Drink With Rick

Hosted ByRick Savoia

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.


All Episodes

DWR-154 – Amancay Winery Reserva Malbec 2020 Tasting and Review

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.

DWR-153 – Corvelia Lot 20 Zinfandel Tasting and Review

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!

DWR-152 – Corte Rossa Barolo 2017 Tasting and Review

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.

DWR-151 – Barreri & Rovati Barolo Reserva 2012 Tasting and Review

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,

DWR-150 – Bellini Chianti Rufina Reserva 2017 Tasting and Review

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.

DWR-149 – Poggio Al Casone Toscana 2014 Tasting and Review

I open, taste and review a Poggio Al Casone Toscana 2014 red wine from Italy. Also, we toast National Cheddar Day! Plus, you pick the film to show!

DWR-148 – Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2018 Red Wine Tasting and Review

I open, taste and review a Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha 2018 red wine from Spain purchased from Trader Joe’s in Charlotte, NC. Also, shall we toast National Ice Cream for Breakfast day? Plus, another short film.

DWR-147 – Ruggero di Bardo Susumaniello 2020 Red Wine Tasting and Review

I open, taste and review a Ruggero di Bardo Susumaniello 2020 red wine from Italy purchased from Trader Joe’s in Charlotte, NC. We also toast birthdays and national days. Plus, another short film? Possibly.

DWR-146 – BankNote The Vault 2018 Red Wine Tasting and Review

I open, taste and review a BankNote The Vault 2018 red wine from California purchased from Winestore in Charlotte, NC. We also toast birthdays and national days. Plus, I show you another short video from TomAntio!

DWR-145 – Angeline Pinot Noir 2020 Tasting and Review

I open, taste and review an Angeline Pinot Noir 2020 red wine from California. We also toast birthdays and national days, and one of those national days is big news for content creators in the US! Plus, I show you a couple of interesting short videos f…