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First Aired - 07/06/2010 04:00PM
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This week on At the Root of It Erin took a look at the myriad of wineries situated in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Justin Christoph stopped by to drop Finger Lakes science, giving listeners the scoop on everything from the varietals currently in style upstate to the best B&Bs to stay at while touring the vineyards. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve: your one-stop Mac superstore and support center.
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Week in Wine Recap (4:54)
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Erin Fitzpatrick, At the Root of It, Heritage Radio Network, Tekserve, www.tekserve.com, Week in Wine Recap, market feed,Justin Christoph Talks About Wines from the Finger Lakes (14:51)
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Finger Lakes, Justin Christoph, the region of the Finger Lakes often gets overlooked, Riesling AC, drive towards quality wines in the Finger Lakes, the climate is cold, the depth varies, they store heat well, vines close to the lake can make it through the cold winter, Native American wines, Concord, Cayuga, best as eating grapes, they are sweet, planting European grape varitals in the Finger Lakes, climate, true potential will be reached after our lifetime, slow nature of wine making, timelessness, the art of patience, Bill Wagner, there is also a booming cheese industry in the Finger Lakes, microbreweries and distilleries, Konstantin Frank,Riseling AC & The Finger Lakes (9:27)
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Riesling World Cup, the difference between first and third place was very close, many 08 vintages will be on store shelves soon, as they sell the 08's they bring out the 09's, 07 was a bit difficult, Riesling prefers cool temperature, different grapes do better from year to year, it seems like every year is a great year in Germany, aging capacity, what's in store this summer?, Riesling AC tastings, blind tasting, www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com, www.fingerlakeswine.com, each wine has its own trail, Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen, Konstantin Frank,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/03/2009 04:00PM
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On this week's episode, Justin Christoph of Riesling AC talks about the versatile grape, German wine history & "wet" auctions.
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Weekly Wine Recap (3:23)
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Erin Fitzpatrick, Roberta's, At The Root Of It, Fairway Market, Germany's 2009 vintage,Justin Christoph of Riseling AC (13:11)
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Justin Christoph, Brian DiMarco, global warming, Riesling, what are the chances of Canada and upstate New York making high class wine, global warming can help these reasons, Germany has had some of the strongest vintages recently, winemakers would have died 40 years ago for a vintage like 08, wet auctions are auctions where you can taste all the wines, tastings are usually done in the morning with producers present, auctioneers, people in the audience cannot bid themselves, they use commissioners, tickets are only 25-75 euro, some people come just to taste the wines, private buyers, commissioners negotiate the price towards the end of the auction, barrell auctions,Gold Capsule & The Versatility Of Riesling Grapes (11:10)
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German wine producers, gold capsule evolved after the 1971 wine law banned the world feinst, German's put long gold capsules on the most special wines to get around the law, Joh. Jos. Prum, JJ Prum, ice wine, Chateau Musar, www.rieslingac.com, dry wines, riesling is a very versatile grape, reflects its terroir, pinot noir, Black Tower, Blue Nun, there is a huge demand for Germany red wines in Germany, most Americans would rather drink a Burgundy, Justin's desert island wine, Auslace aged,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/05/2013 05:00PM
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If you've heard about the Great GoogaMooga, surely you know all about the expansive lineup of food vendors they feature - but did you know there's an entire wine program? On this special recording, GoogaMooga and Outside Lands Wine Director Peter Eastlake chats with Sari Kamin about some of the plans for this years GoogaMooga event and how he approaches wine at festivals at large. Find out what will be different from last year, and what festival attendees can expect to enjoy this year! For more information and tickets - visit GoogaMooga.com.
"The primitive connection is our passion points - we love eating, drinking, listening to tunes and hanging out with people. There's a confluence of all of that at GoogaMooga, Outside Lands and Bonnaroo - it's awesome. At the end of the day - you think 'oh man I have wait a whole year for this again!' " [08:00]
"It's fun to show people wine they probably would never try. You really have to have a cross section of wines - what's exciting, interesting, classic, new, real deal [and more]." [11:00]
--Peter Eastlake, wine director at GoogaMooga on HeritageRadioNetwork.org
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