Disgorgeous Disgorgeous

America's number 1 Phish fanatic Tira Johnson came on to talk shit about her least favorite varieties. Too bad the wines accidentally whipped, like they were criminally tasty, so I guess these grapes are good, actually??? Anyhow, this is the part of the season where we reveal that actually the whole point of this was to talk about California and our own burning love and befuddlement with the place. Whoops! Now you have the key to unlock it. Go visit Tira at Ilis and demand a glass full of something Californian. ////LIST////
Isa Wines, Santa Cruz Mtn, "You're a Dream," 2022//
Matthiasson, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon,  2019 ////
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Full episode at patreon.com/disgorgeous :)

Simon Woolf, of the https://themorningclaret.com/ came on to discuss "Fine Wine," "Natural Wine," "Commodity Wine," and Central Europe writ large. His work is probably some of the most interesting in the natural wine world today, and we're thrilled to have him on 
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James aka Children's atlas of wine came on to discuss getting older, wine trends and transformations, the history of Napa, white wine's healing powers, and new hyperpop fixations. Please go to his classes ////LIST////
Girard, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 1987//
La Portte Saint Jean, VDF, Le Saut Mignon, 2021////
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The hero of upcoming Heroes NYC, Kenneth Crum came to discuss our turn towards right wing / red wine extremism, the upcoming eclipse, Napoleon and John's worrying chemical imputs. This is the second episode in a row we recorded on the couch and it's really addicting.  Please go to Kenneth's new restaurant, Heroes NYC the instant it opens and also many times afterwards. //// LIST////
Franco Terpin,  Collio, 'Sauvignon,' 2017//
Bakkanali, IGT Toscana Rosso, 'Kab,' 2022//// 
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The bit is that our guest picks the wine for the episode this season. One cab sauv, one sauv blanc. This is not exactly what happened with our esteemed guest, Amanda Smeltz, the inventor of hot honey, but we had a really good time doing conpersion and loving without limits. Xoxoxoxo ////List////
Andreas Tscheppe, ‘Green Dragonfly Plus,’ 2021//
Ceritas, ‘Calima,’ 2020////


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It's the last main feed episode of Austro Thirsty Empire (WINE CLUB MEMBERS... YOU GET A SECRET EPISODE NEXT WEEK, and Patreons there's a few more interviews bopping around) so we thought we'd bring in the BIG guns: Welcome Emily Gutiérrez, possibly NYC's best Central and Eastern European sommelier to the pod.  We're talking English Royalty, unveiling new bits, purring, slaying, and contextualizing the shit out of the various Hungarian bits and bobs on the edge of the empire.  Full disclosure -- Duck was really worried the wines weren't going to be good, and it actually turned out to be the best lineup of the whole season, so what the fuck does he know. Stalk Emily on instagram @SKANK.OCEAN and go listen to here at One Fifth NYC. ////LIST////
Edgar Brutler, Crisana (Romania), ‘Sisu,’ 2021//
Marvla Tindo, Sitno Slovakia, ‘Sedimental #4,’ NV //
David Kušicky, Stredoslovenska (Slovakia), ‘Serotonin,’ 2022//
Filip, Tokaji Hárslevelü, 2020//
Berecz Stéphanie, Tokaji Hárslevelü, ‘Kikelet,’ 2021/////


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