Ep. 73 – Do We Really Need So Much So-So Wine?
On this week’s show, David encourages wine drinkers to color outside the lines, supermarkets to stop stocking an over-abundance of uninteresting products, and behemoth wine companies to give us a lot more of the good stuff. (Preferably at a price ...
Ep. 72 – Drinkin’ Wine and Passin’ Time in The Ghetto
David takes the Grape Encounters motorcoach to the Lompoc “Wine Ghetto” where winemaker and all-around genius Wes Hagen tells listeners about the amazing wines being made in one of the humblest places in the wine world. Learn about the winemaking ...
Ep. 71 – Enhance Your Bra Size With Your Favorite Wine, A NY State of Mind, Wooing Young Wine Drinkers Meet Forward Thinkers
New York winemaker protests commemorating East Coast icons with California vintages. Seattle Wine Gal argues, “You can’t fool young wine drinkers!” then turns us on to a way to enhance your bra size with just one bottle of wine. Then, ...
Ep. 70 – Having a Fine Wine Time From Malibu to Woodstock!
We continue our discussion of wines that compliment Classic Rock with Dave VanDyke, one of the architects of the Classic Rock radio format. Then we take listeners to the California Coast to visit Robert Church Haggstrom of Church Estate Vineyards ...
Ep. 69 – Labels That Will Rock (and Roll) Your Perceptions of the Wine You Drink
These days, label concept takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to wine. David talks about the trend to move from conventional type-based labels to labels that give the wine greater significance.Ron Roy, co-founder of Wines That Rock ...
Ep. 68 – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Organic, Promiscuous and Monogamous Wines
David shares some unpleasant tasting experiences as well as some unexpected surprises from the makers of Promiscuous and Monogamous wines. Then, there’s a whole lot of musing about wine and gender with special guests at the super secret studio. [haiku ...
Ep. 67 – Shattering Conventional Wine Wisdom and Concoctions That Will Surely Upset Wine-Drinking Purists
This week, David shares some information about wine drinkers that may surprise you, then spends an afternoon with Chef Shelly Maddocks at the Desert Cities Woman’s Show 2010 in Indian Wells, CA, where they share some (say it isn’t so) ...
Ep. 66 – From Macabre Halloween Wines to South American Sensations
David shares his list of the most macabre and haunting wines on the planet, then interviews Alex Guarachi, a pioneer in South American wine importation and winner of this year’s Importer of the Year award from Wine Enthusiast. Finally, an ...
Ep. 65 – Wine Bargain Hunting With the Best, Then Newbie Wine Drinking in the Pacific Northwest!
In an encore interview with Paul Kalemkarian Jr., President of the Original Wine of the Month Club, David gets Paul to share some trade secrets to finding great wine at bargain prices. Then Clive Pursehouse shares some special Washington wines ...
Ep. 64 – Things Every Wine Lover Should Have, Including a Ride on the Vino Train!
David shares his list of must-have items for every wine drinker, then we join Bill Hatrick, owner of the 1949 Vino Train and talk about journeys into the heart of wine country. Then, it’s shooting the bull (or maybe not) ...
