wine Insiders. We'll travel by glass to the southern hemisphere to sip wines from the gorgeous vineyards of the Maule Valley in Chile. Our guest is Sebastian Cremaschi, CEO of Cremaschi Furlotti family vineyards. He and his siblings are the fourth generation to continue his family's winemaking tradition. We'll learn more about the family history and vineyards, Chilean terroir, Carmenere, etc. While chatting, we'll pour three of their delicious wines.

It's tax season here in the US! Join our guest host Sumner as he interviews our resident somm Ferdy to get some grape vine-ancial advice. The best investments grow over time, so why not find out more about the specifics of wine that ages well? They taste three wines from our collection that are good buys that get better with time.

When it comes to holidays, few are as fun and filled with libations as St. Patrick’s Day. Celebrated annually on March 17th, this Irish holiday gets a lot of love here in the US, so we thought we’d chat with our favorite Irish import, Tomas O'Grady. He’ll talk to us about shamrocks and snakes, teach us what a “pratie” is, then taste wine that pairs to the boiled bacon, cabbage and Sheppard’s pie he ate grewing up.

Today we have a very special two-part episode. First, we’re going to talk about wine made by our friendly neighbors to the north in Canada, including the elusive ‘Eiswein’. Then we’ll taste three wines from France and California that we’ve curated to pair to your coziest winter dishes.

Back by popular demand, guest-host Sumner returns to the table with Wine Insiders Sommelier, Ferdy Mucerino to discuss some fantastic last minute wine ideas for the holiday season. Whether you’re attending a festive gathering and need to just the right bottle to bring along or hope for help with the perfect gift suggestions, this episode offers crowd-pleasing recommendations.

This week we travel by glass to the Iberian Peninsula to sip wines from the beautiful vineyards of Portugal. Our guest is our resident sommelier, Ferdy Mucerino, and we'll discuss Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes and Portuguese cuisine while pouring three delicious wines from the Vinho Verde, Tejo, and Duoro regions. Towards the end of the podcast, we'll chat briefly about our favorite podcast-themed television show, Only Murders In the Building on Hulu.

It’s back-to-school time, so we want to get a little academic about the art of tasting. Our guest host is Sumner, IT specialist at Wine Insiders, and he speaks with Jonathon Alsop, founder & executive director of the Boston Wine School and a commentator for National Public Radio. Jonathon shares with us how he found his way into wine academia, then teaches Sumner the how and the why of tasting wine as they pour and discuss three very special wines from Italy, Hungary and California.