It is with great excitement that I can officially announce that the Wine For Newbies iPhone app is now available! If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, this application will let you experience Wine For Newbies as never before. Download episodes right to your device and watch in the app. Hit a button to contact me via email, Twitter, or to visit the web site.
With upcoming episodes, there will be bonus content available only through the app. PDF files, extra episodes, and more. Head to the iTunes Store and check it out!
As requested by a number of people, I’ve pulled the audio track from the four vidcast episodes. They are available in the iTunes Store and the other usual places.
Vidcast 1: Cotes du Rhone
Vidcast 2: Three Coins Syrah
Vidcast 3: Meritage and Aging Wines
Vidcast 4: Two German Rieslings
We all know that Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV is the 800-lb gorilla when it comes to wine blogs and podcasts. Heck, he even gets to do his show from Epcot at the Food and Wine Festival.
So, it was with great satisfaction (and a hint of giddiness) that I happened to see the “most popular podcasts” in the iTunes Arts/Food directory. There’s Wine For Newbies 2.0, ranked number five, with Wine Library TV ranked number three.
And ahead of Martha Stewart’s podcast. 
Speaking of Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival, I’m going to be there from November 4 through the end of the Festival on the following Sunday. Maybe a meet and greet with anyone that may be in the area on Thursday or Friday, the 5th or 6th? Leave a comment and let me know!
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!
Wine can be intimidating at the start, but it doesn’t need to be. In this show I talk a bit about some of the fears that can strike the wine newbie at the start of learning about wine.
I mention a few wines to try:
- Gewürtztraminer (white)
- Dolcetto d’Alba (red)
- French Pinot Noir, aka a red Burgundy (the label will probably say Bourgogne)
If you like to march to your own drummer, you can listen to the episode here.
Or, if you like to be part of the crowd, you can find the episode in the iTunes Store.
Please–send in your questions!