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Whew! Putting together a wine podcast can take some time, and when you have writers block…oy vey!
Anyway, the latest episode is up for your enjoyment. You can listen to it here, use the popular-but-infamous iTunes Store, or use whatever method you prefer. (If you do use the iTunes Store, please consider leaving a review and rating the helpfulness of past reviews.)
During the podcast I mention wine people on Twitter, and the Tavel region in France for great rosé wines. We cover some Riesling basics and answer a good listener question on “seasonal” wines.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think–and don’t forget to put your homework report in a comment as well!
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Bill, keep up the good work. I learned a lot on you first go at podcasting and look forward to the rest of V2. I appreciate you’re disciplined, structured approach to wine and think you do a great job of breaking it down into understandable components. Don’t let the haters get you down.
Home work…2007 Chateau Ste Michelle Dry Riesling – I’m mostly a red wine guy but I’m all about “trying new things”. This wine screams green apple on the nose and palate. There is a definite mineral component. The sweet tart finish is a bit strong for my taste.
Extra Credit…2007 Hogue Riesling – mineral and apple aromas. Pear and green apple on the mid-palate with luscious lingering fruit on the finish. Simple, straight forward…and I’m liking it!
Great new podcast. I enjoy the faster pace.
I have one suggestion/request. How about at the end of every new podcast recommending a good value wine which was talked about in the podcast. Maybe even doing a tasting of this wine on the podcast to show what to look for? Just a thought.
This was the first time I found and downloaded your podcast. I just finished listening to it, at lunch. I really enjoyed it!
Very informative and helpful. I am definitely going to start going back to listen to mor eof your podcasts!
Keep up the great work. I have started following you on Twitter, so I look forward to more great information, and talking to you on Twitter.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make such a great useful tool!
My first bottle for our homework was a South Eastern Australia riesling by Pepperwood Grove. (7.99)
The nose was full of Green Apples and grapefruit. The flavors went along with this, What was neat was a nice dry fresh crisp (acid) start that mellowed out in the mid pallet (you could almost taste the skins of the grapes) and then the acid came back for the finish. VERY NICE!!! and at 7.99 its a steal!
My second bottle was from Italy by Cavit. The thickly sweet riesling had a nice smell of green apples but not much else. Same can be said for the taste. I have had much better rieslings for less (9.99) This was my first exposure to Italian rieslings (I didnt know they had rieslings
This was a very neat homework in the sense that all I have ever had was American and German rieslings!! I cant wait to see what out next assignment is and what new things I will discover!!
Thanks Bill!
I just wanted to say I’m glad you started the podcast again. I’m excited for more episodes. And, I’m here to submit my homework assignment!
I stopped by my local Trader Joe’s (SF Bay Area) and picked up a Columbia Crest Two Vines Riesling. It’s from Washington state with a 2007 vintage. You sure were right about the green apple taste. It’s the first thing I noticed smelling and tasting. I can imagine this being a great wine for the summer time.
It sounds like you all have had some fun doing your homework!
I like the idea of doing a “wine of the podcast” recommendation or something like that. I’ll have to see if I can fit that in. I haven’t been buying too much wine lately, but this could be a good excuse.
Excellent work. I know you are ask us in the podcast to hold off on playing with the German Rieslings. I would love to hear you talk about how say German Rieslings differ from Austrian vs say NY, CA, and other domestics.
Also – I know it is a different thing – but how does a Veltliner compare? Was in the same section on our wine trip to the store Sat. Haven’t drank it yet but trying something new.
Bill
As a wine newbie (and fellow attorney), I really enjoyed your first series, and I am looking forward to your new podcasts. For us newbies I think it is very “comforting” that you are not from a long line of wine experts, but just a “guy” like us (from the Midwest, no less – not California or France) who has gotten ahead of us (with some serious study) and are willing to share your experience.
For me, wine is not just the taste experience, but it also is a very pleasant memory of places I have traveled. I grew up in Northern California, so wine brings me back there. And now that I have had the chance to travel to Italy and France I find myself back there in my mind, like when I am having an Orvieto Classico (I had my first sitting in front of the Duomo with my wife and friends) or a Chianti or, a St. Emilion like we had with friends in a monastery courtyard in that beautiful town in the Bordeaux region.
Keep sharing your experiences and adding to mine. Thanks.
well done bill. Just thought that you could find a wine from a particular wine shop – let us know the price – and then taste it. You could also try wines from that are avaialble in shops outside the US. I also think that for the first shows it’d be good to taste wines that you are really keen on.
Take care
Thanks! Sadly, it’s tough for me to know what’s available “everywhere” in the US. It’s even harder to know what’s available in the UK and other places in Europe (and on other continents). What’s “big” in the US may be barely available across the pond. Plus, the stuff that gets exported to the US may not be in huge supply in other countries. Augh! So many wines, so little time!