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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.

 

 

Feb 28, 2020

Wines from dried grapes have been around for millennia. In this episode we look at the history of the process, talk about some examples, the bitter, and the sweet.

Oh, and we throw a little shade - Greek poet style.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition [Kindle Edition], Robinson (2015)

Websites:

Consorzio Valpolicella http://cms.consorziovalpolicella.it/

Cotnari https://www.cotnari.ro/en/company/

Donnafugata https://www.donnafugata.it/en/our-land/pantelleria/

Hesiod https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hesiod

Mago of Carthage is Father of Agriculture and Farming https://phoenicia.org/Mago-Carthage-Father-of-Agriculture.html

Passito Pantelleria https://www.passitopantelleria.it/

Quattro Calici https://www.quattrocalici.it/denominazioni/colli-orientali-del-friuli-picolit-docg/

Sagravit https://www.sagrivit.it/en/prodotti/rocca-bernarda/

Samian Muscat Wine https://www.greeka.com/eastern-aegean/samos/products/muscat/

World of Fine Wine http://www.worldoffinewine.com/news/picolit-friulis-finest-gem-4186756

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