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Episode 33: Poppin’ Off with Nestarec’s Juicy Fruit
Adam and MAR pop open Milan Nestarec’s “Juicy Fruit” and pop off about allocated wines, sample bottles and tasting before buying.
Episode 32: Glassware Shmlassware
Adam and MAR have always supported universal glassware. But which is the best? Zalto? INAO? Stemless? On this episode, join Adam and MAR while they drink Frank Cornelissen's "Susucaru" Rosato out everything from $3 Crate and Barrel glasses to Madonna Inn
Episode 31: The One About Dry Farming
MAR and Adam drink Staigaire’s “Sweat Dreams” and talk about dry farming: what it is, why it’s a pillar of natural wine philosophies and whether or not climate change may change that.
Episode 30: Orange Wine, Or How MAR Lost the Skin-Contact War
Adam and MAR drink Alessandro Viola’s “Sinfonia di Grillo” while talking about one of the natural wine world’s brightest stars: Orange wine. They’ll take you through how it’s made, what gives it that bright orange color, and how MAR’s campaign to call it
Episode 29: Adam Starts Poppin’ Off
Adam surprises MAR with a new segment called "Poppin' Off" where they open sparkling wine and spring topics on one another without warning APPARENTLY since MAR was def not ready for this conversation about a sub sandwich chain's natural house wine while s
Episode 28: The Episode About Ordering Wine In Restaurants
Ordering wine at restaurants can be a pain in the ass even for pros. In this episode, Adam and MAR discuss the ways they navigate a wine list, when to send wines back and other wine list related shit, like Adam's hard stance on corkage and MAR's shock to
Episode 27: Adam & MAR Dissect Deductive Tasting
Adam and MAR go through the entire Court of Master Sommeliers' Deductive Tasting Format with an unlabeled bottle from a winemaker you probably know of and wow, it was TURBID. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and
Episode 26: Wine Fair Season Approaching
Wine fairs are growing faster and bigger by the minute. It seems there's a new one in a new city almost monthly. This is GREAT news! However, have you ever been overwhelmed and totally lost trying to figure out how to navigate a room of 400 people while a
Episode 25: Summer Wines
It’s June so Adam and MAR discuss the totally expected topic of summer wines while drinking some totally unexpected gems. JK what else would we be drinking if it wasn’t Calcarius' "OrangeJulius" Falaghina, Le Sot de L'ange's "Malolatix” and Micro Bio's "C
Episode 24: Managing Expectations
You finally get your hands on that wine you've been dying to try and... it sucks? In this episode, Adam and MAR discuss bottle variation, when wines don't live up to their hype and how to manage your expectations, which is just good for everything in life