Glass In Session® Winecast

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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.

Got Wood? Talkin' bout Oak | S4E6

Jul 24, 2020

In this season finale we explore the science and art of aging wine and spirits in oak. Discussion includes: types of oak, structural and chemical composition, and the many contributions to a spirit maturing in a barrel.

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Books:

Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide (Society...

Roll out the (Bourbon) Barrel ... and put Wine in it? | S4E5

Jul 10, 2020

Crossover products such as whiskey aged in wine barrels, and vice versa, are certainly not a new thing. But with much discussion around whether the new Bourbon-barrel-aged wines on the market are faddish or gimmicky, it's a good time to dig into the subject.

Why Bourbon barrels? And are wines finished in Bourbon...