May 27, 2019
At the request of UK listener,
Peregrine (great idea, thanks!), we discuss vegetarian food
pairing, an art that's just as easy or hard as with any dish. The
difference is that in the veg world, we pair with sauce and
seasoning and the complexities are many --and we dig into many of
them!
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We discuss my...
May 21, 2019
Serge Doré has been an importer of small French
family made wines 
for nearly four decades. His
story and background is featured in episode 262, and in episode
276, we spoke with the vigneron of one of the small families he
represents, Amelie Aubert from Bordeaux. This time he returns to
speak with us about what...
May 13, 2019
The Aubert family has lived in Saint-Émilion on the Right Bank of Bordeaux since 1750 and has a long and successful history as producers of some of Bordeaux’s finest wines. Alaine and Bernadette Aubert own over 600 acres of vineyard property, making them one of the largest family producers on the Right Bank.
They run...
May 7, 2019
When I was visiting Santa Barbara County, I got to sit down with the Pinot Czarina herself, Lane Tanner. She is famed for her deep knowledge of Pinot noir winemaking in Santa Barbara, having arrived as only the second woman winemaker in the county in 1981. Since then, Lane has built a reputation as one of the top...