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First Aired - 07/14/2009 04:00PM
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On this week's At the Root of It, Erin talks with Jaime Smith, professor of wine studies at UNLV, about eco-friendly closures and reducing the carbon footprint of wine production and distribution.
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The Weekly Wine Recap (3:20)
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Testa Wines, Bulgarian customs officers find liquid cocaine hidden in Bolivian wine bottles, Jim Meehan of PDT named Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail,The Cork Debate Resumes with Jaime Smith (12:13)
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cork, closures, Jaime supports cork because it is natural, cork is perfect sustainable and organic closure, lets in air, does cork taint wine?, misinformation about corked wine, rubber bullets, petrochemical ring attached to non-cork closures, wine loses life, cork lets the wine evolve to maturity, 685 million Brittish pounds lost to cork taint yearly, grades of cork, cork used for insulation lifejackets buoys, cork huge Portuguese industry, wine only a small part of cork industry, not everyone is making wine to age, wine cork recycling, non-cork closures the future for cheap wine,Calculating Wine's Carbon Footprint (19:10)
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consumers often determine a wine's carbon footprint, traveling food and wine miles, choose local wines if you want to stay sustainable, South American wines have largest footprint, ship vs. train vs. plane vs. sailboat transport, organic and sustainable practices at winery most important factor in footprint equation, flavor variation in biodynamic wines, half bottles bad in carbon practice, package wine more sustainably, no to styrofoam packaging, PVC's, oak vs. oak chips, oak flavoring, Jaime professor of domestic wine at UNLV, new world vs. old world, beverage degree at UNLV, tech vs. non-tech, Nicholas Joy, oenoverse,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/09/2009 04:00PM
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Erin talks wine lists, the impact of the slumping economy on high-end wine sales, and whether cork is the best closure with Tom Gannon of Rothmann's Steakhouse.
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The Weekly Wine Recap (3:47)
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Brazil to improve quality of its wine, Barry Brothers and Rudd, Chardonnay has become an official variety in Rioja,Tom Gannon on the Rothmann's Wine List (11:20)
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Tom Gannon, Rothmann's Steakhouse, sommelier, wine list, career path, Atlantic Wine and Spirits, 800 selections on Rothmann's list, user friendly list, knowledgeable servers, mix of casual and formal, decant on request, 2 star service, fine dining restaurants out of vogue?, more restaurants have serious wine programs, La Grenouille, sharpening palates, sommelier snobbery, effects of economy on Rothmann's, vintage port sales down, less consumer extravagance, average bottle cost down, Tom is taking on cheaper wines,Closures: The Future of Cork (12:30)
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Tom's playwright project, restaurant world as theatre, people dine out in part for theatrical element, restaurant good fodder for Tom's playwriting, www.entastewineblog.blogspot.com, 30 international sommeliers writing about wines, not enough quality cork made in the world, Wolf Blass, blind Riesling tasting, everyone chose the wine with cork, cork itself changes character of wine, closure is not supposed to affect wine,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/22/2009 04:00PM
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On this week's At the Root of It, Erin sits down with Gary Dusek, sommelier at Roberta's, for Part II of their discussion on the origins of wine. How did wine make its way to the new world? What are the most interesting grape varietals in the US today?
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Wine 101: Origins (14:52)
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primordial aspects of wine, migration of wine through culture, Romans drank something very akin to sherry, no corks in first days of wine, entirely different product from what we drink today, wine was heavily oxidized, invention of cork a landmark event in history of wine, cork allowed for wine to be transported, wine discovered through the accidental fermentation of fruit, Retsina, WD-50, bizarre alcoholic beverages, pairing wine with food, people more likely to experiment with bizarre beverages than odd foods, Pangea, diurnal variation, grapes are a product of their environment, viticulture is all about climate,The Rhone Rangers: Spreading the Good Grape (11:30)
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wine, viticulture, San Jose, Gary's career in wine, grape varietals, Cabernet, Pinot Grigio, Rhone Rangers, Napa provided a great foundation for viticulture, Rhone Rangers: planted grape varietals in Napa that exist in Rhone region of France, Bonny Doon, California defines new world style, Randall Grahm owner of Bonny Doon held a funeral for the cork, Gary Dusek, trans, alimentation, reverting back to fundamental aspects of viticulture,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
