The Wine Shop Talk

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Wine Shop Talk. In today's episode, Erin’s sharing her hints and tips about wine and chocolate pairings. Not only is she offering some great recommendations of wine styles to pick up, but also teaching you how they interact with white, milk, and dark chocolate.

There’s so many wonderful tips ahead, so let’s dive in!

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Discover your Palate Personality! 🧡  It's time to listen to this week's episode of The Wine Shop Talk.

Erin's Palate Personality system is a powerful tool that help's you get to know your palate and find wine styles that you'll love!

Start by answering 8 easy questions about the foods and flavors you already enjoy and then you'll be identified as 1 of 3 palate personalities.

After taking The Palate Personality quiz, you’ll receive your palate personality guide which is filled with wine styles, flavor descriptors, wine regions, and grape varieties – All unique to your palate's preferences!

Discovering your palate personality is a core piece of growing your wine knowledge and stepping outside of your comfort zone!

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Level up your wine experience this winter! Erin’s back with five tried and true recommendations of some amazing white grape varieties to pick up this winter. Sometimes we get stuck in a wine rut, and these wine styles are here to push you out of your comfort zone!

In the northern hemisphere, the cold winter makes for a season of warm, rich, and delicious meals and these wine varieties make for the perfect pairings. Erin recommends some great options to have with favourites like mac & cheese, chicken pot pie, and grilled cheese.

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Can wine fit into your healthy lifestyle? In this week’s episode, Erin breaks down a glass of wine’s nutritional information. What makes up that calorie count you’ll find online? What information do brands have to put out there? How can you find a healthier wine option? All of your questions are answered in this episode of The Wine Shop Talk!

Erin walks you through some great wine recommendations with lower sugar content, and a variety of alcohol percentages. She also provides some shopping tips about what to look for on a wine label.

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Do you have some questions about organic wine styles? Or have you never really looked into them? This topic can be a little overwhelming when first researching, so Erin is here to give you the 101 breakdown! 

In this episode, Erin explains what Organic and Biodynamic wines are, and the differences between the two styles. She also dives into sulfites and sulfates, and even explains the histamine reactions that some wine lovers might experience.

Learn what to look for on organic wine labels, and what the different wine terms you’ll see actually mean! 

There’s some really neat spirituality and processing with Biodynamic wine that you won’t want to miss. Have a listen now to this fun and information episode now!

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If you’re kicking off 2022 with Dry January, this episode is right up your alley! Erin is sharing her tips for embracing this month with excitement, and how you can use this time to prepare for an amazing year of expanding your palate!

Erin has so many great ideas about how you can use Dry January as an opportunity to reset your palate, break out of a flavor rut, take inventory of your wine stock, research future menus and pairings, and more. 

Listen in and set a New Year’s resolution or intention about how you’d like to grow your wine knowledge in 2022. What region will your palate explore next? What would you like to learn about this year?

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Happy New Year! This week Erin is discussing all things bubbles! Sparkling wine is a wonderful way to ring in the New Year and Erin is here to help you select the perfect bottle.

In this episode, discover the different sparkling wine styles, how they are produced, where they are from, what flavor descriptors to look for, and some delicious food pairing recommendations. Let’s dive in!

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 Navigating conversations with passionate wine enthusiasts can be challenging, especially around the holidays. In this fun episode, Erin shares her 5 tips for dealing with those wine snobs! From how to get out of a conversation, to how to keep them busy at a party – she’s got you covered. 

We are wishing you a wonderful holiday season! Check back here next week for our special Sparkling Wine Tips episode. It will definitely get you ready for any New Year's Eve celebrations!

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The holidays are quickly approaching and with that, comes fun events with family and friends! Erin often gets asked questions about the best practices surrounding giving the gift of wine. In today's episode, Erin shares all of her wine etiquette wisdom! She answers questions like, “If I bring a bottle of wine for the host, should they open it right away?”, “If I bring my own preferred bottle to an event to enjoy, is that rude?”, and more!

Also, learn how to select the perfect bottle of wine to give as a gift to someone! Erin tells us which palette clues to consider and shares which wine styles are a safe choice.

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Welcome to this week’s episode of The Wine Shop Talk. In today's episode, Erin shares her hints and tips about how to select wines to serve at parties or while entertaining. Not only is she offering some classic wine styles, but also why she would select them depending on the food styles being served.

There’s so many wonderful tips ahead, so let’s dive in! 

This podcast is being released at the beginning of December of 2021, so Christmas themes and celebrations are starting to be on people's minds, but know that you can use these tips for any time of year for any celebration that you're hosting.

Erin shares the three wine styles that she recommends to have on hand anytime you're throwing an event! Have a listen!

Have you downloaded our 2021 Holiday Guide? This jam-packed wine guide includes gift ideas, recipes, pairings, recommendations, and so much more. Find it here: winegirlacademy.com/Freebies.

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