Sauvignon Blanc - The Wild White

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Sauvignon Blanc is a great bang for your buck wine. Most of the wines featured in this  show retail for $13 or less and none of the wines cost more than $18.   Good quality and value is what you can look forward to when you drink Sauvigon Blanc.  It's possible to spend more than twenty dollars on a bottle of Sauvigon Blanc,  but the increase in quality relative to what you pay is marginal.

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Sauvignon Blanc is food friendly and pairs well with oysters, shellfish, Sushi, Thai  and Indian cuisine.  Sauvigon Blanc goes well with many cheeses as well and a  classic pairing partner for Sauvigon Blanc is goat cheese.

Taste along with us and learn about the different styles of Sauvignon Blanc as we discuss wines from five different countries.

 

Episode 14 - Enigmatic Riesling

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German Riesling can be enigmatic.  Searingly bone dry to decadently sweet Riesling can display a wide variety of quality levels and styles.  The riddle of Riesling is tied to it's tightrope act of acidity and delicious fruity  sweetness.  Germany's cool northerly grape growing climate, with a  diverse topography punctuated by steep hillside vineyards composed of  slate and shale, and the tension of acidity vs sweetness in the finished   wine is what makes great Riesling so unique and impossible for other grape growing regions to duplicate. 

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In this show you will learn what Riesling taste like, the different regions where it's cultivated, how to read the   labels, how to better judge if a bottle is likely to be dry semi dry or  sweet and hopefully a great deal more.

Join Vino101 as we navigate tongue twisting winery, village and  site names and attempt to decode old fashioned labels and the constantly   changing wine label terminology that is the world of German Riesling.

 

Episode 13 - Zinfandel - The Rodney Dangerfield of Wines

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Zinfandel the Rodney Dangerfield of red wine  gets no respect but always delivers.  Packed with rich fruit flavors  Zins represent great bang for your buck value.  What does Zinfandel taste like?  What's the difference between a ten dollar  and a fifty dollar bottle of Zinfandel?  What type of foods pair best with Zinfandel? After   listening to this show you will be able to hold your own at a  restaurant, a wine shop, or that company party when it comes to  discussing Zinfandel.  Open up your favorite  bottle of wine, pour yourself a glass and join us as at vino101 as we  explore California's workhorse grape. 

All About the Bubbles

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 Champagne is synonymous with cheerfulness and joviality.  Delicious chocolates and red roses are great, but nothing says I love you like Champagne.  But there's a lot to know about the world of sparklers.  What's the difference between Champagne & Sparkling wine?  What is Methode Champenoise or Charmat? 

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Should you drop a couple of Benjamins for a bottle of Dom Perignon or will that high end twenty five dollar sparkler from a top California producer provide as pleasurable an experience?  

Join us for a  Vino 101 Valentines Day primer in the no snob zone - all about the bubbles

Episode 11 - Cabernet Sauvingon

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There is more acreage planted to Cabernet Sauvignon than any other red  grape in California.  What makes Cabernet Sauvignon so popular and why  is it called the King of red wine?  Cabernet grapes can be successfully grown in a wide variety of terrains and high quality Cabernet grapes  command higher prices than any other grape grown in the world.  Join the   Vino101 gang as we explore Cabernet from California's North Coast  regions of Alexander Valley, Red Hills Lake County and Napa Valley.

 

The Wines:

2007 Ravenswood Vinters Blend

2006 Jordan Alexander Valley

2007 Obsidian Ridge

2007 Turnbull Napa Valley

 

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Episode 10 - SoCo Pinot Noir

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Pinot Noir has been called the heartbreak grape.  Join the Vino101  gang as they explore the grape that the movie Sideways propelled into the  stratosphere of our hearts and minds.  The focus for this pod cast will be Pinot Noir that is grown in our own backyard, Sonoma County.  Our goal is to  help you find a Pinot Noir that can grace your family's Thanksgiving table,  offers great value and makes you look good.   We feature  five Pinot's at five different price points ( $12 thru $ 55 ).   Can we find that elusive and delicious $15 Pinot? 

 

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