Episode 200: Laura Catena – More than Malbec!

Dr. Laura Catena of Bodega Catena Zapata and the Catena Institute of Wine joins us for some in-depth conversation about Malbec’s heritage, Argentine wine, and so much more. We tasted three of the Catena wines Read More …

Episode 177: Wine Camp in New York

Episode 177: Wine Camp in New York Steph and Val just returned from their fifth Society of Wine Educators (SWE) conference in the Finger Lakes, NY. We affectionately refer to this annual gathering as “wine Read More …

Episode 148: Tannat Talk: A Grape Gab

Episode 148: Tannat Talk: A Grape Gab We’re talking Tannat in this month’s Grape Gab. Tannat is a red grape that has its roots in Southwestern France. Recently it has reinvented itself in South America. Read More …

Episode 140: Pisco Unpacked

Episode 140: Pisco Unpacked We called this episode Pisco Unpacked because the W25 ladies mixed up some pisco-based cocktails this week. We thought it would be fun to “unpack” some 411 on the national spirit Read More …

Episode 136: Wine, Education & Writing With Wine Scholar Guild’s Lisa Airey, CWE, FWS

Episode 136: Wine, Education, & Writing With Wine Scholar Guild’s Lisa Airey, CWE, FWS The Wine Scholar Guild’s Education Director, Lisa Airey, CWE, FWS, joins us for an afternoon of cocktails, tea, wine and conversation. Read More …

Episode 117: Kala Maxym of Five Senses Tasting … “Five Bottles of Chilean Merlot Later … “

Episode 117: Kala Maxym of Five Senses Tastings Kala Maxym joins the W25 ladies for remarkable stories, laughs and insight into Five Senses Tastings. Five Senses Tastings has emerged as a unique and extremely successful Read More …