french wine

This week our guest is Benoit Calvet, the founder of Maison Benoit Valerie Calvet in Bordeaux. Benoit and his partner Valerie have been making wine for forty years, producing excellent wines from France, Spain and Italy. They recently partnered with Wine Insiders for our Ruby Anniversary Collection creating a red blend with a very interesting backstory that he shares with me. We’re going to talk about everything from family and the earth’s frequency to hypnotherapy, horses and more. And of course, we’ll taste wine, so pour a glass and join us.

For our tasting (timecode 16:56:00), we begin with De La Rougerie Sauvignon Blanc, a crisp, medal-winning wine with notes of greengage and apple. Next we pop a cork on the delightful, Spanish sparkling wine Toro Loco Cava Brut Rosé. We'll top the episode off with a sneak peak at the upcoming Maison Calvet Red Blend that is available in August as part of our Ruby Wine Collection.

Sniff Sip Repeat is brought to you by Wine Insiders, leaders in online wine. Wine Insiders makes buying great wine easy. Founded in 1982 as a club for California wine enthusiasts, Wine Insiders now offers high-quality wines from around the world for the best value and conveniently shipped to your door in just days. The collection is curated by a host of food and wine industry and lifestyle experts, such as Martha Stewart, Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, and Chef Ludo Lefebvre. Learn more about the wines or shop now to taste alongside our podcast guests.

Visit http://www.wineinsiders.com to learn more. 

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It's the Season IV Finale where Claire ties up several loose ends. The Diary legacy that was picked up by Claire years ago will continue for generations to come. There are many more of the old diaries from the Village -  Laurente and Elle DeLaVigne have been making plans once again. . .Claire picks up the mantle, and then makes her feelings for Alexandre official while Remi is never far away.

Have you always wanted to know more about Bordeaux wines and maybe even drink more from this region but thought it was beyond your reach? 

I think Bordeaux gets a bad rap sometimes. People often think it’s too fancy, too complicated….and perhaps most often, too expensive.  But Bordeaux doesn’t have to be any of these things…especially expensive.  Did you know that most Bordeaux wines are actually quite affordable?

In this episode, I get into a little bit about Bordeaux as a region, what styles of wine are available and what bargains can be had.  Listening to this episode will hopefully convince you to dive into this fascinating region if you haven’t already!

Happy listening. Cheers!

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Let’s stay in touch - we always love to hear from you! Follow the wine related antics and fun on the following social channels:

Blog: www.wineitupanotch.com

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Similar to World War I, World War II had a profound effect on the European wine industry.  From labor shortages to Nazi looting, it was a very difficult time for the industry - but it was also a period that produced some standout war year vintages. To discuss  wine and World War II, the MacArthur Memorial Podcast recently hosted Walter Wolf III—a lawyer, military historian, and wine expert. The conversation focused on French and Italian wine, the ties between resistance movements and the wine industry, Nazi wine looting, and an evaluation of the Nazi palate. 

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Cape Classics' South African and French winemakers take a moment to share what they are most looking forward to in the new year. Joining us in conversation is Cape Classics CEO, Robert Bradshaw.

Editing Credit: Hannah Tobias
Music credit: This episode uses five songs by Poddington Bear ("Flutterbee", "Blossoming", "Warbled Reflection", "Window Shopping", "Steppin' In"), sourced from Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear) under a CC BY-NC 3.0 license.

Wine enthusiasts love to celebrate wine holidays and Shiraz Day is July 22nd, so today we are going to talk about the dark and lovely flavors of this spicy little grape.

Our guest today is Ferdinando Mucerino, our resident somm at Wine Insiders who hosts the video series Inside Wine with Ferdy.  Prior to the pandemic Ferdy was somm and Wine Director at the Michelin Star awarded Rustic Canyon restaurant in Santa Monica. In 2019, was nominated by Wine Enthusiast magazine for Best Wine Director of the year.

For Syrah Day we poured three amazing wines: from France, 2019 Urluberlu Syrah, from Australia, 2019 Starlight Ridge Shiraz, and from South Africa, 2019 Vinum Africa Reserve Syrah.

Sniff Sip Repeat is brought to you by Wine Insiders, leaders in online wine. Wine Insiders makes buying great wine easy. Founded in 1982 as a club for California wine enthusiasts, Wine Insiders now offers high-quality wines from around the world for the best value and conveniently shipped to your door in just days. The collection is curated by a host of food and wine industry and lifestyle experts, such as Martha Stewart, Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, and Chef Ludo Lefebvre. Learn more about the wines or shop now to taste alongside our podcast guests.

Visit http://www.wineinsiders.com to learn more.
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Jenny Lefcourt, a native New Yorker, originally landed in Paris to study French film during her PhD at Harvard. After many visits to Paris wine bars and vineyards throughout France, all paths led to wine instead of academia.

Jenny, was one of the first to champion low-intervention and natural winemaking over 20 years ago, and we firmly believe we wouldn't be here without her.  

Join us as she takes us through her journey, how she started to how things are looking for the future of natural wine.  

I sit down with Erich Vogel. He is the owner of Vin Goat out of Southern California.  He is a cheese monger and wine conisuoure.  We discuss how he started his Cheese Shop and how it has evolved over the years.  How the covid pandemic has affected his business.  We talk about the differences of cheeses and what wines he enjoys.  

website - vingoat.com
Instagram - @OcCheeseMonger

Claire has been traveling throughout France constantly. A dream job for sure, but her work as a wine buyer for a 'big box' store has its downside too. She's been in constant motion for a few years at this point and so much so that she doesn't even maintain her own  home. That is about to change.
In need of a break, she heads for her mother's home - The Beekeeper's Cottage - in California. Along the way Claire meets a French winemaker and Laurente's fingerprints seem to be everywhere Claire turns.

Hosts Sandy and Michelle are joined by Sips Around The Globe's organizer Sylvain, known by his Instagram account @sylvainlazureen and group member Renee  Sferrazza, Instagram's @wine.by.renee to discuss their participation in the wine world and their personal backgrounds in the industry. With over 100k combined followers on their accounts, Sylvain has amassed a group of wine communicators representing 11 different countries to share their knowledge and love of wine and help wine producers worldwide during one of the most difficult years the industry has sustained. Individually, Renee and Sylvain have impressive backgrounds, a conversation with them both is a joyful treat for any wine lover. This fun and entertaining peak into how passion for fermented grape juice can translate from hobby or career into abiding, worldwide relationships - with the only point of contention being where in the world the best wine is produced :)!

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After a little break, we are back with the Cork & Taylor Wine Podcast  and we are joined by my colleague/friend Tony Marchetti who has been suppling delicious imported wines from Italy, France, Spain and Germany all throughout the United States for a long time. Tony has a great background and enjoyed sitting down with him to talk wine amongst other things!

 Natural wine is definitely having a moment. But what is it? How is it different from “regular” wine? And why is it swiftly becoming one of the most sought-after categories in the beverage market? 

On this week’s podcast, we’re going deep with Allison and Bradley Kruse, owners of Nonfiction Natural Wines, about exactly that. We delve into the world of natural wines, a tradition of wine-making that’s been around for centuries, but which saw a resurgence in France during the 1990s. We discuss the processes that make natural wine, the qualities that distinguish it and the reasons why it’s so popular among a new generation of wine drinkers. Along the way, we attempt to dispel some of the myths surrounding the natural wine trend, hone in on some of the reasons to get excited about it, and offer listeners tips and tricks on purchasing, storing and enjoying some of the most interesting wines on the market.

Be sure to stay tuned for the Spirited Second, a special Bar Month feature with Brandon Reyes of Bittercube Bar & Bazaar. This week, we’re sampling a rare riff on Chicago’s favorite shot, Malort, and talking about the role of wormwood in spirits.

This episode features a rare chat with one of the most acclaimed winemakers in the Loire Valley, Vincent Carême, along with his wife and partner, Tania. Leaders in organic farming, the Carêmes produce wine at Domaine Vincent Carême in Vouvray and at Terre Brûlée in Swartland South Africa.

From the Villa Rene Lalique tasting room James Suckling, Contributing Editor Jack Suckling and Editor Nick Stock summarize their week-long trip through #Alsace during which they tasted more than 500 wines. Among many things, they discuss the rise of pinot noir in Alsace and the sweet-versus-dry conundrum in light of rising global temperatures.

To read the full report and notes, and watch the video version, click here. 

Happy New Year!  We start the New Year off with an episode about selecting fancy wines without paying all those super fancy prices!!!

During the episode a mention some of our articles that may be helpful such as this one as well as this previous episode.