Wine School Dropout

Whenever I mention that I’m in the wine industry, a follow up question is usually, ‘do you want to make your own wine?’ The answer for me is a resounding no! I totally respect what they do but that is just not my gift. But there are quite a few people that dream of being a winemaker, and then to live in France on top of that…that’s kinda like the ultimate dream right? In this episode we’ll hear from an American woman who is doing just that. She exchanged her life and comfort in the States live amongst the vineyards of France, eventually making her very own cuvée. Some parts of the life are a dream, but as with anything, there are challenges as well. I’m so excited to introduce you to Carrie-Anne Sumner.

Special thanks to our guest Carrie Anne. You can find her on IG @carrieannesumner, @domaine_des_enfants and FB @chromasoma.fr

Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by me, Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez. Edited by our sound designers Luis Lopez and Chiara Santella. Production coordination by Catalina Hoyos. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune.

Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you like the show, tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Until next time, sit back, relax and have a glass.

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When people think about France and Paris in particular, their thoughts immediately go to croissants, and then wine. Maybe cheese, but definitely wine. We think of sitting outdoors at a cafe in those Parisian bistro chairs and swirling a glass of red wine while watching the people go by. Does that make us tourists? Do the French really drink and eat like we think they do? Let’s ask the ONLY American in Paris, Comedianne Sarah Donnelly about some French drinking misconceptions, their drinking culture and her go-to wine pairing.

Special thanks to our guest. You can find Sarah Donnelly on instagram @sarahdcomedy.

Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by me, Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez. Edited by our sound designers Luis Lopez and Chiara Santella. Production coordination by Catalina Hoyos. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune.

Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you like the show, tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Until next time, sit back, relax and have a glass.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/wine-school-dropout.

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Apero or Aperitif hour is yes, a time to decompress after work but it’s so much more and different than that. The time to drink, what the drinks are, it’s so much more intentional and particular in French culture. For this episode of WSD I’m speaking with two Americans that live in Paris, about the drinking culture here, and apero hour means to them.

Special thanks to our guests. You can find Forest Collins on instagram at @52martinis and Allison Caves at @izzysparis.

Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by me, Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez. Edited by our sound designers Luis Lopez and Chiara Santella. Production coordination by Catalina Hoyos. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune.

Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you like the show, tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Until next time, sit back, relax and have a glass.  

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Hi! While we work on season 4 of Wine School Dropout this new year, I’d like to recommend a brand new show by Studio Ochenta, Atlas Linguae. In each episode, experts from around the world discuss a wide variety  of language related topics. 

Join our very own sound editor Luis Lopez every other Monday on a deep dive into the joyful, the challenging and the joyfully challenging aspects of everyday communication.

Atlas Linguae is an original production from Studio Ochenta available in English. Follow us @ochentapodcasts on Instagram, Twitter and now TikTok for more information on this original series and stay tuned for more from Wine School Dropout this February.  

Listen here:  https://ochentastudio.com/atlas-linguae.

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As a part of the trip with Radici del Sud I had the pleasure of visiting Pietroventosa Winery.  I learn so much talking to winemakers and drinking wines from other regions. Within five minutes of hearing Marianna speak about her wines, the landscape, and her region of Gioia del Colle. I knew I wanted to talk to her more! Marianna was interesting, funny, lively and her wines made from the Primitvo and Negroamaro grapes, stunning! In this talk, Marianna shares her winemaking passion and the history of wines in Gioia del Colle with us. She also mentions a famous Hollywood neighbor. Listen closely to find out who it is!

This is part 2 of our chat with Marianna from Pietroventosa Winery in Southern Italia.

This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and hosted by Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez, our sound editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG.

If you liked the show, you should tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts! Until next time, sit back relax, and have a glass. 

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As a part of our trip to Southern Italy with Radici del Sud, the WSD team had the pleasure of visiting Pietroventosa Winery. Within five minutes of hearing Pietroventosa winemaker Marianna speak about her wines, the landscape, and her region of Gioia del Colle, I knew I wanted to talk to her more! Marianna was interesting, funny, lively and her wines made from the Primitivo and Negroamaro grapes, stunning! In this talk, Marianna shares her winemaking passion and the history of wines in Gioia del Colle with us. She also mentions a famous Hollywood neighbour. Listen closely to find out who it is!

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and hosted by Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez, our sound editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you liked the show, you should tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts! Until next time, sit back relax, and have a glass. 

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Have you ever been sitting around with your friends, talking and laughing...maybe a little drinking, and you came up with this crazy idea? Whatever the idea was, one of you in the group thought it was nuts and you let it go. But what would happen if you actually did it? Three friends in southern Italy had the idea to make sparkling wines in Italy similar to Champagne. They didn’t just talk about it though, they did it! Fast forward to now and we’re talking with a daughter of the original three men as she tells us of her role in the business and what it’s like to make sparkling wine in Italy.  In this episode meet Anna D'Amico from D'Arapri Winery in Puglia, Italia.

Credits: Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and hosted by Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez, our sound editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. You can find more information about the wines of Cantine d'Amico at https://www.cantinedamico.com/ and on Facebook and Twitter @cantinedamico

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It's not a secret that France loves cheese and wine - so not surprising that an entire culture revolves around the consumption of these two great gifts to the culinary world. Come and discover one of the best parts of French culture with a Cheese & Wine Class or a Wine Tasting class. Come and join Host Tanisha Townsend on a Cheese and Wine Class or Wine Tasting Class - a great opportunity to experience the French terroir -  the flavor of the earth and the culture of the land. During this 2-hour class, you'll sample some of the finest cheeses and wines, learn the techniques and language of cheese/wine tasting, and the concept of terroir. 

Spend a great evening in a relaxed atmosphere with beautiful surroundings in the heart of Montmartre and get a great headstart to fully understand & appreciate our love for French cheese & wine and help you approach them with greater confidence.

Visit Cooknwithclass.com, search Paris classes for more information, or to book your date.

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Italian food and wine are a perfect combination. We all know this. So this week we chatted with an expert in what makes the best Italian food pairings to go with your favorite Italian wines. Natasha of Mamma Mia Lab produces organic preserves and spreads to pair with the wines of Southern Italy. Tune in to hear her recs for Italian wine and food pairings to die for.

CREDITS:

Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and hosted by Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez, our sound editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you liked the show, you should tell a friend about it and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts! Until next time, sit back relax, and have a glass.

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Hello Wine School Dropout friends! We're back with a brand new season this fall, and this time we're going to study abroad in SOUTHERN ITALY! That's right. We took a trip to Puglia, Italy this summer, so this season is gonna give you the ins and outs of all the italian wines you love.

This first episode is a guide to grapes, courtesy of italian wine aficionados and owners themselves.

Enjoy!

Thanks for listening. This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend, aka Girl Meets Glass. It was edited by Luis Raul Lopez Levi. You can find more info on our guests over on our website: https://ochentastudio.com/wine-school-dropout-podcast and you can binge our last 2 seasons there too, and if you're not ready for fall just yet, check out a special mini-season we did on summer wine this past July.

A huge thank you to the contributors of this episode - Vini giancarlo ceci, Vini Coppola, Marino Palmirotta of Vini Coppi, Marianna Pietraventosa Winery, & Beniamino D’Agostino of Botromagno Vigneti and of course everyone at Radici del Sud that made this possible. Follow the wineries on social media and if you’re ever in the region, definitely pay them a visit! Be sure to tell them you heard about them on the Wine School Dropout podcast.

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For this final episode of our summer mini season, we're finishing of with a wine region we love: Bordeaux. Jacques Lurton has created a line of wines to try and change that perception. Not new to the wine scene of Bordeaux by any means as he has Chateau la Louviere, Chateau Bonnet, and Chateau Couhins-Lurton under his purview just to name a few. His new line, Diane by Jacques Lurton aims to take some of the confusion and intimidation out of Bordeaux wines by creating this line of single varietal wines with the name of the grape on the bottle. But I don’t want to spoil his story, we’ll let him tell it. 

CREDITS:

Thank you for listening to Wine School Dropout. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Tanisha Townsend. Our executive producer is Lory Martinez, our sound editor is Luis Raul Lopez Levi. Our theme was done by Gabriel Dalmasso. Music is by Makaih beats. Our art is by Tiffanie Delune. Follow us @wineschooldropout on IG. If you’re dreaming of sitting in a wine bar in Paris, check out our ebook: 75 in the 75 - 75 wine bars to visit in Paris (district number 75). All of Tanisha's bar a vin picks in one place, and tons of photos of the City of Lights. For purchase visit www.girlmeetsglass.com and select 75 in the 75 wine guide.

A big thank you to Jacques Lurton and Claire Dawson of Diane Wines in Bordeaux. You can find them on Instagram @dianebyjacqueslurton and at https://www.andrelurton.com/ 

There you can find an online boutique to purchase these wines while they set up their distribution network. They are currently in Germany and Switzerland, with the US coming up next. You are hearing it here first listeners, Diane hasn’t been in production very long, so please look for these wines, order these wines, buy these wines! 

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