A very special guest who shall remain unnamed joins us for a fun and surprisingly insightful conversation about riesling, wine sales, perception, and some airing of grievances. To access lots of bonus content, including our famous Discord, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
This is sort of a catchall one of us losing our minds after consuming way too much wine media. For extra fantastic content check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
We talk about some great wines we had recently, including: 1961 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Gran Reserva 1999 Chateau Palmer 1999 Chateau Cos d'Estournel 1994 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl Vendage Tardive 1994 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Taillepieds 2007 Querciabella Batar 1985 Dunn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Ultramarine Heintz Vineyard Rose and a bunch of other stuff For amazing bonus content check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody...
Jose Luis Navarro, USA Export Manager of La Rioja Alta, joins us to talk about their history and traditional production methods, the various reservas and gran reservas they make, what they have been doing to preserve their classically-styled wines despite climate change, and much more! For bonus content including detailed tasting notes and a breakdown of the episode, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint . Thanks everybody
Olivier Humbrecht of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht joins us for a fantsatic conversation about the history of the domaine, farming in Alsace, the terroir of their vineyards, winegrowing decisions, how climate change has affected their ability to produce sweet wines, and much more! For bonus content including further discussion and tasting notes for a boatload of these wines, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
Nicolas Joly, pioneer and legend of the Biodynamic wine movement, as well as sole farmer/producer/steward of the land one of the world's most famed vineyards, Coulee de Serrant, joins us for a discussion of biodyanimcs, farming, wine growing, authenticity in wine, and terroir transparency. Listen to it right now it's a great episode! For detailed tasting notes about a ton of these wines, as well as other bonus content and a post-interview breakdown, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint...
Sort of a catchall episode where we defintely talk about these wines, nutritional deficincies in ferments, some other stuff and then we do in fact unfortunately talk about white lotus a little bit but don't worry there's a surprising amount of wine content. Sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint for more good stuff thanks everybody
More of what you've learned to expect from us: brilliant insight like underripe fruit doesn't taste as good as ripe fruit. For more fantastic content visit Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
László Mészáros, winemaker and director of Disznókő, joins us to discuss the terroir of Tokaji, the fascinating growing and winemaking process of Aszu wines, the complex and delicous dry wines they make, and much more! Go pick up some of their incredible wines and give this episode a listen. For further discussion of these wines and other fabulous bonus content, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint . Thanks everybody
Paul Brajkovich from Kumer River joins us to talk all about their history, their fantastic Chardonnays (and Pinot Noir), the vineyards they come from, their winemaking, and much more! And keep the party going by visiting Patreon.com/CorkTaint for detailed tasting notes of all the wines we drank on the episode! Thanks everybody
We finally spend an entire episode talking about Shiraz, how well it can age, some producers we love, and all sorts of great anecdotes. You gotta check it out you're not gonna believe how great it is you're gonna love it I guarantee it. And if you REALLY loved us then you'd visit Patreon.com/CorkTaint and sign up for some amazing bonus content. Thanks everybody
Virginie Moreau of Domaine Moreau-Naudet joins us for a fantastic discussion about their farming, vineyards, winemaking, and the terroir of Chablis! Go pick up a bottle of their wine and give this episode a listen. For detailed tasting notes of a variety of their wines, as well as tons of bonus episodes, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint
We talk abouta boatloada wines we had over the holiday season. This is part 1, part 2 discusses all the wines we had over New Years and you can find that fantastic hot episode at Patreon.com/CorkTaint . Sign up for free (or not free if you want to give us money) and check it out right now! Thanks everybody
Henri and Charles Brun join us for a fantastic discussion about their family's Domaine, the incredible wines they produce, and their very old vineyards in Chateauneuf-du-Pape! Give the episode a listen, definitely buy the wines if you see them, and follow them on instagram @BrunAvril. As always, for bonus content including extra episodes, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
I travelled up to Montreal for the weekend and drank some pretty awesome stuff including Guillaume Selosse Largillier and 2018 Jean-François Ganevat Chardonnay En Billat. Wanna know how it tastes? Then listen to this incredible episode! For even more incredible content and more extensive tasting notes, sign up for free at Patreon.com/CorkTaint . You're gonna like the way you feel, I guarantee it.
We talk about the benefits of being in a tasting group, how to start one, if/why you should be in one and start one, plus more good stuff so check it out. Also, for more fantastic content check out Patreon.com/Corktaint , where you can sign up and help us fund this ridiculous project. Thanks everybody
We recap the recap episode about the recent portfolio tasting I attended featuring all sorts of super super cool kid sommy wines! But also a lot of very delicious things that you should look out for. If you want to listen to the first recap episode, check out Patreon.com/Corktaint !! Thanks everybody
Sorry for the delay, believe it or not we were pretty busy making wine. Harvest is only about halfway(?) over, give or take, but here's a progress-check on how it's all going/went. For a bonus episode featuring reviews of some pretty crazy wines we had recently, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody tell your friends
A good ol inside scoop of what happens before harvest, an update of what's goin with this vintage, and christ I'm so tired I don't have the effort for this description. SIGN UP AT PATREON.COM/CORKTAINT FOR BONUS CONTENT Thanks Everybody
We discuss Residual Sugar AKA RS in wine, its merits, function and properties, explain Brix and the Oechsle scale, and loads of other fascinating stuff. Also I said something about Auslese indicating botrytis - that is incorrect. Interestingly enough, none of the tiers of the Pradikat system indicate botrytis, so in theory a TBA could be absent of any. Check out out patreon at Patreon.com/CorkTaint for incredible bonus content. Thanks everybody
Can you believe we haven't done an episode about Oregon wine until now? We couldn't either. On this episode we cover the main AVAs and give you a long list of our favorite producers in each area. Speaking of our favorite producers, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint for an exclusive episode about a recent vertical tasting of Eyrie's South Block bottling, the most storied wine in Oregon! It's quite good check it out Thanks everybody
This is a recap of our watchalong of Somm3 that can be found at Patreon.com/CorkTaint . Check that out to hear our live commentary of the movie which, as you can probably imagine, we didn't care for. Thanks guys
The boys are united and they're talkin cocktails this episode, folks. Trying out new mics so cut us some slack. It's a good one
We talk about what "Burgundian" chardonnay is, chardonnay style, how places elsewhere in the world can do it just as well if not better, and why you should care. Speaking of caring, if you care about us visit Patreon.com/corktaint and sign up to receive bonus content and all sorts of goodies. If you don't, it's fine. No really, it's fine. Nothing's wrong I'm fine. Thanks guys
Francis explains the DNA-based geology diagram in the slideshow and the way it shaped his perspective on grape varieties. Check it out! For more bonus content like this, and for free access to the visuals reference in this episode, visit Patreon.com/CorkTaint
This week I'm talking about Berry Bros & Rudd's wine book/course "Exploring & Tasting Wine". This was the first wine book I ever read, and I reread it to see if it still lived up to its former glory in my mind. Tune in to find out if it did! For bonus episodes sign up at Patreon.com/Corktaint
Phew man do we have a good Episode #100 for the books. We talk about Puligny vs Chassagne Montrachet plus all sorts of other stuff. Give it a listen and visit Patreon.com/CorkTaint for bonus content. Thanks everybody
We can't believe it either, but Marc Hochar from Chateau Musar joined us to discuss their history, vineyards, unconventional winemaking practices, their style, blending, Volatile Acidity (VA), and further philosophical stuff. Give it a listen, please go seek out their wines and give them plenty of air (much more than you normally would). And for more episodes and tasting notes, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks guys
For something a bit different this week, Read Spear and Carlos Mendez Blas of Tso'ok Rum join us to talk about an amazing spirit that conveys terroir unlike anything else. This isn't regular rum made from molasses, it's made from fresh sugar cane juice. It's fascinating stuff that doesn't resemble anything we've had before! Give the episode a listen and go find a bottle! For more information, check out https://www.tsookrum.com/ and https://www.realmezcal.com/ For bonus episodes, sign up at patre...
One of those "tell us how you really feel" type of episodes. Tune in to find out exactly how much of a fucking piece of garbage this book is, part 2. For more bonus episodes like this, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
