Join Rick every week as he tastes and learns about a new wine!
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.
I open, taste and review a Castello Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri 2018 Chianti Classico from Italy. Plus Make a Dog’s Day, TV trivia and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, review a Monterra Merlot 2020 from California. Plus, I Love Lucy Day, a diet book review and the world premiere of a Super 8mm film called Jim and Eric.
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I open, taste, review a B by Fonbadet Bordeaux 2019 from France. We also toast national days. Plus, fluffernutters, moldy cheese and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, review a Barkan Classic Pinot Noir 2020 from Israel. We also toast national days. Plus, International Podcast Day, behind the scenes of the DWR studio, and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, review an Il Borgo Collinare Nero d’Avola 2021 from Italy. We also toast national days. Plus favorite photos, a video of a 7 year old stand-up comedian performing live on stage and Open Chat!
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I open, taste, review a Marques de Colbert 2017 from Spain. We also toast national days. Plus dad jokes and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, review a Les Portes de Bordeaux 2021 from France. We also toast national days. Plus, a dog video, dad jokes and Open Chat!
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I open, taste, and review a La Sonriente 2020 Garnacha from Spain. We also toast Labor Day. Plus, a dog food review, a tour of the Drink With Rick web site, dad jokes and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, and review a Neethlingshof Stellenbosch 2020 Pinotage from South Africa. Also, national day toasts, more dad jokes and Open Chat.
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I open, taste, and review a Sebastiani North Coast 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma County, California. Also, a special guest appearance by TomAntio from Cube Commmand who tastes and reviews two ciders recommended by viewers.
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