Eat Your Words
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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 - 11/23/2010 04:00PM
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This week on At the Root of It Erin sits down with Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology. Learn about Allie's experience selling wine in Brooklyn, her favorite varietal, and her experience sourcing local artists for her series of removable labels. Then join Erin and Alie for an on-air tasting of some of Brooklyn Oenology's best selections. This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owned since 1919.
Alie Sharper
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Week in Wine Recap (5:05)
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At the Root of It, Erin Fitzpatrick, Heritage Radio Network, International Organization of Wine and Vine, France is just ahead of Italy in production, Italy was the biggest producer in 2007 and 2008, Spain has remained constant, Oregan was affected by hungry birds, 9 gallery show on wine at the MoMa in San Francisco, comprehensive look at the wine industry, how wine became modern,Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology (13:33)
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Brooklyn Oenology, Science and Art of wine making, making wine a part of Brooklyn, started selling wines at the end of 07, Premium Wine Group, common model out west, one umbrella facility and a number of producers sharing the same equipment and bottling line, Riesling, Cabernet Franc, 2009 was gloomy and a tough year, variability in vintages on the East Coast, 9 wines with 9 labels, wine making as an art, featuring Brooklyn artists on the labels, each wine has a different artist on the label, selling art through the tasting room, each label is limited edition, all contemporary works, non commissioned, Alie Shaper,On-Air Tasting (14:07)
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2009 Friend Riseling, 2006 Social Club Red, the shop is at 209 Wythe Ave, rotating gallery shows, practice of zen, on air tasting, fruity notes, aperitif wine, Riseling is excellent with cheese and or BBQ fatty foods, it's a versatile grape, diverse in its expression, bone bone dry wine, off dry style, 10% off staff picks, 5 noble Bordeaux varieties, Social Club is a blend of all 5, first winery established in NYC!, selling through wholesale up until now, taste room is phase 2, Allie has done a lot of the work herself, taste@brooklynoneology, www.brooklynoneology.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
