GrapeRadio – Wine Talk Show
38 Episodes of this Podcast:
The Wines of Kumeu River
Published: 2009-11-09 10:44:38Kumeu River Wines was established in 1944 when Mick and Katé Brajkovich and their son Maté first came to the small country settlement of Kumeu, about 20 km northwest of Auckland City, New Zealand. When Mick died in 1949, Maté and Katé continued to tend the vines and make the wine. In 1958 Maté [...]
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In Search of Bacchus – Part 1
Published: 2009-11-02 13:04:38George M. Taber is author of the “Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the historic 1976 Paris Tasting,” a book chronicling the famous tasting where American wines bested the French in a blind competition. George has also authored “To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine [...]
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In Search of Bacchus – Part 2
Published: 2009-11-02 13:04:21In part 2, we talk more with George about his newest book “In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism,” which cover his visits to such wine regions as: Margaret River, Australia; Central Otago, New Zealand; Rioja, Spain; Douro Valley, Portugal; Tuscany, Italy; Bordeaux, France; Rhine/Mosel, Germany; and Kakheti, Georgia. [...]
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The Napa Road Show – Part 1
Published: 2009-10-27 13:07:01It’s always a pleasure to visit Northern California’s Wine Country. There’s so much to see and do – as well as taste and smell. With this in mind, we were quite pleased to accompany a small group recently, and head up to Napa and Sonoma to visit to with some familiar wineries; plus, [...]
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The Napa Road Show – Part 2
Published: 2009-10-27 01:38:24In part 2, we sit down with Randy Lynch and Rob Hunter to hear more about Bennett lane Winery in the Calistoga area of Napa Valley. Then, we’ll head west up over the Mayacamas Mountains to Sonoma County and visit with winemaker George Bursick at J Vineyards and Winery. And finally, we talk with [...]
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2009 World of Pinot Noir
Published: 2009-10-22 11:57:07Welcome to our video podcast: 2009 World of Pinot Noir – Video Show #77. Right Click Here to Download File and iPhone users – Click here to View Video The World of Pinot event, held annually in Shell Beach, California, celebrates all the best things about the “heartbreak grape.” From France’s Burgundy region [...]
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Henri Gouges and the 2009 World of Pinot Noir
Published: 2009-10-05 12:16:04Henri Gouges is an important figure in the history of Burgundy. Along with Marquis D’Angerville, he waged war against fraud in Burgundy in the 1920s, in the 1930s he helped delineate the crus in Burgundy for the Institut National d’Appellation d’Origine, and in 1933 challenged the negociants by bottling his wine at the Domaine [...]
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For the Love of Food and Wine
Published: 2009-09-28 21:17:57What distinguishes a fine restaurant? Most certainly, it takes an equal amount of desire and talent. But, it also takes an enormous passion for both food and wine – one that translates to the creation of inspired dishes as well as food and wine pairings that marvel the senses and keep customers returning for [...]
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Whole Foods and Wine
Published: 2009-09-21 05:00:55More and more frequently, consumers are seeking out natural food products. The reasons are numerous – these products may be healthier, or safer, or more nutritious, or a combination thereof. This in turn has spawned a movement in the grocery industry to focus on carrying such items. With retail stores in the [...]
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Norton Grape – Chrysalis Vineyards
Published: 2009-09-14 12:29:55Welcome to our video podcast: Norton Grape – (Chrysalis Vineyards) – Video Show #76. Right Click Here to Download File and iPhone users – Click here to View Video Many people think of Zinfandel as “America’s Grape”, largely due to the venerable age of its many vineyards. However, it is the Norton grape [...]
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