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It’s time for warm-weather sipping, so I chat and taste with Elaine Chukan Brown of Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews. She sent me California wines, I sent her Washington wines, and we share our thoughts. Break out the sunscreen and get on the patio!

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How do you learn about wine without memorizing places on a map? Madeline Puckette of Wine Folly shares educational tips combining her graphic design background with her zippy personality. We also share a couple wines from Bellwether Wine Cellars in the Finger Lakes and I get introduced to Childish Gambino.

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What is Gruner Veltliner? How do you say it? (Seriously!) Why should you drink it? Get to know the white and red wines of Austria with Winebow’s Austrian Import Specialist Melissa Sutherland.

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A call to Cape Town starts a conversation with Jean-Baptiste Cristini, Head of Sales and Marketing for Fairview and Spice Route wineries. We talk about the country’s most famous wine regions, touch on Pinotage and Chenin Blanc, and, naturally, discuss goat towers.

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Who better to talk with about the diversity and history of our most popular white wine grape than a member of California’s First Family of Chardonnay? I welcome Wente Vineyards CEO and Fourth Generation Winegrower Carolyn Wente to the show. We talk about the variety of styles available to suit anyone’s palate as well as food pairings that make your wine sing. Plus, go beyond Napa and Sonoma and get to know the Livermore Valley.

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What are the highs and lows of being a winemaker? What surprises people about the job? And are you crazy to go it alone? My guest, William Allen of California’s Two Shepherds, (who makes tiny amounts of wine from grapes that aren’t the usual suspects), answers these questions and more. Plus, I taste some of his wines, including a most unique Trousseau Gris.

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Are you frustrated by heavy, long-winded, confusing wine books? Pick up a copy of The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. My guest is the book’s author, Richard Betts. He’s a Master Sommelier who wants to help YOU decide what you like, and even provide a map to your (wine) desires.

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Does wine service and selection play a big part in a review of a restaurant? Should it? Does it depend on the pricetag of the meal? Food Writer and Critic for the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier Hanna Raskin provides the answers. We also talk about how to get Yelp Help via her book of the same name, with great tips on how to sharpen your skills as an aspiring food (or wine) writer.

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It’s a one-two punch of awesome with these guests: Natalie Slater of Bake and Destroy, followed by CakeSpy Jessie Oleson Moore. Natalie destroys stereotypes of vegan cuisine, and I offer the wines to show off her cooking style. And if you’re craving sweetness, who better to speak with than a CakeSpy? I brought the dessert wine.

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We’re making the case for year-round, regular Champagne consumption with David Speer of Ambonnay Bar in Portland, OR. David has some surprising thoughts on the best glass for appreciating Champagne, plus reveals why you might want to forgo the ice bucket.

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