Welcome to our seventh podcast episode!

Raw, unfiltered with plenty of sediment.

Questions this week:

* 2 min 57 What is a vintage?

* 8 mins 32 What's in our glass today?

* 11 mins 13 What about Italian whites?

* 14 mins 20 What does a wooden box bring?

* 21 mins 15 Where's the best place to find a true wine bargain in 2024?

Will’s wine of the week:

Ch Malartic Lagraviere, 2020

Luke’s thought of the week:

300 million Cadbury's Creme Eggs are made each year!

References:

Vintage - the year a wine is made.

Bordeaux - wine region.

Climates categories - various wine climates can affect a vintage.

Domaine de Chevalier - wine producer in Bordeaux.

Puglia - Southern Italy.

Fiano - grape variety.

Lees - wine terminology.

DOC, DOCG - Italian wine classifications.

Chianti Classico - quality levels.

Planeta - Italian winery.

Donnafugata - Sicilian winery.

Zibibbo - grape variety, known outside of Italy as Muscat of Alexandria.

Soave / Gargenega - Northern Italian wine / grape variety.

Grillo - grape variety.

Gavi - Italian wine region.

Cortese - grape variety.

Roero Arneis - grape variety.

Verdicchio - grape variety.

Verdeca - grape variety.

Vermentino - grape variety.

Pecorino - grape variety.

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