Dec 2, 2022
Exploring Corsica’s wines, history, and grapes, as well as some fun facts, including an exciting archeological wine find!
Resources from this episode:
Books:
French Wine Scholar Study Manual, 5th Edition, Wine Scholar Guild (2015)
Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition, Robinson, J., Harding, J. (2015)
Wine Grapes: A...
Nov 11, 2022
Exploring Malta’s wines, the history, grapes, and styles. And what’s the bird got to do with any of it?
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition, Robinson, J., Harding, J. (2015)
Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours, Robinson,...
Oct 28, 2022
While your host continues to heal from a recent illness,
please enjoy this primer on why we see crosses from the Knights
Templar and the Order of Malta on wine bottles to this
day.
GIS will be back in November with a new episode in the "booze from islands" series on the wines of ... you guessed it ... Malta!
Thank you...
Oct 14, 2022
To stay with the "wine from islands" theme, we're re-releasing the Cyprus episode, as your host is unable to record for a couple of weeks due to health reasons.
Wines of Cyprus, grapes, history, a little geography, culminating in a discussion about one of the oldest branded wines in the world, Commandaria.
Resources...
Sep 23, 2022
Exploring the Curaçao liqueur from Curaçao the island.
We investigate the oranges of the spirit, history of the island, how it’s made … and what a dog humping one’s leg has to do with any of it.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide (Society of Wine Educators),...