Wine Stories

By Brian Demay

Listen as Warm 98.5's Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia discuss wines, why they taste the way they do, and the legends and history behind them - because there's a story in every bottle!... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

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August 07, 2021 23: Wine Stories - How America Saved Wine
In this episode, Brian Demay discusses the phylloxera epidemic, and the role America played in rescuing the great vineyards of Europe in the 1800s. He also samples the Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon, from Chile, a region still unaffected by phylloxera today. (Edited from a previous live broadcast)
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7min
July 08, 2021 22: Wine Stories - Nebbiolo, Travaglini Gattinara
What is the history of the Nebbiolo grape? What is the difference between Barolo and this wine, the 2017 Travaglini Giancarlo Gattinara? Find out this week with Brian Demay (audio taken from a live video broadcast).
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13min
April 06, 2020 21: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #4: Southern & Island Wines
Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia wrap up their Wines Of #Italy series with a look at Southern Italian wines, as well as those from the islands of Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia, and we taste our way through three beauties:
- Fiano Di Avellino Feudi Di San Gregorio, a phenomenal white from southern Italy's Avellino province.
- Serra Sanguigna Du Cropio, a delicious red blend from Calabria, and
- Patriglione Negroamaro Salento, an absolutely outstanding red from Puglia that knocked our socks off.

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18min
February 13, 2020 20: Wine Stories - Hanover Winery & The Wines Of Ohio
There's a reason downtown #Cincinnati has a Vine Street! Brian Demay talks to winemaker Ed McDonald from Hanover Winery about the history of wine in Ohio, Cincinnati's #German heritage, and how the banks of the Ohio River could have become the #Napa of the Midwest, were it not for the Civil War and #Prohibition. Ah, what might have been....
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22min
January 08, 2020 19: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #3: Central Italy and Tuscany
Part 3 in the "Wines of Italy" series, Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia tackle the history of Central Italian wines, including the legend of #Chianti's Black Rooster, and the rise of #SuperTuscan wines. They also taste the Montenidoli Vernaccia, a delicious Mocali Rosso Di Montalcino, and the Cirelli La Collina Biologica Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
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27min
November 11, 201918: Wine Stories - Super Premium Napa Cabernets
Brian Demay and Wine Ambassador Jim Teegarden highlight three newly released, super-premium Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons:
#Caymus Special Selection #Cabernet (2015)
#JosephPhelps #Insignia (2016) &
#RobertMondavi The Reserve Cabernet (2016)
What makes these wines premium? In this once-in-a-lifetime tasting, Brian and Jim discuss the history and terroir of Napa, and the founding families who made it the wine capital of America.
#SouthernGlazers
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33min
October 22, 2019 17: Wine Stories - Wines of Italy #2: Northeast Italian Wine
Part 2 in the "Wines of Italy" series, Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia tackle Northeast Italian wines: a Gruner Veltliner, an upscale Prosecco, and a Cabernet Franc. Not typical "Italian" wines, but definitely traditional grapes from the Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige.
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28min
August 13, 2019 16: Wine Stories - Rose, and the wines of southern France
Brian Demay and wine ambassador Jim Teegarden of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits discuss French Rosé, and the history of the wines of Southern France, specifically Languedoc. The delicious wines we taste from Gerard Bertrand are:
* Cote Des Roses
* Ballerine Brut Etoile Rosé
* 2016 Cigalus (the wine served at the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm!)
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28min
July 12, 2019 15: Wine Stories - The Wines Italy #1: Northwest Italy
Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia planned to do a "Wines of Italy" segment but realized the regions and history of Italian winemaking are too varied and vast to do only one, so this is the first of a series. Behold: The Wines of Northwest Italy, and specifically the delicious alpine wines of this storied region. The three wines we taste for this segment are:
- 2016 Elio Perrone Moscato
- 2011 Carema Ferrando
- 2013 Grosjean Corrette
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26min
May 16, 2019 14: Wine Stories - Oak Aging
Brian Demay and sommelier Steve Tartaglia tackle the origin and history of oak aging. From oak casks which transported wine in horse-drawn carriages across Europe to the oak barrels which traversed the ocean, it has played a huge part in the story of wine. Brian considers it a "happy accident" that we used oak to store wine, considering how it is the perfect vehicle to smooth out the flavors and introduce just enough oxygen to age it gently. The differences between French and American oak are also discussed, and we taste two examples of Cabernet from Sonoma's Alexander Valley, one which utilizes only American oak barrels (Silver Oak 2014 Cabernet) and one which uses 100% French oak barrels (Stonestreet 2015 Cabernet).
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26min

FAQs about Wine Stories:

How many episodes does Wine Stories have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.