Court of Wine – Details, episodes & analysis

Incredibly fun discussion to kick off the first Court of Wine with amazing panelists:

Liz Barrett - https://whatsinthatbottle.com/

Sarita Cheaves - https://www.vinemeupdc.com/ and https://soundcloud.com/swirl-suite

Sandra Everingham - https://www.risingwinescollective.com/

 

Recorded 24 August, 2022

 

We discuss news and topics from the following articles:

 

Author: W. Blake Gray

Publication: Wine-Searcher

Date: July 18, 2022

Title: Direct Wine Shipping Comes Under Fire

URL: https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2022/07/direct-wine-shipping-comes-under-fire

 

Author: Paul Vigna

Publication: Pennlive.com

Date: July 15, 2022

Title: Wine Enthusiast decision has more than a few states feeling left out

URL: https://www.pennlive.com/food/2022/07/wine-enthusiast-decision-has-more-than-a-few-states-feeling-left-out.html

 

Author: Press Release

Publication: Wine Industry Advisor

Date: July 26, 2022

Title: Woodbridge® Debuts First-to-Market Wine Sodas 

URL: https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2022/07/26/woodbridge-debuts-first-to-market-wine-sodas

 

Author: Harpers Editorial team

Publication: Harpers

Date: July 15, 2022

Title: Friday read: Why bulk is the hot ticket in the face of climate change

URL: https://harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/30467/Friday_read:_Why_bulk_is_the_hot_ticket_in_the_face_of_climate_change.html

After more than two years away, I (Tony) am coming back to podcasting with my Wine in the News style show. I had intended it to be a spin-out from this podcast (which would also change), but with Betty not wanting to host a podcast currently, I will be renaming Weekly Wine Show to Court of Wine and will host the show here so back episodes can remain available. I hope you enjoy the new format! Cheers!

This week we are talking about the Wagram wine region which is a viticultural region on the banks of the Danube River in northeastern Austria.

 

Wine Recommendations

Wimmer Czerny Familien Wagram Roter Veltliner 2017 - priced around $22. 

• This wine has a Pale lemon color white wine with aromas of golden apple, lemon, honeysuckle and minerality
• It’s dry with medium light body, medium plus acidity and flavors similar to aromas - lemon peel, honeysuckle and minerality
• This wine is fruity and crisp with some beautiful floral notes and a nice long finish

Josef Ehmoser “Wagram Terrassen” Gruner Veltliner 2018 - priced around $18. 

• Aromas of lemon, lime, peach, orange blossom and minerality
• It’s dry with medium acidity and flavors of peach, minerality, white flowers and lemon rind on the finish
• Fruit, crisp and a really lovely long finish
•  Food pairings: Appetizers, spring salads, delicate fish and other similarly light dishes

 

Sources:

• Austrian Wine 
• Wine-Searcher 

This week's episode is all about Sherry. Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes and produced in a small region in South West Spain. We talked about another type of fortified wine, Port, back in episode 42. If you are interested in listening to that episode click here. 

 

In this episode we discuss:

• Where does Sherry come from?
• History of Sherry
• How it's made
• Different styles of Sherry
• Food pairings - check out a handy food and Sherry pairing guide from Sherry.Wine

 

Dry Styles of Sherry: Light to Heavy

• Fino
• Manzanilla
• Amontillado
• Oloroso

Sweet Styles:

• Pedro Ximénez (PX) or Moscatel
• Cream

 

Wine Recommendations:

• Lustau Rare Amontillado Escuadrilla - priced around $30.
  • Beautiful amber color with 18.5% ABV
  • Average age is 12 years old
  • Aromas of burnt sugar or caramel, orange rind, kalamata olives and hazelnuts
  • It’s dry with medium plus acidity with flavors of intense hazelnuts, soy sauce, mushrooms, coffee and oak on the finish
  • This wine is very savory and salty with long complex finish that keeps going
  • It’s not like any other wine we’ve had before
  • Serve slightly chilled, 55-57F

 

• Cesar Florido Moscatel Especial - priced $14 for 375ml bottle. 
  • Truly a dessert wine using the Moscatel grape and 17.5% ABV
  • Nose of buttered pecan, brown sugar, vanilla and herbal liqueur
  • It's sweet but not too sweet, full bodied with medium acidity and flavors of pecans, stewed prunes and orange peel
  • Long finish and the flavors come in stages and lingers long after the wine is consumed
  • Like a warm hug, perfect for a cold, winter day

This week starts a series on dessert wines and this episode we are talking about Sauternes. Sauternes is a sweet white wine from a region in Bordeaux by the same name. A while back, we did a two part episode on Bordeaux. Those episodes talked about history of wine in the area, classification system and climate and geography.

 

Check out our previous episodes on Bordeaux:

• Ep 038 – Bordeaux and Aquitaine
• Ep 039 – Bordeaux Reds and the 1855 Classé

 

In this episode we discuss:

• What is Sauternes and where does it come from?
• Noble Rot - it sounds gross but it’s cool
• Why are botrytized or Noble rot wines so expensive?
• When did Bordeaux start making this wine?
• What to expect from Sauternes?
• Food pairings

 

Wine Recommendations:

Chateau Tuyttens 2011 - Priced around $25.This wine is a deep golden color with aromas of dried apricots or apricot skins and honey. It’s has medium to medium plus acidity, it’s very full bodied with flavors of candied peach, honey, almond and a bit of funk from the botrytis. It’s delicious and very sweet but not cloying.

Find out where you can purchase this wine here

 

Chateau Doisy-Vedrines 2011 - Priced around $25. Also deep golden color with aromas of apricot, honey and light peach. It has medium acidity, full bodied with flavors of honey, intense apricot, light peach and almond. This wine tastes decadent and both of these wines has similar aromas and flavors but different in which aromas show through stronger.

Purchase this wine from Total Wine here

Welcome to our 100th episode! This is a special episode to celebrate the “big 100” which is a bit of a milestone for a lot of podcasters so this episode we have:

• Voicemails and emails from you, our listener community
• Brief updates about new ways to listen
• We touch on a few things we've learned over course of our first 100 episodes
• What we're excited for in our wine journey for 2018

 

People featured in this episode:

• Clint in Scottsdale, AZ
• Mark from Connecticut
• Kevin from Michigan
• Chuck in San Diego
• Casey from Minnesota
• Christine from Australia
• John (sorry he didn't tell us where he is from)

 

Other items mentioned in this episode:

• Treveri Sparkling Gewurztraminer
• Chuck's blog - Exploring.wine
• Cram Flashcard App
• Tunein echo/alexa skill - Say “Alexa play weekly wine show on tunein”
• We are on Spotify!!!
• Wine Bloggers Conference

 

Thank you for 100 episodes and we look forward to the next 100 episodes! Cheers!!!

 

 

 

 

Time for us to catch up on some wine news! Check out the links below to read the articles feature in this episode.

 

• Sonoma’s city council imposes moratorium on new tasting rooms By CHRISTIAN KALLEN in the Sonoma News, December 11, 2017

 

• Esteemed California Sustainable Winegrowing Program Lodi Rules™ Goes International by Wine Industry Network, January 17, 2018

 

• Bogle Requires Certification Winery says grapegrowers must abide by Lodi Rules by Jane Firstenfeld, Wines and Vines, January 4th, 2018

 

• Wine and liquor fraud: NY state fines big alcohol distributor in 'pay to play' scheme by Don Cazentre, Syracuse.com December 20, 2017

 

• Walgreens is Now a National Drop-off Location for Wine by Liza B. Zimmerman, winebusiness.com December 11, 2017

 

• A $1,000 bottle of wine grows in Brooklyn on a first-of-its-kind rooftop vine
  by Rene Brinkley, CNBC November 16, 2017

 

• Calling time on the Champagne flute by Felicity Carter, Meininger's Wine Business International, November 30, 2017

 

This is  our Four Wines episode for January 2018, our chance every couple of months to share recommendations with you for wines we’ve recently enjoyed but weren’t for an upcoming episode.

 

Wines featured in this episode:

Alvarez de Toledo Roble 2009

• 100% Mencia grape and aged for 10 months in American and French oak barrels
• Deep purple color
• Medium intense nose of black plum, blackberries, pepper and a hint of floral and smoke
• It’s dry, full bodied with medium plus acidity, light tannins and flavors of black plum, fennel, leather, and a little smoke
• This is a food wine and pair well with cured meats like hard salami
• With the amount of acid we think this could probably be aged longer
• Priced around $10

 

Domaine de l'Espigouette Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône

• A blend of 70% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Carignan, 5% Cinsault
• This wine has a nose of black cherry, blackberry, dried prunes, dusty earth and a hint of floral like lavender
• It’s dry, with medium plus acidity, medium - tannins and medium bodied with flavors of blackberry, lavender, dried bay leaf, pepper and a hint of wood
• Really nice blend - complex but not overpowering
• Fruit forward and lots of acid but still can be enjoyed on it’s own.
• Great with a red pasta sauce or pizza
• Priced around $14

 

Smithereens by Skinner 2015 White Blend

• This wine was given to us for free at the WBC
• This is a blend of 50% Grenache Blanc, 21% Viognier, 19% Roussanne, 9% Picpoul and 3% Marsanne
• It was aged for 11 month, 60% in neutral french oak and 40% in stainless steel
• Aromas of white peach, white flowers, and golden apple
• It’s dry with medium acidity and body
• Flavors of crisp apple, flowers, and yeast
• The texture and body of this wine is perfect for colder months and has a beautiful balance between acidity and body
• We think this would pair well with lots of food - roasted root vegetables or Greek food but can still be enjoyed on it’s own
• Priced around $18
• you can purchase this wine here 

 

G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso 2014

• From Piedmont
• Blend: Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera, Albarossa, Freisa, and Pinot Noir
• This wine smells like a bouquet of flowers - mostly rose with a hint of sweet dried fennel/black licorice- almost like the Good and Plenty candies! The label features a bouquet of flowers.
• It’s dry with medium acidity, light tannins and ripe juicy red plum and blackberry flavors, candied orange peel and rose
• This wine is also fruit forward and floral and we loved the complexity in flavors this wine brings.
• It’s a little lower in acid compare to the other reds wines featured in this episode so if you are looking for a sipping wine to drink on it’s own, this is the wine
• Priced around $16

 

We’re coming up to our 100th episode and to celebrate, we want to make you part of the show! Call into our new voicemail and tell us how the podcast has impacted you, or a short, fun story from your wine journey, or something you’ve learned about wine that’s made a difference for you. The number to call is 937-889-WINE (937-889-9463).  If you can’t leave a voicemail, you are welcome to email us at weeklywineshow@gmail.com.

 

This week’s episode features our interview with Wayne Bailey, owner and winegrower at Youngberg Hill.

 

“Youngberg Hill creates authentic wines and experiences in our tasting room and Inn that will have you fall in love with life again." Oregon’s premier wine country estate and one of Wine Spectator’s favorite locations; set on a 50-acre hilltop surrounded by exquisite vineyards and views. We have an amazing 28-year old vineyard that is farmed organically. We are well known for producing award winning wines. As passionate farmers and winemakers we are thrilled to share, educate, and talk wine. We care for our wine and guests with respect. We are proud of our ‘Green’ approach to wine country living and look forward to sharing it with you.”

 

Wine featured in this episode: these wines were sent to us for free by Youngberg Hill.

Youngberg Hill Chardonnay 2015

• Light nose of toast, toasted marshmallow and flowers
• It’s dry with medium bodied, medium acidity with flavors of grapefruit pith, cheese, vanilla and a little smoke
• The oak is there but not heavy handed
• Priced around $40

 

Youngberg Hill Nastasha Pinot Noir 2014

• Beautiful ruby color
• Aromas of black cherry and dusty earth
• It’s dry with light tannins and medium plus, almost high acidity with flavors of black cherry, black plum, earth/dry dirt, dried herbs with a long finish
• To me, this is a real fruit forward, juicy black fruit wine, although a light bodied wine - it’s more ripe Pinot Noir - like Wayne said 2014 was a warmer year in Willamette
• Priced around $50

 

Youngberg Hill Jordan Pinot Noir 2014

• This block of vineyards is pretty much right next to the Nastasha block.
• Aromas of candied black cherry, sweet baking spice like cloves and star anise and dried earth
• It’s dry, light bodied with light tannins, medium plus acidity and flavors of black plum, black cherry, earth/ forest floor, and mushroom on the finish
• Similar to the Nastasha but more earthy flavors vs. fruit
• Priced around $50

 

You can learn more about these wines and purchase them here

 

We’re coming up to our 100th episode and to celebrate, we want to make you part of the show! Call into our new voicemail and tell us how the podcast has impacted you, or a short, fun story from your wine journey, or something you’ve learned about wine that’s made a difference for you. The number to call is 937-889-WINE (937-889-9463).  If you can’t leave a voicemail, you are welcome to email us at weeklywineshow@gmail.com.

 

This episode is the third in a series of interviews from producers in Willamette Valley. In this week’s episode we are featuring our interview with Tom Fitzpatrick, the winemaker from Alloro Vineyard.

Wine feature in this episode:

2016 Riesling - priced around $30. This is probably one of the best dry Rieslings we've tried. This wine has beautiful aromas of fresh linens, beeswax and white peach. It's dry, with medium plus acidity and flavors of grapefruit, nectarine, white flowers and lime. This wine is everything you want in a Riesling; it's crisp, fruity, and complex. Well done, Alloro!

 

2015 Chardonnay - priced around $34. This wine has  aromas of fresh toasted coffee beans, sweet golden apple, lemon rind and a hint of herbal quality to this wine. It’s dry, with medium acidity, medium plus body and flavors of salted caramel, lemon pith and a hint of smoke. Such a wonderful balance between the oak and fruit.

 

2014 Pinot Noir - priced around $35. This Pinot Noir is delicate and feminine with aromas of cherry, dust, dried leaves and a hint of baking spice. It’s dry, with light tannins, medium plus acidity and lots of red fruit flavors of cherry and cranberry with that dusty earth I love.

 

2014 Riservata Pinot Noir - priced around $45. This wine is more intense in flavors and more structured than the other Pinot Noir and it's a blend from special barrels picked by Tom. It has aromas of cherry, plum and dusty earth. This wine is dry, with medium plus acidity, light tannins and flavors of cherry, black plum, dried rose petals and a salty, meaty flavor - like mushrooms soaked in soy sauce. 

 

We’re coming up to our 100th episode and to celebrate, we want to make you part of the show! Call into our new voicemail and tell us how the podcast has impacted you, or a short, fun story from your wine journey, or something you’ve learned about wine that’s made a difference for you. The number to call is 937-889-WINE (937-889-9463).  If you can’t leave a voicemail, you are welcome to email us at weeklywineshow@gmail.com.