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First Aired - 02/02/2010 04:00PM
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This week on At The Root of It, Erin Fitzpatrick talks with Michael Polenske of Blackbird Vineyards.
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Week In Wine Recap (3:05)
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At The Root Of It, Erin Fitzpatrick, Week In Wine Recap, Fairway Market, Spain, Decanter.com, Fresh acidity and Balance, Australian wine, World's lightest wine bottle, 30% less glass, Screw-cap, Michael Ford, global production,Michael Polenske of Blackbird Vineyards (16:20)
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2007 vintage, Raleigh Durham, The Triangle Wine Experience, private dinners, charity, private client wine auctions, trade tastings, Blackbird Vineyards, Napa Valley, Ten Acres Vineyard, MLF Listings, Merlot, 2003 Merlot, Best Merlot made in America, Cabernet Sauvignon, Right Bank inspired, Pomerol wine, Celine, Favorite wines from Bordeaux, California wines, France, Maisonry, www.maisonry.com, Thomas Keller, restaurant row, James Beard award, TKG Group, the honor system, worst financial crisis, a collection of artisans, boutique wineries, a living gallery, The I.WOLK Gallery, Washington Street, Michael Polenske, Taylor's Refresher,2007 Vintage Tasting (18:10)
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New York market, 2009 Rose, Malbec, tasting, 2007, the vintage of the decade, 2007 Bordeaux was underwhelming, San Francisco Gate, Why California wines aren't selling, boutique vineyards, price points, distributor relationships, small allocations across a lot of markets, organic farming, organic, sustainability, pest problems, pesticides, charity, social conscience, commercial success, finding that balance, Tannic backbone, raspberry jam, build the audience, soft and approachable, the mathematical leftover of the blending process, 07 Paramour, the black fruit, waiting for this moment to arrive, Blackbird, The Beatles, Merlot translates to little blackbird, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, restrained use of oak, over oaked and fruit bombs, California wines get drunk young, Argentina, www.blackbirdvineyards.com, complimentary tasting at Maisonry,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/15/2009 04:00PM
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This week, John Bookwalter of Bookwalter Winery calls in from Columbia Valley to talk about Washington state wines. For more information check out www.bookwalterwines.com
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Week In Wine Recap (4:49)
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At The Root Of It, Erin Fitzpatrick, Week In Wine Recap, Tekserve, Jack Inslee, Heritage Radio Network, solar winery, state incentives, the practice has been less common on the West Coast, rising electricity cost, solar energy, minimize utility bills, grape press, Chateau regulation protest, Pomerol AC, Hong Kong has overtaken London for second biggest auction market after New York, wine auctions, wine tax removal in Hong Kong, Raylen Vineyards, Mocksville North Carolina,John Bookwalter of Bookwalter Winery (16:42)
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Tekserve, John Bookwalter, Bookwalter Winery, The Protaganist, Merlot based wine, Foreshadow, upper tier, all the wines have literary terms on them, Chapter One, top end wine, the mailing list is called The Book Club, Germany, tied to farming and the soil, there are 700 wineries in Washington, Columbia valley, Richland, older vines, controlling water, less than 6 inches of rain per year, rain shadow, terroir, Columbia Gorge, timing, Napa, $50 range, The Wine Advocate, The Wine Spectator, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Oregon, Switzerland,The Washington Wine Commission & Trends In Domestic Wines (12:19)
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The Washington Wine Commission, litre tax, creating positive awareness of Washington wines, growers, blends, there is a tight policy regarding blending wines from other states, Asia, China, domestic wines, quality over the last decade has increased, Midwest, sales, one of the best times in the last 50 years for wine consumption, economic climate, Why We Cook is next at 6:30PM!, Chapter 3, Conflict, Washington wine, Washington wines, www.bookwalterwines.com, Adam Lippes, vinification, varietals,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/04/2009 04:00PM
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This week on At The Root Of It, Erin talks about wine tastings, flavor profiles, and wine vocabulary with Dave Hamburger.
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Week In Wine Recap (3:05)
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week in wine recap, EU wine regulations, modernizing wine trade, IGP, Canary Wine, Dave Hamburger, French AOC becomes AOP, forrest fires,Interview with Dave Hamburger (12:03)
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jazz music, http://www.ackerwines.com/, Acker Merrall & Condit, event planning, Spanish Wines, California Cabernet, blind tasting events, labeling laws of France, globalization and modernization of wine, grape varieties, flavor profile, Pinot Noir, screw caps, cork, horizontal tasting, barolo, Michael's, Santa Monica, www.winewkshop.com, Red Burgundy, Pomerol,More On Palette, Aroma & Wine Tastings with Dave Hamburger (7:19)
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bass, Django Rheinhardt, wine tasting, palette, music, art, film, interpretation, soil, old world wines, flavor profile, intention, look at the wine, smell the wine, taste the wine, rim of the wine shows color variations from age, full bodied wine comes from warmer climate, people generally can detect 10,000 different smells, aroma, price point, wine workshop,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
