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 Torrato 2020 Chianti from Italy. We also toast national days and tell dad jokes. Plus, TomAntio graduates from App State, Free Comic Book Day and Open Chat.
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I open, taste and review a Natte Valleij NAT 2021 Pinotage Red Wine from South Africa. We also toast national days and tell dad jokes. Plus, it’s open chat!
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I open, taste and review a Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2019 Red Wine from Italy. Plus, national days, more dad jokes and a short stop motion animated film I made nearly 46 years ago!
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I open, taste and review a Monte Antico Toscana Red Wine Blend from Italy. Plus, national days, more dad jokes and another video short from The Boone Daily!
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I open, taste and review an Phigment 2020 red wine blend from California. Plus, national days, more dad jokes and another video short from The Boone Daily!
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I open, taste and review an Amancay Winery Reserva Malbec 2020 red wine from Argentina. Plus, national days, sci-fi chat, more dad jokes and another video short from The Boone Daily.
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I open, taste and review a Corvelia Lot 20 Zinfandel red wine from California. Plus, it’s dad joke night! Bring your best and worst dad jokes into the chat for a chance to win a Dad Joke book!
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I open, taste and review a Corte Rossa Barolo 2017 red wine from Italy. Also, we toast national days, watch a video short, and talk about Daylight Saving Time.
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I open, taste and review a Barreri & Rovati Barolo Reserva 2012 red wine from Italy. Also, as suggested by a viewer last week, I list my 10 favorite wines of season 3. Plus, I show the classic film News At Six,
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I open, taste and review a Bellini Chianti Rufina Reserva 2017 red wine from Italy. Also, a toast to National Drink Wine Day! Plus, a review of Italian rice cakes.
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