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Lauren Brychell
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The Daily Decant delivers practical wine knowledge in five minutes a day to help you choose, order, and talk about wine with more confidence in everyday social settings. Each episode offers concise insights on regions, varietals, and standout bottles you can use the next time you're at dinner, hosting friends, or picking out a bottle.

  1. 21H AGO

    The Supporting Cast — Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato & Gavi

    Barolo and Barbaresco get all the attention, but Piedmont has a rich cast of everyday wines that locals drink constantly, and that represent some of the best values in Italian wine. Today's episode covers Barbera, the region's most planted red grape; Dolcetto, soft and immediately approachable; Moscato d'Asti, one of the world's most underrated pleasures; and Gavi, the crisp white made from Cortese. These are the bottles that fill Piedmontese dinner tables every night.

    6 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Barbaresco - Nebbiolo's More Elegant Sibling

    Barolo gets all the headlines, but Barbaresco, Nebbiolo's other great expression in Piedmont, is arguably the more approachable, and in the right hands just as profound. Today's episode covers the three communes of the Barbaresco zone, the key single vineyards, the producers who define the region, including the legendary Angelo Gaja, and why this wine is chronically underrated relative to its quality and what you'd pay for an equivalent bottle from anywhere else.

    5 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Barolo Deep-Dive Part 2

    If yesterday was the map, today is the treasure. Today we go through Barolo's most celebrated single vineyards: Cannubi, Brunate, Cerequio, Rocche, and more, and explain what makes each one distinctive. We also cover the producers whose names on a label are a reliable signal of quality, and break down exactly how to read a Barolo label so you know precisely what you're buying before you order it.

    5 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Barolo Deep-Dive Part 1

    Barolo is called the King of Italian Wines, and today's episode explains why that title is earned. We cover the five communes that make up the Barolo zone and what makes each one distinct, then dive into one of the most fascinating debates in the wine world: the traditional versus modern style war that divided Barolo producers for decades and still shapes every bottle you'll encounter today.

    5 min

  5. 4D AGO

    All About Piedmont

    Last week we spent five days in Burgundy. This week we head to Italy, specifically to Piedmont, the northwestern region that many consider Italy's answer to Burgundy. One great region, dominated by one great grape, producing wines of extraordinary depth and complexity. Today's episode is your essential orientation: where Piedmont is, why it matters, what Nebbiolo is, and the geographic framework you need to understand everything we'll cover this week.

    5 min

  6. 5D AGO

    Week 10 Wrap Up: Why Burgundy Changes How You Think About Wine

    Six episodes, one river valley, and a region that has shaped the way the entire world thinks about wine. Sunday's wrap-up episode pulls the week together: the key lessons from Chablis to Beaujolais, why the concept of terroir was essentially invented here, a personal top five bottles from across the week, and a three-sentence Burgundy cheat sheet you can actually use.

    4 min

  7. 6D AGO

    How to Buy Burgundy Without Getting Burned

    Burgundy can be one of the most rewarding bottles you ever buy... or an expensive disappointment. The difference almost always comes down to knowing who made it and when. Saturday's practical episode covers the essential distinction between négociants and domaines, why vintage variation matters more in Burgundy than almost anywhere else, the specific years worth seeking out right now, and exactly what to say to a sommelier or wine shop staffer to get a great Burgundy recommendation without overpaying.

    4 min

  8. MAY 8

    The Hidden Burgundies: Chablis & Beaujolais

    Two of Burgundy's most underrated zones sit at opposite ends of the region, and both offer extraordinary wine at prices that make the Côte d'Or look impossible. Today's episode covers Chablis: why its steely, mineral Chardonnay is unlike anything else in the white wine world, and how to tell a real Chablis from an imitation. Then we head south to Beaujolais, where the Gamay grape produces wines that range from the trivial to the genuinely profound, and where the best village wines from Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon are starting to get the respect they've always deserved.

    4 min
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The Daily Decant delivers practical wine knowledge in five minutes a day to help you choose, order, and talk about wine with more confidence in everyday social settings. Each episode offers concise insights on regions, varietals, and standout bottles you can use the next time you're at dinner, hosting friends, or picking out a bottle.

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    Lauren Brychell
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