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3 Decades of Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, WineriesMy tasting notes from an amazing 30-year retrospective tasting of Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon, with Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle and winemaker Andy Erickson.
Brooks Winery – Ageable Oregon
Live Broadcast, RieslingOregon’s Brooks Winery produces structured, elegant and ageable Pinot Noirs and Rieslings. John and I were thrilled to get the chance to taste their 2002 Janus Pinot Noir (still a baby!), to add to our experience of having tasted some of their extraordinary older Rieslings. Meet Janie Brooks, the force behind these beautiful wines…
Wilson-Daniels 40th Anniversary
Live BroadcastI have known Jack Daniels and his partner the late Win Wilson since my earliest days as a sommelier. It was my great honor to be the first recipient of the Wilson-Daniels Master Sommelier Scholarship when I was studying for that test, and to work on the sommelier team for the historic Domaine de la […]
Beaujolais and Burgers
Food & Wine Pairing, Live BroadcastYou can have fun with Beaujolais Nouveau for sure, but the serious stuff – Beaujolais Cru- is seriously interesting wine worth exploring, pairing, and even cellaring.
Leflaive Burgundy with Halibut
Blind Tasting, Live Broadcast, PairingsIf you have tuned in to our other shows you know that John is a great blind taster. Can he pick out the Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet versus the Macon-Verze? My money’s on him! Either way I’m a winner, because he’s demonstrating his absolutely perfect pan-seared halibut preparation to taste with the wines. If you have access to great Alaskan halibut, this is the way to cook it. Let us know what you think!