Ann & Mali taking you on a special journey through the red winemaking process with their dear friend and BASEMENT WINE EXTRAORDINAIRE Scott Steinman co-winemaker for the label Ash & Hawthorne. 

The pressure of the sommelier breathing down your neck, looking at the wine list with you while you try not to look at the prices, but that’s all you’re looking at is the prices. How do you choose??? We’re here to help! We break down how to read through wine lists, so when your friends force you to choose, it’ll be fun rather than terrifying.

Unless you live under a rock, you should be aware that the world has been on fire for a while now. We answer a question many have been asking - What will the smoke do to the grapes? Drinking the smokie skies away with a bottle of 2016 Anne Amie's Marilyn Sparkling Rosé. Our hearts go out to all of those who have lost family members, homes, businesses and have been displaced because of these fires in both Oregon and California. We love you.

We’re assuming you, like the two of us, buy wine from the grocery store. Sure we frequent wine shops too, but that’s not where we started on our wine voyage. We try through a flight of wines we chose based on their label and take you through our field trip to the grocery store. We’re helping you navigate and give you tips and tricks to ease some of that grocery store anxiety when it comes to buying wine! 

We’re wondering why some wines are THOUSANDS of dollars and some are less than 5. Could there really be that much difference? The two of us take you on a journey as to what goes into the costs of wine production and what happens in the wineries of large producers. By the end of this episode, you’ll be aware, very aware.

**There is some "pardon my french" kind of language that my mother is not proud of. Please be aware of this if you're at work or if there are kiddos around!