Wine Line - Wine Education and Tasting Podcast

This week, I will discuss the “New Terriors of Argentina, New Zealand, and the Sonoma Coast.” Sicilian winemakers are making an offer you can’t refuse. And, a primer on how Italian wines are named. I am on vacation so the tasting this week will be joined by family members – It’s Ken Deis Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 from www.naked wines.com. Go to my website, www.winelineradio.com and get a link to Naked Wines that will save you $100. on your purchase of $160.+ of outstanding wines from new producers.

It’s the USA’s birthday celebration. I will cover “Vintage America”, a history of winemaking in the USA from the Vikings through Prohibition. I will revisit the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, better known as “The Judgement of Paris.” The “gang of Wine” will be tasting Naked Wine # 23, an American original, ROX Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2012 by winemaker Scott Peterson. Scott was an integral part of the winemaking team that defined Kendall Jackson and the Cali Chardonnay style.Don’t forget that you can go to my website, www.winelineradio.com and get a link to www.nakedwines.com that will save you $100. on your purchase of $160. worth of wine… A GREAT DEAL! While you are at my site, download my All American Burger recipe.

Timely topics include how Europeans are testing sulphite free wine preservation, a European start-up fund for wine proaction and Exciting New World Terriors you might not know about. This week’s tasting is another Wayne Donaldson sparkling wine – Eponina – a blend of chardonnay and pinot noir from nakedwines.com. My pairing for this wine is Linguine with Clams and Fennel, a beautiful summer dish that’s perfect with any good sparkling Brut wine such as Eponina. Don’t forget to go to my websitewww.winelineradio.com a get you $100 voucher good for your purchase of $160 or more from www.nakedwines.com

Lots to talk about this Friday... "The Science of Bubbles," Big sale of 100,000 bottles of fine wine, a primer on wine bottle shapes and lots more. I will be tasting Wayne Donaldson's Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine from Sonoma County. It's our Naked Wine #21 and, unfortunately it's sold out but, you can get a link to another great sparkler from Wayne on my website www.winelineradio.com as well as an excellent recipe for Mustard Glazed Cod to pair with a summer sparkling wine. Joining me in the tasting this week is Mary Scott and our good friends Guy and Teri Butler.

This week the “Gang of Wine” will be tasting Small & Small’s AT LARGE SYRAH, Mendocino County 2012. I will pair it with a succulent slow roasted pork shoulder recipe that you can download from my website www.winelineradio.com. Timely Wine News features stories covering Amazon.com’s entry into the upscale wine market, details on Crimean and Ukrainian wine industry and more. Join me this Friday at 1:00 PM Eastern time. And, don’t forget, you can get $100. off your purchase of $160. worth of wine at www.nakedwines.com… go to www.winelineradio.com to get the discount link directly under the “Wine of the Week.”

Some interesting topics this week… “Timely Wine News” will look at The Silverado Pickups – a rockabilly band of moonlighting Napa Valley Vintners. I will cover the Italian police seizure of fake Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti wines. I will tell you how to spot a counterfeit wine and, tell you it’s time to start drinking better wines. This week’s “Wine of the Week” is Sin Fonteras, Dos Mujeres – a chardonnay blend from www.nakedwines.com that I will pair with my recipe for Summer Chardonnay Shrimp. Listen to “The Gang of Wine” as they join me for a taste of Sin Fonteras, Dos Mujeres in the last segment of the show. And, remember, go to www.winelineradio.com to get your $100. Discount Link for your purchase of $160. from nakedwines.com.

Join me this Friday as I bring you some interesting tidbits of Timely Wine News, a little background info on Joel Peterson, “The Godfather of Zinfandel”, an interesting article about unusual wine regions and, in the last segment of today’s show, The Gang of Wine is going to taste BX a Bordeaux blend red from NakedWines.com. And, speaking of nakedwines.com, please remember that you can go to my new website – www.winelineradio.com and get a voucher for $100 off your purchase of $160 or more of some great wines from Naked Wines. It couldn’t be easier. Just click on the link under ‘The wine of the Week” you will be taken to naked wines.com and when you check out the $100 will be automatically deducted from your purchase.

It’s the Friday before Memorial Day when we remember all those service heroes who gave their all for us Americans. So, let’s say thanks and dedicate today’s program to them.In the last segment of today’s show, we will be tasting Naked Wine’s 99 Barrels Chardonnay 2012 with the infamous “Gang of Wine.” straight from the beautiful Wine Room of the Citrus Club overlooking downtown Orlando, Florida. And, what would be a better pairing for a crisp Chardonnay than a succulent roast chicken. I have a special, easy to do recipe that’s a real winner. You can download the recipe at www.winelineradio.com, my new and improved website devoted to WineLineRadio… check it out, send me an email, download programs. You can do it all at WineLineRadio.com.

Friday’s WineLineRadio show features my interview with Jody Bogle of the renowned Bogle Winery. I think you will find it interesting and entertaining. She is a great interview and you will get some insight about on of California’s most interesting wineries. I will taste and comment on some Bogle wines. ALSO, if all goes well, my new website will be up and running. Please visit www.WineLineRadio.com and meet the “Gang of Wine”, my official tasting panel. And, don’t forget, you can get a voucher and password for $100. off your purchase of $160. worth of wines from www.NakedWines.com. Tune in for as very interesting interview on www.OverSeasRadio.com.

This Friday, we celebrate “Naked Friday #16.” I will give you an overview of the Puglia region of Italy and, in the last segment of the show, “THE GANG OF WINE” will be tasting a Sangiovese / Negroamaro blend by Dominic Hentall for nakedWines.com. And, remember, you can always go to my website www.wineworldtravels.com and get a voucher and password that will save you $100. on your purchase of $160. worth on wine fromwww.nakedwines.com. You will find the info and instructions on the WineLine page of the website. Join me for all things Puglia, this Friday at 1:00 PM EDT onwww.overseasradio.com.

This week, I will continue with Timely Wine News and a tasting of Naked Wine #15 – “Interwine Napa Valley Red, Winemaker’s Reserve” by Bridget Raymond. Also, I will give a brief overview of my Sunday dinner experience that was elevated by the taste of Villa Cerna Chianti Classico Riserva 2010. Don’t forget, you can go to my website -www.wineworldtravels.com and get a voucher and password that will save you $100. on your purchase of $160. or more from www.nakedwines.com. You will find the vouched and password on the WineLine page. I think I will also give you a recipe for a food pairing to go with the Interwine Napa Valley Red.

A little change of format this week. I will kickoff the program with a tasting of F. Stephen Millier’s “Angel’s Reserve Zinfandel, Lodi.” This is the 14th wine in our series of tastings from www.nakedwines.com. Speaking of Naked Wines, please go to my website -www.wineworldtravels.com, click on my picture to go to the WineLine page where you can get a voucher and password that will save you $100 on your purchase of $160, or more atwww.nakedwines.com. Wine news will cover “Wakeup Bordeaux and smell the coffee”, an interview with Hugh Johnson, author of “A Life in Wine”, and other tidbits. Join me, and thanks for your support.

This week is something completely different. I was invited to the “Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux” tasting in Miami. I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Alain Raynaud, president of The Grand Cercle, founder of Le Cercle Rive Droite in 2002 and once dubbed “Bordeaux Maverick” by Decanter Magazine. We were able to taste barrel samples of the 2013 vintage against bottled vintages 2010 and 2011, a unique experience. Please listen to my interview this coming Friday, April 18th at 1:00 PM EDT. Please excuse the background noise as the recoding venue was less than perfect but, I think you will find the interview informative.Don’t forget, go to my website www.wineworldtravels.com and get the voucher and password to save $100. on nakedwines.com

This will be a “Fun Friday” with timely topics in Wine News, an introduction to the Nebbiolo grape as it is represented in areas of Northern Italy that are not Barolo or Barbaresco producers and “How we made our own Bordeaux blend of wine.” We will finish with some tip about wine for Easter and, I will taste our Naked Wine # 13… AT LARGE Syrah from Mendocino County, California. Go towww.wineworldtravels.com and get my voucher and password for $100 off of $160. in wine from www.nakedwines.com.

Such tasty tidbits this week. Timely Wine News will cover (1) A federal judge in Manhattan has cut the $12 million awarded to Florida billionaire William Koch. (2) Vatican City Tops Wine Consumption Per Capita Statistics For The Entire World. (3) LOT18 Tasting Room Is The First Wine Club To Get It Right. I will give you a rundown of “Wines I am drinking this spring.” And, a quick look at wines of Uruguay. Naked Friday #12 Wine Tasting with “The Gang of Wine” will be Jacqueline Bahue Cabernet Franc, Sonoma County 2012. Go to www.wineworldtravels.com and get my voucher and password for $100 off of $160. in wine from www.nakedwines.com.

This week on WineLine, I will discuss how Terroir effects wine and how the winemakers touch effects the Terroir and its juice. Also, I will give an example profile of a successful winemaker with No Terrior of his own and how he manages to make exciting and unusual wines. The last segment of the show is our continuing “Naked Friday” tasting of a wine from www.nakedwines.com. This is “Naked Friday # 11.” Don’t forget to go to my website www.wineworldtravels.com to get your voucher code and password that will save $100. on your purchase of $160. worth on wines from www.nakedwines.com. You’ll be glad you did!

This week show continues with recent “Wine News.” I will cover the following topics:• It’s Spring… time to try some lighter white wines. • A game changer for Texas wineries • Americans are drinking more Italian wines that Italians • China emerges as the biggest consumer of red wines in the world. • How to beat an overpriced wine list. And, in the 4th segment of the show my “Tasting Panel” and I will be pondering the aromas and tastes of Naked Wine #10… S & A’s Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012. Go to my website www.wineworldtravels.com. On the WineLine page you will find a voucher name and password for $100. off your purchase of wine fromwww.nakedwine.com. Check it out and SAVE $10

This week show continues with recent “Wine News” and other stories of interest about the great wine world. This week, I am going to reach back to a story I wrote for “Private Clubs Magazine” in 2006. It’s about a search for an elusive wine grape called Sagrantino. How we found it and our adventures along the way. And, in the 4th segment of the show my “Tasting Panel” and I will be pondering the aromas and tastes of Naked Wine #9… Small & Small’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2013. Go to my website www.wineworldtravels.com. You will find a voucher name and password for $100. off your purchase of wine from www.nakedwine.com. Check it out and SAVE $100.

This Friday, I will discuss “how to deal with opened wine.” Also, on the agenda is a revolutionary idea… using military techniques to age wine, rapidly. But, best of all, I will treat you to my Tasting Panel’s comments on our Naked Wine #8,Bear & Crown Pinot Noir 2012, Santa Rita Hills. I hope you enjoy it. And, don’t forget, you can go to my website, www.wineworldtravels.com and get a voucher / password for $100 off your purchase of $160. or more from www.nakedwines.com. What a deal! Just click on my picture when the website loads and it will take you to the WineLine page where all the info is available.

I hope you enjoy this week’s WineLine show. The feature segments include a discussion about “The Other Mondavi,” Robert’s brother who is the patriarch of Charles Krug Winery and C.K. Mondovi Winery. Peter Mondavi recently turned 99 years young and still shows up every day at the office and sometimes on the weekend. So, here’s a salute to Peter… “May he continue to bring us great wine for many more vintages.” The second feature will be a telling of a tasting of high end Barolos from an insignificant 1980 vintage. The results will surprise you. The last segment will be Naked Friday #7. This week, I will be tasting Naked Wine’s “Small & Small, At Large Pinot Noir, 2012.you can read the results on www.wineworldtravels.com.