3 Dynamic Podcasts for Wine Lovers
If you love wine, you will want to learn about these three podcasts for wine lovers.
Podcasts are a great way to learn about wine without the expense of enrolling in a formal class.Podcasts are a great way to learn about wine without the expense of enrolling in a formal class.
These 3 podcasts for wine lovers are excellent training for students And for in wine certification programs. The reason is that listening to wine focused podcasts are a great way to color in the gaps of your wine knowledge.
While some more mainstream wine podcasts for wine lovers feature hosts who banter together about wine are entertaining, the best wine podcasts take an in-depth look at a producer, a grape, or method of wine production.
That said, wine-oriented podcasts focus too narrowly on the technical process of wine for a typical wine lover.That said, wine-oriented podcasts focus too narrowly on the technical process of wine for a typical wine lover.
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I listen to many wine podcasts for wine lovers when I’m walking in Central Park, walking to work or between appointments, or performing mindless activities (organizing, filing) at home or in my office.
In this article I will be highlighting three of the podcasts for wine lovers I listen to on a more or less regular fashion.
Jim Duane, a winemaker based in Northern California, hosts this podcast. This is a great example of a podcast that explains some of the more technical elements of winemaking in an easy-to-understand fashion. Much of this is due to the laid-back, friendly voice of host Jim Duane himself.
The majority of guests on this show are winemakers, many based in neighboring California regions. In addition to winemakers, Jim Duane interviews vineyard managers as well.
In tuning into these podcasts, listeners can get access to information that would be very difficult to read in most mainstream wine magazines or books.In tuning into these podcasts, listeners can get access to information that would be very difficult to read in most mainstream wine magazines or books.
Inside Winemaking episodes vary widely in format and focus. In the episode featuring German winemaking legend Ernst Loosen, for example, the two men discuss the Riesling grape variety in a jocular fashion. Yet underpinning the casual banter are important winemaking techniques every wine student must know – techniques that are of benefit for regular wine lovers to comprehend as well.
While it may be true that most casual wine lovers do not want to hear too much about the subject of filtration, guest Maria Peterson from Scott Labs makes it interesting with her lively personality.
Then a key advantage of the Inside Winemaking podcasts for wine lovers series is that every episode has a web page, which listeners can read for more details. Videos are also often available on these companion pages so listeners can get more detail about these complex winemaking techniques.
As a student in the various wine certification programs I often listen to Jim Duane’s podcasts more than once, and took detailed notes.
Then again, the techniques described in the episodes are of extreme importance for wine certification students.Then again, the techniques described in the episodes are of extreme importance for wine certification students.
As the name implies, this is an appropriate podcast for “normal people” who love wine. Yet this does not mean that Elizabeth Schneider, the host and producer, shortchanges listeners in terms of substance about the winemaking process.
As a Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers, she knows more than most people about wine.
If you’ve read the book Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker you can visualize the intensity of this exam. In addition to the podcast, Elizabeth Schneider has also written a book called Wine for Normal People.
Most often, I listen to some podcasts from this series when I am walking to various appointments on the streets of Manhattan.
Most often, I listen to some podcasts from this series when I am walking to various appointments on the streets of Manhattan.
It’s always interesting to reinforce knowledge about regions (the Sherry producing region of Jerez, Spain is an excellent episode) or grapes (i.e. the Carignan, which is also called Mazuelo). The podcasts also cover topical subjects such as climate change.
I’ll Drink to That with Levi Dalton
In 2012, Levi Dalton, who worked as a sommelier for many top restaurants, created this excellent podcast for wine lovers. Because he was employed in so many high-end restaurants he became familiar with the top wine producers of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Piedmont – home of the rare, and very expensive Barolo wine.
So for this reason the guests are winemakers such Aubert de Villaine, a highly respected owner of Romanee-Conti (Burgundy, France). Dynamic Christian Moueix, who attended UC Davis yet is originally from Bordeaux, was also a guest on the show. He owns Château Trotanoy in Pomerol (Bordeaux, France). Dominus Estate is also one of his properties in the Napa Valley region of California.
A hallmark of this series is the way Levi Dalton is the asks intimate questions of the winemakersA hallmark of this series is the way Levi Dalton is the asks intimate questions of the winemakers.
The winemakers reveal their personalities in their answers.
In more than a few episodes, winemakers with famous names share their memories of the first day their fathers literally “gave them the key” to the family winery. We learn about how some wives of these “famous names” helped them build their business, as well as the winemakers’ hopes of having their children carry on management of their estates.
Perhaps more than other podcasts for wine lovers, Levi Dalton shares stories of the winemakers, not just stories about the wine.
Levi Dalton shares stories of the winemakers, not just stories about the wine.
Of course, hundreds of wine themed podcasts exist on the Internet. The above three are just some of my favorites.
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About Author Marisa D’Vari
D’Vari contributes to Forbes.com, Financial Times, World of Fine Wine, Quarterly Review of Wine, Decanter Robb Report, San Francisco Chronicle, South China Morning Post, and more.
She holds the (WSET) diploma, Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Certified Wine Educator through the Society of Wine Educators … to see it all, please click on bio
Here’s a video of “Bud Suckering’ from Jim Duane of Inside Winemaking
