Articles & Podcasts

Opulence: Grenache Blanc Meets Sarah Vaughan

January 31st, 2022

Celebrate the decadent in two hedonistic examples of music and wine: the “Joan Giné” white Priorat from Buil & Giné and Sarah Vaughan’s later work on “Ill Wind” with the Count Basie Orchestra from “Send in the Clowns” in 1981.

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Tension: Riesling Meets Eric Dolphy

January 2nd, 2022

Enjoy an exploration of tension and iconoclasm with dry riesling and free jazz, featuring Immich Batterieberg’s “Escheberg” Riesling 2019 and Eric Dolphy’s “Something Sweet, Something Tender.”

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Bonus: The Tasting Spiral

December 10, 2021

In anticipation of season two, enjoy a tour of this swirling wine tasting graphic that will make tasting and learning more fun and…centrifugal.

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Wildness: Syrah Meets Mingus

September 18th, 2021

Celebrate the natural wildness of the fascinating Northern Rhone appellation of Cornas and the intense freedom of Charles Mingus’ masterpiece “Pithecanthropus Erectus,” and discover how greatness is often about framing the untamed.

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Restraint: Chianti Classico Meets Sonny Rollins

August 18, 2021

Discover how patience and diligence contribute to the greatness of Chianti Classico and Sonny Rollins’ post sabbatical work from “The Bridge.”

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Evolution: Chenin Blanc Meets Mary Lou Williams

July 19, 2021

Explore the monastic origins of winemaking in the Loire valley alongside Mary Lou Williams’ later liturgical work, through her groovy “Gloria” and Domaine du Closel’s energetic chenin.

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Spontaneity: Zinfandel meets The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

June 15, 2021

Rambunctiousness and improvisation guide a journey through The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orhestra’s first performance at the Village Vanguard, and AmByth Estate’s spontaneously fermented, wild Zinfandel from California.

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Ease: Chardonnay Meets The Modern Jazz Quartet

May 13, 2021

Enjoy the easy pleasure of The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “Summertime”, discover the importance of the concert halls and glassware, oak and European influence in jazz and Santa Barbara chardonnay.

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Structure: Bordeaux Meets Duke Ellington

April 15, 2021

Explore the sense of place that links a bottle of Pessac-Leognan with Duke’s ‘Far East Suite’ through mastery of subtlety and structure.

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Tension: Riesling Meets Eric Dolphy

January 2nd, 2022

Enjoy an exploration of tension and iconoclasm with dry riesling and free jazz, featuring Immich Batterieberg’s “Escheberg” Riesling 2019 and Eric Dolphy’s “Something Sweet, Something Tender.”

READ MORE |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Bonus: The Tasting Spiral

December 10, 2021

In anticipation of season two, enjoy a tour of this swirling wine tasting graphic that will make tasting and learning more fun and…centrifugal.

LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Wildness: Syrah Meets Mingus

September 18th, 2021

Celebrate the natural wildness of the fascinating Northern Rhone appellation of Cornas and the intense freedom of Charles Mingus’ masterpiece “Pithecanthropus Erectus,” and discover how greatness is often about framing the untamed.

READ MORE |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Restraint: Chianti Classico Meets Sonny Rollins

August 18, 2021

Discover how patience and diligence contribute to the greatness of Chianti Classico and Sonny Rollins’ post sabbatical work from “The Bridge.”

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Evolution: Chenin Blanc Meets Mary Lou Williams

July 19, 2021

Explore the monastic origins of winemaking in the Loire valley alongside Mary Lou Williams’ later liturgical work, through her groovy “Gloria” and Domaine du Closel’s energetic chenin.

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Spontaneity: Zinfandel meets The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

June 15, 2021

Rambunctiousness and improvisation guide a journey through The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orhestra’s first performance at the Village Vanguard, and AmByth Estate’s spontaneously fermented, wild Zinfandel from California.

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Ease: Chardonnay Meets The Modern Jazz Quartet

May 13, 2021

Enjoy the easy pleasure of The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “Summertime”, discover the importance of the concert halls and glassware, oak and European influence in jazz and Santa Barbara chardonnay.

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

Structure: Bordeaux Meets Duke Ellington

April 15, 2021

Explore the sense of place that links a bottle of Pessac-Leognan with Duke’s ‘Far East Suite’ through mastery of subtlety and structure.

READ MORE   |   LISTEN ON apple podcasts Spotify FM

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