Jul 4, 2026

[originally aired May 26, 2023]

This episode explores the history of American rosé wine culture and the events that led to the blush rush of the last three decades of the 20th century.

When is it blush, when is it rosé?

We tackle these questions in this story of America’s pink kink or crush on the blush.

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Mar 13, 2026

This episode explores some controversial silliness over a bottle of wine that shows up in a classic fairy tale. We take a look at the history, and then casually address the wine Little Red Riding Hood may have actually hauled through the woods to her ailing grandma in rural 19th century Germany. We end with a crazy...

Jun 14, 2024

A light, quick nip at the wines of Belgium, as well as a little corkdorkery on PIWI grapes.

Resources from this episode: 

Books:

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

Websites and Digital Document Files:

Belgium Map 360: Belgium Wine Map

May 14, 2021

Txakoli or Txakolina is a fizzy wine from Northern Spain, mostly Basque Country. This episode explores its cultural roots, styles, grapes, production, regions and some “chacoli” from other areas.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Basque History of the World [Kindle Edition], Kurlansky, M. (1999)

Oxford Companion...