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Not every pink wine is treated equally.  Not every pink wine is actually a Rosé.  From the palest ballet pink to the most raucous fuchsia, rosé comes in many styles and colors.  There are also many different ways to make a Rosé. Confused yet?  Listen in as Charisse and Kristi break down Rosé wine making techniques and the difference you’ll get in your glass.

From Blending to Direct Press, winemakers can utilize nerdy tips and savvy tricks to present one of wines across a tremendously diverse style spectrum.  Who knew Rosé, made from traditional red grape varietals, could exhibit flavors from lemony citrus to tart cranberry.  All in the same glass.

It’s been a scorcher in Texas this summer making Rosé and ideal choice for every occasion.  Rosé isn’t just for summer anymore and should have a seat at the table for any and all holidays and celebrations year round.  Rosé can also hold up to the meatiest of meals with its balanced acidity and tannin.  Yes, tannin!

Want to drink a few Rosés with us?   Become a Patreon Sponsor today and you’ll get to sit across from us as we deep dive two luscious wines.  And decide for yourself if it’s a “Yes way!” Or a “No way!” to the question of whether they’re actually Rosé!

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Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

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Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shepard!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

Check out Kristi’s blog for further wine adventures!  KristiWineNerd.com and make sure to follow on insta at @charissehenryftw and @kristiwinenerd

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If you know Charisse, you know she’s a bubble girl through and through! We’re not sure she’s ever met a bubble she didn’t like! Her passion has definitely rubbed off on Kristi and what better way to let two bubble girls have fun than to cover all things sparkling! But are all bubbles created equal? Not at all! There are many ways to put those tiny little bubbles of joy into a bottle and we’re breaking it down for you in this episode!

Beady, semi-sparkling, pétillant, frizzante, Spumante, sparkling. All these words describe bubbles in wine, from lightly fizzy or low pressure to fireworks in a bottle or high pressure. Something for everyone to love!

While “Champagne” can only come from the Champagne region of France, how it’s made can be used anywhere in the world. Referred to as Champagne Method, Traditional Method, Méthode Champenoise, or Méthode Classique, this process creates bubbles through two fermentation processes trapping CO2 into the wine. Vintage or non-vintage, while we touched on this in our Wine and Fashion episode, you’ll get the low down on what this means for your wine journey. We’ll introduce you to multiple alternatives to true champagne you can enjoy for daily drinkable to your biggest celebrations.

Charmant Method, used for Prosecco, takes a whole different path in getting tiny bubbles into the bottle and not all Prosecco’s are sweet. Being bubble girls, we definitely say don’t knock it until you try it. Listen in for clues on how to find the style you desire! Ancestral Method, Continuous Method, Soda Method, Forced Carbonation, and Méthode Contemporaine round out the ways winemakers can create bubbly beauties from the most complex to the simplest, we cover them all!

We couldn’t do a wine podcast without wine and this episode’s pick is a Sparkling Wine from Hilmy Cellars in the Texas Hill Country. Made in the Forced Carbonation method from Semillon and Orange Muscat, this gorgeous wine was brought to us by our sponsor, Texas Wine Club! Thank you Hilmy Cellars for introducing these two bubble girls to a new fave!

Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

Don’t forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and let us know any topics you’d like us to cover!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shepard! 

Check out Kristi’s blog for further wine adventures!  KristiWineNerd.com and make sure to follow on insta at @charissehenryftw and @kristiwinenerd

Support the show

Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

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@somm_women_talk_wine
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@charissehenryfw
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Summer, summer, summer.  Long days, vacations, staycations, friends, family and fun.  Hot days and warm nights call for a style change in your go-to wines.  Rosés and whites reign supreme.  We’re totally on board, but this summer, we’re pouring a few new white wines into our glass and bringing you along for the ride!

As two bubble loving wine friends, Kristi’s first surprise for Charisse is the Sparkling Riesling NV from Coeur Cause Wines.  Not only is this crisp, fresh, citrus forward bubbly deliciously refreshing, a percent of every bottle sold supports one of Coeur Cause’s charities.  Owner Stacy Bellew partners with winemaker Josh Maloney to bring a sparkler which maintains the flavor and aroma (think petrol) so true to Riesling.  Think you don’t like Riesling, this beauty will change your mind!

Next up, Txakoli (sounds like broccoli) from Basa Lore.  Made from the Hondarrabi Zuri grape varietal, this lightly fizzy wine is typical of the Getariako Txakolina D.O. in the Basque Country of Spain.  Think steep slopes, green Spain, crisp ocean breezes and this wine exudes the perfect accompaniment to any and all of your summer fun.  It’s bright.  It’s crisp.  It’s definitely worth hunting down to stock your fridge.  Txakoli loosely translates to “enough for the home” but we’re not sure there actually is enough of this Summer delight.  Sharing her Basque and Txakoli expertise with us is Dr. Kerri Lesh, or Dr. Txakoli.

Kristi’s summer adventure in Wisconsin and Minnesota afforded a visit to Saint Croix Vineyards with Peter Hemstad, co-owner, for a vineyard-based exploration into the world of grape variety creation.  One of the results?  Itasca!  This superb creation not only withstands the frigid MN winters, it is also hardy enough to resist pests and disease which can plague vineyards.  With 23 varieties of wine, many lesser known varietals created by Peter and the University of Minnesota, this winery should be on everyone’s vacation destination top 10.

Hailing from La Pradera Vineyard in the Texas High Plains rounds out the final four.  From Tatum Cellars, this single vineyard, single varietal Roussanne is a rare expression of the varietal as a stand alone.  Most typically blended in the southern Rhône region of France, this wine lets Roussanne shine.  Juicy, spicy, toasty yet maintaining a freshness made for summer drinking. 

While we know it may be impossible to find these wines in your local wine shop, we hope you’ll get them shipped to your doorstep in time for this weekend’s summer fling!

Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

Don’t forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and let us know any topics you’d like us to cover!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shepard!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

Check out Kristi’s blog for further wine adventures!  KristiWineNerd.com and make sure to follow on insta at @charissehenryftw and @kristiwinenerd

Support the show

Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

Instagram:
@somm_women_talk_wine
@kristiwinenerd
@charissehenryfw
@kmayfield109

All episodes are also on our website:
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Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo.  Tiffany & Co., Tag Heuer, Hublot.  Fenty Beauty (Rihanna), Benefit Cosmetics, Givency Parfums.  Wine.

Which of the above does not seem to fit?  If you guessed any of the above, the answer is they all fit!  At least into LVMH’s portfolio of fine fashion, jewelry, perfumes, cosmetics and Wine & Spirits or are fashion houses which own wineries!  Join us as we explore two different approaches to mixing wine and fashion.  From intimately linked to the overall corporations focus on luxury and iconic brands to near silent partner status. 

Both approaches set the stage for magical partnerships and present world class wines year over year.  We explore each and build in a few tips and tricks on how to acquire these wines or venture nearby for amazing options without the luxury price tag. 

Our “Find” of the week is RePour, the best stopper option for those rare occasions when there’s actually wine left in a bottle at the end of the night!  The best news is they’re super effective and super affordable!  Check them out for yourself at the RePour Website!

Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

Don’t forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and let us know any topics you’d like us to cover!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shepard!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

Check out Kristi’s blog for further wine adventures!  KristiWineNerd.com and make sure to follow on insta at @charissehenryftw and @kristiwinenerd

Support the show

Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

Instagram:
@somm_women_talk_wine
@kristiwinenerd
@charissehenryfw
@kmayfield109

All episodes are also on our website:
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As two women in the wine industry, what better topic for us to tackle than “Women in Wine”?!  Special guests include Lindsey Koch and Benedicte Rhyne who share their passion for wine and how they embraced their natural female skills and talents to make their way in the traditionally male oriented world of wine. 

Meet Lindsey:  Lindsey started her career in Fort Worth, TX as a medical staffing agency before launching her own staffing company, Embracing her interest in wine she studied to become a certified Sommelier, she took the big leap of faith to start her own wine bar, WineHaus from the ground up.  After  8 years, she sold the business to a previous customer as she made the move out to Sonoma County, California to further her career in wine. Living in California Wine Country, Lindsey is currently the Estate Director for Small Vines Wines in Sebastopol, managing everything from marketing and customer outreach, to curating bespoke tasting experiences at the winery. Additionally, Lindsey and her husband always dreamed about starting their own winery and made the dream a reality, starting Curves & Edges Wines during the 2020 vintage. She focuses her efforts at Curves & Edges on two varieties that have always brought her great joy, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot.

Meet Bénédicte: Bénédicte (Bennie) Rhyne is a native of Aix en Provence, France. She received her master in oenology (the study of wine) from the Université de Bourgogne (Dijon), had a successful experience at Chateau Pétrus, in Pomerol, Bordeaux, before global adventures to New Zealand and England landed her at Ravenswood Winery in Sonoma, California, as a member of the winemaking-team. Here she developed a”Meritage“program increasing the winery’s production ten-fold between 1991-2001. Additionally she created a sophisticated wine laboratory with well -trained staff and quality control procedures. In 2002, Bénédicte and her family moved to Fredericksburg, TX and created a Wine Laboratory to compliment her Wine Country Consulting business.  Bénédicte served sixteen years as the winemaker of Mesa Vineyards, St. Genevieve Wine in Fort Stockton, Texas. She the spent 10 years as the winemaker of Kuhlman Cellars, a quickly growing winery whose door's opened in October of 2014 in Hye, Texas to produce fine quality and “Terroir” driven wines from Texas in the style of her native Provence.  Bennie is now focused full time on her wine consulting and launching her own wine label - stay tuned!

Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

Don’t forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and let us know any topics you’d like us to cover!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shepard!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

Check out Kristi’s blog for further wine adventures!  KristiWineNerd.com and make sure to follow on insta at @charissehenryftw and @kristiwinenerd

Support the show

Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

Instagram:
@somm_women_talk_wine
@kristiwinenerd
@charissehenryfw
@kmayfield109

All episodes are also on our website:
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Join Charisse and Kristi as they debunk wine scores.   From the 1855 Bordeaux classification to modern day wine ratings by fellow podcasters, two Somms review the ins and outs of scores and what this means to you as a wine enthusiast.  Never a dull moment with these friends and their ability to translate elevated wine knowledge into nerdy wine tips and savvy wine tricks.  Don’t miss the “Find of the Day” and judge for yourself whether our highlighted “Find” should find its way into your wine bar asap!

Show Sponsors:
> The Magnolia in Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

Don’t forget to like, comment, share and let us know any topics you’d like us to cover!

Cheers! Charisse and Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shephard!

And a special shout out to our podcast friends Michelle and Sandy at Wines to Find (WTF) for their fun 1-5 wine rating system!

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Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

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@somm_women_talk_wine
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All episodes are also on our website:
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For Somm Women Talk Wine’s (SWTW) introductory podcast, get to know Charisse Henry, the “street smarts service guru” of the equation, and Kristi Mayfield, the “nerd” in the mix.  How did a career aerospace and defense leader and a service professional come together?  WINE!  Of course!  Sharing their passion and pursuing certifications together are just a few of the ways these two Somms put their differing approaches to all things wine together for a fun, yet informative podcast. Considering how you can become more wine savvy?  One of the passions Charisse and Kristi share is wine education for everyone and they took this passion and created DOMSOM “wine education for the rest of us”!  With bi-weekly adventures, we know you’ll fall in love with our podcast and us!  Cheers!

Sponsors:
> The Magnolia, Fort Worth
> The Texas Wine Club

DOMSOM Wine Education:  https://domsom.us
Instagram:  @kristiwinenerd and @charissehenryftw
Blog:  https://kristiwinenerd.com

Like, follow, share, comment today!  

Charisse & Kristi

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shephard!

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Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

Instagram:
@somm_women_talk_wine
@kristiwinenerd
@charissehenryfw
@kmayfield109

All episodes are also on our website:
SommWomenTalkWine

Charisse and Kristi 

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Friends and fellow wine “passionistas”, Charisse Henry and Kristi Mayfield, talk all things wine on Somm Women Talk Wine.  Having shared paths in wine certification (Intro CMS and WSET2), but different passions around wine creates a fun, entertaining and educational show.  Kristi’s passion for all things nerdy from vineyard to bottle, coupled with Charisse’s extensive experience in the service industry is a match made in wine heaven!  We’ll not only share facts and information, but we’ll give you the back story on what this means to you and how you can use it to create your own fantastic wine experiences.  Both wine lovers share their passion for “Wine Education for the Rest of Us” in the certification course DOMSOM at https://domsom.us.  Kristi’s nerdy wine adventures can be followed at https://kristiwinenerd.com.  Subscribe, like, share and comment while joining the fun as two wine loving Somms talk wine. Cheers!

A special theme song shout out to our musician, the late, great, Paul Gray with his Swinging Shephard!

Support the show

Thanks for joining Somm Women Talk Wine!  Check out our socials for more fun filled wine exploration!

Instagram:
@somm_women_talk_wine
@kristiwinenerd
@charissehenryfw
@kmayfield109

All episodes are also on our website:
SommWomenTalkWine

Charisse and Kristi