ThreeCorkyDudes

Ready to pop a cork with us? Sip, Socialize and Share with the Three Corky Dudes as we say goodbye to 2025 and let you know our favorite wines, guests and episodes! 

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Jeff talks about how this podcast opened him up to white, he loved the ice cream episode and who his 

     favorite guests are…

• 🍇 Ben talks about when he broadcast live at Cedar Ridge Winery and his favorite episode was either 

     5-6 where we were finally swirling together! He loved interviewing Poe Cellars

• 🍾 Steve loved the Popcorn pairing episode and the Cork Connoisseur 

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes and it is time for Spotify Wrap or Wine Rap…

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

Ready to pop a cork with us? All four of us? Sip, Socialize and Share with Carl from Poe Cellars! If you ever wanted to learn more about Italian wine, well Poe Cellars is an expert from when he was stationed in Italy

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Carl brings a Trevenezie from Tommasi Arele

• 🍇 Ben goes to Aldi and grabs a Chianti 

• 🍾 Steve brings his own wine Sweet Bottom Super Tuscan

• 🍇 Jeff brings Brancaia 2022 Tre

• 🍾 We interview Carl

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes and it is time to test your Italy knowledge!

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 22: Thanksgiving Pairings! Gobble Gobble

Ready to pop a cork with us? Sip, Socialize and Share a side dish or a turkey with your favorite Corky Dudes as we discuss our favorite Thanksgiving pairings.  I

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Ben brings a St. Pepin from Branches Winery

• 🍾 Steve brings from Brook Hollow Winery Cabernet

Franc 2018 

• 🍇 Jeff brings a 2023 Counoise from Tercero 

• 🍾 We talk all about family traditions and what we are

drinking for Thanksgiving! 

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes 

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder

of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on

knowledge of fermentation and flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape

grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 21: An Interview with Adrian Luna aka Hard Cider Guy

 Sip, Socialize and Share a hard cider with us as we don’t wine today…but we  explore the world of hard cider with Adrian Luna

Ready to pop a cork with us? Or pop a can…depending on your hard cider. In Episode 21 of The Three Corky Dudes, we learn all about hard cider

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Ben brings a Rosa Sa Dell’Olmo Barbera d’ Asti

• 🍾 Steve brings from Doc’s Cider Pumpkin 

• 🍇 Jeff brings Golden State Cider

• 🍾 Steve has French Vanilla Ice Cream paired with Valenzano True Blue Blueberry Wine

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes 

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 20: You Scream, I Scream for Ice Cream and Wine!!

 Sip, Socialize and Share the sweetness as we explore Ice Cream and Wine Pairings– This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? And spoon a pint with us? In Episode 20 of The Three Corky Dudes, we learn how to pair ice cream and wine!

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Ben brings Haagen Dazs Caramel Cone paired with Gallo Family Sweet Peach Wine

• 🍇 Jeff brings Van Leeuwen Pumpkin Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust paired with Justin’s 

     Sunny Block Orange Muscat 

• 🍾 Steve has French Vanilla Ice Cream paired with Valenzano True Blue Blueberry Wine

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes (aka drinking games) are you a Blonde or a Blanc?

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

🎙️ Episode 19: An Interview with the Gabriela The Complex Traveler

 Sip, Socialize and Share as we interview with Gabriela Montero aka The Complex Traveler– This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? Meet Gabriela Montero who is The Complex Traveler? In Episode 19 of The Three Corky Dudes, we learn all Gabriela’s wine adventures and then we quiz her!

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Ben brings a Marquette Rose from Branches Winery

• 🍇 Jeff brings a Sparkling Grenache Blanc from Robert Hall Winery

• 🍾 Steve brings a Traminette from Oceane Vineyards

• 🍷 Gabriela brings a Syrah from Pax Winery

• 🍾Meet Gabriela!!!

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes (aka drinking games) are you a Blonde or a Blanc?

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 18: Wine and Popcorn Pairings!

 Sip, Laugh, Pop and Munch as we are doing Popcorn and Wine– This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? Or do we say Pop a kernel with us? In Episode 18 of The Three Corky Dudes, we learn all about how to pair popcorn and wine! 

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🤓 Wine & Popcorn pairing tips 

• 🍇 A sampling of three different wines and three different popcorn flavors

• 🍇 Popcorns - Freddies Birthday Flavor! Skinny Pop Dairy Free White Cheddar, Kettle Corn Caramel

• 🍷 Wines - Tassel Ridge, Jacob Martin, Wein U. Sekthaus Kost

• 🍾 Varietals - Pink Catawba,Gamay Noir, Icewine 

• 🧠 Time for Quizzes (aka drinking games) 

• 🍾Bottle Pops! Reason2chug!

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 17: An Interview with Kent Foulkner of Cedar Ridge Winery

 Sip, Laugh, and Learn Meet Kent Foulkner of Cedar Ridge Winery– This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? In Episode 17 of The Three Corky Dudes, we learn all about Kent Foulkner the winemaker for Cedar Ridge Winery

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics and occasionally meeting new people! 

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🍇 Live with Ben and Kent at Cedar Ridge Winery in Iowa!

• 🍇 Learn how Kent got into the wine business 

• 🍷 Learn about growing grapes in the Midwest

• 🍾 A barrel tasting of Merlot

• 🤓 Wine tips and cooking tips by Kent who went to culinary school

• 🍾 Learn about Maderia!

• 🧠 Kent quizzes us!!!

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET2, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386

🎙️ Episode 16: Red Wines and Restaurant Dishes

 Sip, Laugh, and Learn how to pair red wines when dining out – This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? In Episode 16 of The Three Corky Dudes, we discuss some of our favorite red wine varietals and restaurant dishes! Filled with wine tasting insights, local wine spotlights, and of course—wine games!

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics.

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🍇 Red wine pairings with restaurant dishes

• 🍇 Featured varietals; Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

• 🍷 Featured sips: Spring Creek, Justin, Francis Coppola 

• 🧠 Wine Quiz Time - Wine Laws – play along!

• 🤓 Wine tips, myth-busting, and a few hilarious wine fails

• 🍾 Bottle Pops @queerwino

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET student, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

🎙️ Episode 15: White Wines and Restaurant Dishes

 Sip, Laugh, and Learn how to pair white wines when dining out – This is the Three Corky Dudes Podcast 🍷

Ready to pop a cork with us? In Episode 15 of The Three Corky Dudes, we discuss some of our favorite white wine varietals and restaurant dishes! Filled with wine tasting insights, local wine spotlights, and of course—wine games!

This funny, educational wine podcast is for anyone who loves wine, wants to discover hidden gems, and enjoys sipping varietals from across the U.S.—from East Coast wineries to Midwest vineyards to California classics.

🎯 What’s inside this episode:

• 🍇 White wine pairings with restaurant dishes

• 🍇 Featured varietals; Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, 

• 🍷 Featured sips: Barefoot Cellars, Fuil, Angelico Winery, 

• 🧠 Wine Quiz Time – play along!

• 🤓 Wine tips, myth-busting, and a few hilarious wine fails

• 🍾 Bottle Pops @hardciderguy

👨‍🏫 Meet the Hosts:

• Jeff (West Coast): Sommelier, wine educator & founder of the Winelikes App

• Steve (East Coast): Winemaker with hands-on knowledge of fermentation and 

flavor

• Ben (Midwest): Wine lover, WSET student, and rookie grape grower!

Whether you’re a beginner wine drinker or a seasoned oenophile, you’ll love our mix of wine education, humor, and interactive segments.

💥 Join the movement to make wine fun (without the snobbery)!

🎉 Sip. Socialize. Share.

🔔 Subscribe and Follow Now!

📺 Watch on YouTube or Spotify

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

📱 Download the Winelikes App to play quizzes & track your wine journey!

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https://www.youtube.com/@ThreeCorkyDudes

https://open.spotify.com/show/7t1I3quIIUropzv62wraRx

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threecorkydudes/id1801087386