In this episode Quake chats clones, guitars, Alexa, and Chardonnay - the Wente Single Vineyard (Riva Ranch) Chardonnay 2018. Wente is the First Family of Chardonnay, and they're doing something pretty cool - a virtual wine tasting app for your Amazon Echo or Google Home device. So why should we tell you all about this wine when Alexa can do it for us? Pour yourself a … [Read more...]
Is your wine “real”? Your phone can tell
In this episode, we chat with the folks over at Everledger about the emerging wine tech that not only prevents fraud, but can create a direct relationship between producers & us winos! Did you know one third of the booze out there is fake or mislabeled? There's such stringent rules in place to be sure a producer can label their wines as coming from somewhere, but what … [Read more...]
Field Recordings FRANC Cabernet Franc 2017
In this podcast episode, Quake talks about: Repeal Day International Cabernet Franc Day and sips the Field Recordings FRANC 2017 Cabernet Franc from Paso Robles. Want to know more about these important booze holidays? How about cabernet franc? Listen in now (podcast episode below) ... … [Read more...]
Gruet Brut NV
In this podcast episode, we kick off the holiday season with some of our favorite bubbles, the Gruet Brut NV a drier-style sparkling wine from - wait for it - New Mexico! Can awesome bubbly come from the American Southwest? Listen in to see what we say about it ... … [Read more...]
Floriana Grüner Veltliner 2017
In this podcast episode, we enjoy a beautiful Trader Joe's Grüner Veltliner - from Hungary! A Grüner that's not from Austria? Waaaaa? Listen in to see what we think of the Floriana Grüner Veltliner 2017 G'day mate! (just kidding that's Australia) … [Read more...]