April 26, 2024

Grape Encounters the Blog

Uncorked #466 – Collateral Wines - Pawn

Uncorked #466 – Collateral Wines – Pawn

Have you built a cellar full of amazing wines, and now you need a little extra cash?  How to turn your wine into quick cash! [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked466.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked466.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here to Subscribe to Grape ...
Episode 221 – This Winemaker Has Far More 'Patients' Than Most! Why the Smiles Are Brighter at HammerSky Winery

Episode 221 – This Winemaker Has Far More ‘Patients’ Than Most! Why the Smiles Are Brighter at HammerSky Winery

On this week’s episode of Grape Encounters, host David Wilson heads to a hundred-year-old estate that serves as the setting for the HammerSky Winery on California’s Central Coast. There, he meets up with Dr. Doug Hauck, a winemaker who is ...
Uncorked #465 – Backyard Vineyard in North Carolina

Uncorked #465 – Backyard Vineyard in North Carolina

Can you successfully grow grapes to sell to wineries in a backyard plot of land?  It depends on your motivation and dedication. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked465.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked465.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here to Subscribe to Grape Encounters Apple Podcasts ...
Uncorked #464 – The Skinny on SkinnyGirl

Uncorked #464 – The Skinny on SkinnyGirl

SkinnyGirl’s and not-so-skinny girls everywhere can raise more glasses this month.  Get the skinny on four new, low calorie wines. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked464.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked464.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here to Subscribe to Grape Encounters Apple Podcasts | Google ...
Uncorked #463 – A Wine Drinker Orders Vodka

Uncorked #463 – A Wine Drinker Orders Vodka

If you’re beverage of choice is wine, you’re a lot less likely to walk on the wild side in the world of spirits.  What a recent survey revealed about you. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked463.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked463.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick ...
Uncorked #462 – Brewing Grapes

Uncorked #462 – Brewing Grapes

Many wine drinkers are also beer drinkers.  So, it was just a matter of time till someone experimented with combining ingredients. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked462.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked462.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here to Subscribe to Grape Encounters Apple Podcasts | ...
Uncorked #461 – Does Your Wine Smell like a "Wet Dog?"

Uncorked #461 – Does Your Wine Smell like a “Wet Dog?”

Not all wine has a nosy bouquet.  Researchers say trickery is afoot when your wine smells like a “wet dog”.  Wet pet syndrome revealed. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked461.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked461.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here to Subscribe to Grape Encounters ...
Episode #220 – There's No Wine 'Attitude' at Latitude 59. We're Going North to Alaska!

Episode #220 – There’s No Wine ‘Attitude’ at Latitude 59. We’re Going North to Alaska!

Put on your thermals and grab your corkscrew because this week’s Grape Encounter starts at a winery on the 59th Parallel. Host David Wilson welcomes Louis Maurer from the Bear Creek Winery in Homer, Alaska. It may be the end ...
Uncorked #460 – Wine Sizing

Uncorked #460 – Wine Sizing

Wine budgets, wine glasses and wine-drinkers come in all sizes.  And there are some correlations between all three you may not have thought about.  How your budget, and your waistline, may be a reflection of your glass. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked460.mp3″ player=1761] ...
Uncorked #459 – 50 Shades of Wine Pairing

Uncorked #459 – 50 Shades of Wine Pairing

For most people, wine pairing means choosing the right wine for your dining experience.  Now you may also have the opportunity to pair wine with the pot-boiler you’re reading. [haiku url=”https://grapeencounters.com/media/uncorked459.mp3″ player=1761] https://media.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/content.blubrry.com/grapeencountersradio/uncorked459.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadClick Here ...