Sep 24, 2025

This week I finish up the communal appellations of the Médoc for our "Greats of Bordeaux" series with Moulis! 

Map: Wines of the Médoc

Although the communes of Moulis and Listrac are often seen as one in the same because both are inland and neither is adjacent to the Gironde River/Estuary, this grouping is a...

Sep 17, 2025

This week I return to The Greats series in which I explore the greatest wines in the world and how they became such big deals. 

Photo: Vineyards in Chianti Classico. Credit: Unsplash

Chianti Classico, with its 700+ years of history and ideal terroir, is indisputably one of the great wines in the world. In this...

Sep 10, 2025

This week’s show is on South Africa, a much more historic region than many realize, it has been making wine for more than 350 years. Although considered a 'New World' wine region, winemaking and ethos are often more oriented towards the Old World. Its style often straddles the line between New and Old World, offering...

Sep 3, 2025

In this ENCORE presentation, Dr. Kevin Pogue, PhD, professor and geologist educates us on terroir. This podcast is like taking a terroir class: it debunks so many things that people spout in reference books, at wineries, and in mainstream press about the topic! He explains things brilliantly and he is one of the first...