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RSSDWR-254 – Pumpkin Spice Chardonnay and Chocolate Stout
We open a Pumpkin Spice Chardonnay from California! We also review a chocolate stout from North Carolina. Plus, national days, dad jokes and Open Chat.
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Rick is not a sommelier. He doesn’t play one on TV. He just likes to drink wine. He doesn’t know everything about it, and he doesn’t pretend to be an expert. He’s not. But he knows what he likes, and what he doesn’t. And that’s good enough for him.
If it tastes good to him, He will drink it, and if he likes it, he’ll recommend it. If he doesn’t, he won’t, and he won’t drink much, either. He’ll just chuck it down the sink. And that’s what counts.
Because that’s the way most people in the real world drink wine. They aren’t hung up on all the nuances of a fermented beverage. They don’t want to waste time with all the pretentious pomposity associated with wine snobbery. They just want to enjoy it and the fellowship of family, friends and acquaintances who share their interest in this nectar. After all, at the end of the day, isn’t that really what wine is all about?
Rick prefers dry and semi-dry red wines, although he will occasionally drink white, if it is at least moderately dry and not too tangy. He does not like sweet wines, but will occasionally drink a dessert wine in small amounts if it isn’t overly syrupy or sickeningly sweet.
Among the reds, he prefers a good Merlot, Cabernet, Bordeaux, Valpolicella, Zinfandel, Chianti, Malbec or Tempranillo, and some red blends if the combination is right. So, if you want to send him a nice bottle of wine to taste and review (hint hint, nudge nudge), send him one of those.
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DWR-253 – Chambourcin-Merlot and Rainbow Sherbet Ale With Honey Soda
We open a Chambourcin-Merlot red blend from Maryland and learn about the Chambourcin grape. We also review rainbow Sherbet Ale and a Honey soda! Plus, national days, dad jokes and Open Chat.
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DWR-252 – Montepulciano and Cherry Crumble Cider with Party Cake Coffee
We open a Montepulciano from Italy! We also review a Cherry Crumble cider and Party Cake coffee. Plus, Vanilla Cupcake Day and Open Chat.
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DWR-251 – Pinot Noir with Beer and Cider with Mead
We open a Pinot Noir from Oregon! We also review a peanut butter beer, maple cider and lavender mead. Plus, national days, dad jokes and more
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DWR-216 – Labor Day Special with Cookie Butter Beer
We open a Cookie Butter Beer from Richmond, Virginia! We also toast Labor Day. Plus, a birthday toast to the Podfather, Adam Curry
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DWR-215 – French Bordeaux with a Margarita and Moonshine
We open a Bordeaux from France! We also toast national days. Plus, we make a margarita in honor of Jimmy Buffet and open moonshine.
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DWR-214 – Italian Chianti and Happy Dad Seltzer with Dogs
We open a Chianti Classico from Italy! We also toast National Dog Day. Plus, Happy Dad Hard Seltzer review and possibly a book giveaway in the chat.
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DWR-213 – Pinot Noir from California and Banana Mead from Bees
We open a pinot noir from three counties in California. We also review a Mead that’s going bananas.
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DWR-212 – Malbec from Mendoza and vinyl records
We open a Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina! We also toast national days. Plus, the resurgence of vinyl records and possibly even a book giveaway.
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DWR-211 – Pontificis GSM and Rewind lager and the Confession
Tonight we open a Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre from France! We also toast National Days. Plus, a review of Rewind lager, an introduction of my new book and the premiere of The Confession, a Super 8 film never before seen on the Internet.
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