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I promise I’ll never tell you what to drink, but I’ll always share what’s in my glass. A Podcast from the owners of Dracaena Wines
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Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
1hr 5 min
Welcome to Episode 106! Today I am back with my wine writing friends and we are discussing our top tips for wine tasting. We aren’t talking about the do’s and don’ts while at a winery, we are sharing our ideas on how to become more comfortable describing the wine we drink! The systematic approach we use to recording tasting notes, different schools of thought on analysis. The three levels of a wines aromatic profile and what we consider a good, bad or indifferent wine. Of course, we end with a riddle.
My guests: Michael Kelly – California Wines and Wineries
Debbie Gioquindo – Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Nicole Ruiz Hudson – The Nibbling Gypsy
RIDDLE: Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking.
Answer is below.
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Mediterranean Steak with Roasted Vegetables
RIDDLE ANSWER: - Fish
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019
45 min
Last month, I was a guest of the New Jersey Wine and Food Festival held at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ. I had the opportunity to sit down with Susanne Wagner, the wine director for Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs. Susanne studied at the International Wine Cellar in Manhattan and has completed advanced certifications. She has been in the wine industry for more than 30 years. Susanne gave me a personal tour of their magnificent wine celler before sitting down for a little one-on-one about Crystal Springs and what it is like to be responsible for curating 45,000 bottles. Restaurant Latour maintains the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award. I can’t describe how beautiful this cellar is, but I can honestly say, I wouldn’t mind getting lost there!
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Dracaena Wines is an artisan winery in Paso Robles. Let them help turn your moments into great memories with their award winning wines. Join their wine club, theChalk Club to receive 3 bottles 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and mixed to receive our rose'.
May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019
46 min
Welcome to Dracaena Wines Podcast! Hope you all have had a great week! Today I am sharing another Master Class. This time, it is about the Sparkling wines of Brazil. I know Brazil isn’t at the tip of our tongue when it comes to discussing Sparkling, but after tasting several examples, I am excited to say they truly are worth seeking out.
The class was run by Susannah Gold, a wine and spirits WSET diploma graduate, one of only a handful of Americans in the Associazione Italiana Sommelier (AIS). She also is a Certified Specialist in Wine and Spirits from the Society of Wine Educators.
Wines tasted:
Serra Gaúcha Region – Miolo Winery Cuvee' Traditional Brut
Serra Gaúcha Region – Salton Winery Pinot Noir
Serra Gaúcha Region – Salton Winery Tannat
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
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Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
45 min
Welcome to Winephabet Street on Dracaena Wines Podcast! Today the letter of the day is V and it stands for Valdiguie! This was the first time I had ever heard of this grape variety – these are the episodes I love the most, when I get to dive into a new to me grape! Valdiguie (VAL-D-GAY) was originally known as Gros Auxerois ( GROW AWX-CER-WAH) in the 19th century. It was preferred by growers because it was resistance to powdery mildew and had high productivity.
So go ahead, uncork, unscrew or saber a bottle and sit back and enjoy! Slainte!
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019
1hr 1 min
While attending VinExpo earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend Decanter’s Wines of New Zealand Master Class. I was happy to get in, since this event that was actually the last tasting on the final day of the exhibit sold out quickly. It was hosted by Elin McCoy, the wine award-winning journalist and author. She is a wine and spirits columnist for Bloomberg News, and is a columnist for Decanter magazine.
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc was the wine that started the New Zealand Sauv Blanc craze. Waking up your taste buds and allowed people who were on the ABC train to enjoy a different type of white. The quality level of NZ wines is demonstrated by the fact that 17,000 wines were judged in 2018 Decanter Wine World competition with 475 coming from NZ and of those, 350 of those wines won awards.
New Zealand has two islands, North and South islands. With translucent waters and magnificent mountains, the vineyards have become one with nature. When asked what New Zealand is all about, the three main terms are; green, clean and Sauvignon Blanc.
By 2021, New Zealand, whose almost every winery is involved in sustainability practice, is expected to be the number fourth country to export wine to the United States, just behind, France, Italy and Spain. Even though it makes just barely 1% of the world’s wines, their export business has been growing approximately 24% every year for the past 20 years.
Wines Tasted:
Craggy Range, Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Spy Valley Riesling 2015
Vidal El Legado Chardonnay 2016
Ceres Wines Composition Pinot Noir 2015
Te Kairanga, John Martin Pinot Noir 2016
Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2015
Seifreid Winemakers Collection Sweet Agnes Riesling 2016
Slainte!
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
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Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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Apr 29, 2019
Apr 29, 2019
1hr 11 min
Welcome to episode 101 of Dracaena Wines Podcast. Today I am joined by my wine writer friends as we discuss Wine Pairing Fairy Tales. There are the textbook pairings, but do we really need to follow them? What if your palate doesn’t agree with what they recommend? Well, we are here to provide you with some options. We discuss some of our favorite pairings as well as some of our biggest mistakes! Those pairings that will go down in history as the worse thing we tried to do- but we survived and moved on to the next one. The good thing is that even if you choose a bad match, you can always just drink the wine and eat the food separately and still enjoy them both!
My guests:
Michael Kelly - California Wines and Wineries
Nicole Ruiz Hudson - Nibbling Gypsy
Christine Hinkley Trice - Pairs with Life
Maria Ferrora Beardsley - Wine and Cheese Friday
Riddle:
I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me your can't run.
answer below:
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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Riddle Answer: A SHADOW
~Slainte!
Apr 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019
1hr 4 min
Holy Crap! 100!!! I can’t believe that I have reached this milestone. It feels like yesterday I was just learning what a podcast was and what that dang purple apple app was. When I decided to give podcasting a try, I reached out to my friends Jeff & Jeff.
We met in real life at the Wine Bloggers Conference a couple of years ago and we had a blast. I don’t think I laughed as hard ever as when I was with them and they are a top reason why I got into podcasting.
If you aren’t familiar with their podcast, you are missing out. Jeff Eckles, Jeff Solomon and John Ruyak are the lively personalities behind the We Like Drinking Podcast – the only two time award winning podcast focused on fun!
I can’t honestly say it is the first podcast I ever listened to, but what I can say is that it is the longest. I have subscribed and unsubscribed from many a podcast, but these guys rock it. You don’t know what you are going to get each week, its always a surprise, and that makes its amazing. I continue to laugh my ass off week after week and they are 220+ weeks into podcasting.
So when I sat down and thought what I wanted to do for my 100th, I wanted to talk to the guys who had a major play in me choosing to start down this path. They are witty, they are charming and they are hilarious!
Thank you guys, for celebrating this podcast milestone with me. And thank you to all of you who listen in every week! Because if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t continue doing this!
Slainte!
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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Apr 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
1hr 3 min
Today, we traveled across the pond to the United Kingdom. We had a tough time securing the wine for the episode, but the challenge was well worth it! Listen in as we discuss United Kingdom Sparkling Wine! As we found out, only 4% of the wine is exported; giving a good reason why it was so difficult to find a bottle.
As of 2014, the UK ranks 6th in the world for overall wine consumption rather than producing it. So it isn’t odd that most people don’t think about England as producing top quality wine. At just over 65%, Sparkling wine makes up the majority of English wine production.
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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Apr 8, 2019
Apr 8, 2019
30 min
Welcome to episode 98 of Dracaena Wines Podcast! I am still in New York City at the VinExpo, but today I am talking Bubbles! when you hear the words “amazing sparkling wine,” where do you think of? France? Probably. The U.S., Spain, or Italy? Absolutely, BUT I am here to share with you a new region for you to explore exceptional Sparkling – Brazil!
Today I am interviewing representatives of a few wineries that produce Sparkling wine in Brazil. The winery size varies from boutique wines to multi million bottle production, but they all have one thing in common. A passion for Sparkling and the desire for us in the United States to realize how fantastic their quality is!
On the podcast:
Amaze Wines: Mari Balsan -
Lidio Carraro: Mônica Dornelles
International Market
Ph: +55 (54) 2105.2582
| lidiointernational@lidiocarraro.com |
Miolo: Lillian Lai, Vice President, The House of Burgundy, Inc.
| lai@hobinc.net |
Robert Montgomery| Managing Director
E: robert@humanbrandsinc.com
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
Please support us by finding out more about our sponsors:
Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019
53 min
Welcome to episode 97 of Dracaena Wines Podcast! It is wine season in New York, and I am all in! While at VinExpo, I attended a class on Beaujolais with Advanced Sommelier Arthur Hon. Beaujolais is a wine region located just north of Lyon in eastern France. The 12 appellations have mostly granite soil and produce exceptional wines from the Gamay grape. 98% of the wine production is red.
I was excited to attend this Master Class because I first fell in love with Beaujolais when Debbie Gioquindo and I did our second Winephabet Street episode; B is for Beaujolais. I will have a link to that episode in the show notes.
Watch the recorded episode of Winephabet Street; B is for Beaujolais here.
Wines Tasted:
Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorees, Beaujolias 2017
Domaine des Marrans, Beaujolais Villages, 2016
Louis Tete, Brouily, 2016
Henry Fessy Chateau des Reyssiers, Regnie, 2016
Domaine des Billlards, Saint-Amour, 2017
Nicole Chanrion Domaine de las Voute des Crozes, Cote de Brouilly, 2017
Domaine des Souchons, "Grand Cras", Morgan, 2016
Chateau des Jacques, Moulin-a-vent, 2016
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
Please support us by finding out more about our sponsors: