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Welcome to this wine buyer's guide for the casual wine enthusiast. It's one wine guru's journey towards enlightenment. Or at least, towards wine worth drinking. If you enjoy drinking wine, but don't know much about its nuances, and are curious to learn more, this is the podcast for you. There is no wine snobbery or numerical ratings.

  1. 04/17/2022

    16: Akhil Reddy: an Indian-American wine pioneer working in Texas

    Akhil Reddy is a second-generation grape grower and winery owner living and working on 400 unlikely acres in the Texas panhandle.  We talk about his family's journey, the challenges he faces, and his unique circular vineyard.

    37 min

  2. 03/12/2022

    15: Chrishon Lampley of Love Cork Screw and The Lampley

    Chrishon Lampley is the founder of Love Cork Screw and The Lampley. She is also one of the less than 1% of wine industry negociants, vineyard owners, or winery owners who are black females in the traditionally Euro-centric, white, male-dominated world of wine.

    23 min

  3. 09/29/2021

    14: Jim Laughren, Certified Wine Educator

    Jim Laughren is a Certified Wine Educator, a member of the Society of Wine Educators, and the award-winning author of 50 Ways to Love Wine More and A Beer Drinker's Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine. He is known for his irreverent approach and abiding enthusiasm for all things fermented. He is founder of Chicago-based WineHead Consulting and a former importer and distributor of fine wines from around the world.

    57 min

  4. 06/20/2021

    13: Paul Wagner, Wine Educator and Marketer

    Paul Wagner has dedicated his life to wine as an educator, award-winning author, competition judge, guest lecturer, owner of a wine-marketing firm, consultant, magazine columnist, and public-radio personality.  In this episode he discusses his teaching approach, and provocatively debunks a major myth about wine.

    40 min

  5. 05/23/2021

    12: Nicole Walsh of Ser Winery

    One of a growing number of women in the world of wine, Nicole Walsh is both the winemaker and owner of Ser Winery near Santa Cruz, California.

    26 min

  6. 02/25/2021

    11: Washington wine pioneer Brian Carter

    Brian Carter is one of the pioneers of the Washington State wine industry, having worked there for over 40 years.  He is a champion of the art of blended wines, as well as sustainability.

    32 min

  7. 01/29/2021

    10: Brandy, Cognac, and Armagnac

    Brandy is one of the world's oldest distilled spirits.  Learn about what it is, plus what distinguishes its best-known subgenre, Cognac, and Cognac's lesser known country cousin, Amagnac.

    18 min

  8. 11/25/2020

    9: Wine Glasses

    My second guest on the Winervana podcast is me! My long-time friend Rob Young sits in the host's chair, and we talk about varietal-specific stemware made by Riedel, and why you should consider buying some of these glasses.

    12 min
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Welcome to this wine buyer's guide for the casual wine enthusiast. It's one wine guru's journey towards enlightenment. Or at least, towards wine worth drinking. If you enjoy drinking wine, but don't know much about its nuances, and are curious to learn more, this is the podcast for you. There is no wine snobbery or numerical ratings.

Information

  • Creator
    Stephen hawk
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 Stephen Hawk. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Winervana