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Glass in Session® is a wine education podcast hosted by Val Caruso, DWS, CWE, FWS. She's a certified wine educator, lifelong learner, & shameless corkdork.

Every 2nd and 4th Friday there will be a new Glass in Session® focusing on a new topic. Val's mission is to educate, entertain, and empower the wine learner, wine lover, or wine curious by seeking out the fun - and sometimes funny - side of wine education.

 

 

Mar 22, 2024

A quick tour of a favorite French tipple, Pastis. It was created to scratch the itch of the once banned Absinthe. How is it different? How should one drink it? Why does the word show up in some political circles? Click play, enjoy.

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Society of Wine Educators: Certified Specialist of...


Mar 8, 2024

Another wild ride south of a nuclear plant toward a papal palace takes us through some dramatic landscape, historic vineyards, and surprises in the glass as we explore the white wines of the Southern Rhone.

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The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas,...


Feb 23, 2024

Exploring the history, region and white wines of the Northern Rhône in this first of a two-part series. Part Two will cover the white wines of the Southern Rhône appellations.

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Books:

The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)

Wine Grapes: A...


Feb 9, 2024

Exploring the history, region & wines of Chablis. The real Chablis. In France.

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Burgundy and its Wines, Faith, N. (2002)

The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)

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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): Wine...


Jan 26, 2024

We pick up where we left off with a zip around the terroirs, a grape gab, the “cinderella story” of how champagne is produced, and a brief tour of the styles.

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Champagne, Liem, P., (2017)

Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times, Kladstrup,...