Rhone: Part I Les Allobroges and The Origin Of Syrah
We begin our Rhone series with a look back at wine in the region's antiquity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 01, 2024•18 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Wine 101
Wine 101 is a wine podcast for the everyday wine lover. Once a week VinePair's tastings director Keith Beavers will breakdown everything from how wine is made to wine regions of the world in easy-to-digest fashion giving the listener the confidence they need on their wine journey.
Follow Keith on Instagram for episode previews and general wine lover musings @vinepairkeith
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Episodes
Bourgogne: Part VI (Supplemental) Beaujue and the Cunats
A quick episode on the story of Beaujolais. It's just south of Burgundy but it came up a very different way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Bourgogne: Part V Hardships and Silver Linings
As we close our Burgundy series, we see the wine region experience a rollercoaster ride from flourish to hardship and ending with silver linings resulting in the Burgundy we know today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Bourgogne: Part IV The Burgundian State And A Ducal Decree
The Dukes of Burgundy were a vibe, for sure, and their wealth and royal connections made this era in the region prosperous and messy. But it was Phillip the Bold who sewed and seed that brought about change that would last until today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Bourgogne: Part III Monks Amongst the Vines
As Burgundy establishes itself the monks and monasteries of the region begin to shape the future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 03, 2024•22 min
Bourgogne: Part II Bornholm and The Burgundians
As we dive further into how Burgundy became Burgundy we need to talk about the people who gave this region its name. How did the kingdom of Burgundy form and how do vines and wines play into the mix? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Bourgogne: Part I Chieftains and the Mediterranean
We are diving into a series exploring how Burgundy became the famous wine region it is today. And we begin with the Gauls and their obsession with wine south of the Alps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Champagne: Part VII: Champagne at 30,000 Feet
In this brief episode, we take it all in and explain the five sub-zones of Champagne, what grows there and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Champagne: Part VI The Code(s)
As Champagne evolved and prospered cooperatives began to spring up diversifying grape sourcing even more. With all of this came the Champagne codes. The what? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Champagne: Part V The Champagne Riots
The Champagne riots were ugly and violent but were an important moment in the wine region's development as well as the rest of the country's wine industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Champagne: Part IV The Widow Clicquot
Modern-day Champagne as we know it is largely credited to Madam Clicquot. Her innovations and drive for success was unmatched. IN the episode we talk about her life and the world around her as the wine region grows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Champagne: Part III The Dom (Perignon) And The Myth
An important moment in Champagne's history arises with the most famous monk in wine, Dom Perignon. What is it with this guy and all the legends surrounding him? Did he invent champagne? Was he blind? What did he do and say? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Champagne: Part II Coronations And A Pinkish Hue
In our next installment of how Champagne became Champagne, we examine human history and an important relationship that put this wine region on its destiny path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Champagne: Part I Pangea and the Paris Basin
Before we dive deep into the wild history of this famous region we need to go back in time. Like Jurrasic Park time. This is a short episode but it's packed to the gills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Bordeaux: Part VII Wine Styles of the Libournais
Wrapping up our Bordeaux series with a breakdown of the wine styles you will encounter form the three (four?) regions of the Right Bank known as The Libournais. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 24, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Bordeaux: Part VI The Right Bank and the Libournais
How did the Right Bank of Bordeaux become the Right Bank? Let's do some history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Bordeaux: Part IV The Communes
Now that we have a nice in-depth understanding of the history of Bordeaux let's dive into each of the four famous communes that house the Classed Growth and get into what they're all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Bordeaux V: Supplemental: La Rochelle and the AOC
A quick supplemental episode as the holidays roll over us about the town and region that lost to Bordeaux and its wine region that endures today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2024•12 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Bordeaux: Part III Producers and Merchants and Brokers Oh My
Bordeaux becomes the largest and most popular fine wine region in the world as Napoleon the third showcases the best of France Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2023•20 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Bordeaux: Part II The Dutch and the Medoc
Out of the ashes of war, Bordeaux sees its rise on the horizon as the Dutch begin to dominate trade across the world leading to land reclamation in the Medoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2023•20 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Bordeaux: Part I Wars and Royalty
This is part one of a series where we dive deep and head first into the history of Bordeaux. How did this region get to where it is today? Through poets and kings, wars and weddings, and from antiquity to the Hundreds Year War, Bordeaux's story begins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Diversity In Wine: A Conversation With Oenoverse's Reggie Leonard II
What does it mean to have diversity in wine? What does it look like and how can we continue to work towards absolute equality in this industry? For the last episode of the season, I say down with Reggie Leonard III, co-founder of Virginia's Oenoverse and the Two Up Wine Down Festival to talk about what it all means and what we can do to further inclusivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 06, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 48
Levels Of WSET With Alex Schrecengost CEO and Founder of Culture With Us
I sat down with Alex Schrecengost Founder of Virtual With Us and Culture With US who has experienced the full WSET program. We talked about how she got to WSET, what the levels involved and what she took away from the program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Yeast
Yeast comes up a lot on his podcast and in your wine world but what is this little single-celled critter and how does it work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2023•23 min•Season 4Ep. 46
Tannin
It’s a building block of wine and crucial to color and age worthiness. Let’s break down tannin, literally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Ullage
It's a word you will come across the further you get into wine. It can be a bit confusing and has a few meanings so let's dive in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 08, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Noble Rot
Is it odd that a rot is noble? Not in the wine world! In this episode, we get down with the nature science behind this humid phenomenon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 01, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Brix
THe word Brix sounds cool and is popping up more and more in our consumer wine world. In the episode, we get a little geeky with some science and a dose of history to understand this very cool-looking word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Residual Sugar
It's a term being displayed more and more on winemaker websites as well as e-commerce so what is residual sugar and how does it affect wine and your palate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Malolactic Conversion
In this episode, we break down and break out of the confusion surrounding this prevalent process in winemaking. Let's do some science! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 40
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