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podcast· 55:17Marci Liroff & Slowed-Down Wines!
Casting Director and acting coach extraordinaire joins Shaughn and Ellen to whine about cars barreling through her neighborhood way too fast! But first: the Grape of Thrones Grenache Blanc! A frequently blended white grape, it can be full or too flabby but look for it! It can also be delightful. Marci's biggest beef is with people zooming too fast through her puppy friendly hood! A close second is people leaving their pups in hot cars! Basically dog misuse in general gets her distain and rightfully so! Shaughn an Ellen pair it with a Ripasso from Valpollicello, the slow cooker of wines! They explain the lengthy process of making this wine from the Veneto, then get deep into pet and traffic etiquette. Treat your pets how you would want to be treated! Lightning round covers what "Amarone" means, if Ripasso is a second wine and what cocktail was invented in the Veneto! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic
podcast· 57:18Cristie Norman & Guest Wines!
This week Cristie Norman (Adulting With Alcohol, sommelier at Spago) makes the trek from her Beverly Hills workplace to share her whines! The hip sip tip from Shaughn is Latitude 50 North, a trocken sekt spatburgunder rosé aka a dry sparkling pinot noir rosé! Ellen got to try some Paso Robles Roussanne and a Syrah from TOP Winery with the winemaker herself! Learn about the ethos behind these Los Angeleno winemakers! Cristie's whine is about bad guests in restaurants. As a somm who started at Spago at 21, Cristie has faced a lot of side eye from customers who can't believe that she is in charge of wine! Shaughn and Ellen pair her wine with a spirit that soothes the souls of many a restaurant industry insider: Fernet Branca! It's a bitter amaro from Italy. It turns out Fernet is an emergency beverage at Spago too! Cristie also shares how she got into the wine world at such a young age. It all started with tea. Now she pours Petrus. She gets into horror stories of condescending guests and
podcast· 1h 03mZora Bikangaga & Well-Mannered Wines!
This week Shaughn and Ellen welcome Zora Bikangaga (Drunk History, improv, This American Life) to whine about the lack of manners particularly in respect to elevators and hosting. The "Grape of Thrones" is Zinfandel: the group hug of wine! Learn the roots of this American variety. It's not a pink drink! To counteract Zora's mannerly whines, Ellen and Shaughn sourced a wine from England, where proper decorum is very important! They pop a 2013 Wiston Estate Cuvee, a sparkling wine from South Downs. Zora and Shaughn get into their shared northern California roots, then dive into the whine. Hot tip: wait for people to get off the elevator before barreling in, and if you are hosting people in your home, offer them something to drink! Zora also has some thoughts on how to have a good party. They also discuss how global warming is warming up England enough to grow wine grapes, particularly with its soil which is similar to Champagne's limestone. The lightning round covers what the Queen drink
podcast· 1h 07mJoel Spence & Invasive Wines!
Joel Spence (Big Little Lies, Mouth Feelings podcast) joins Shaughn and Ellen to whine about customer service reps getting to personal! Before getting into the whine they cover the Grape of Thrones/Grape of the Week: Melon de Bourgogne aka Muscadet! Everyone has had the person working at the store ask them what they are doing that day or why they need quarters; Shaughn and Ellen have to concur with Joel--it's annoying! They pair the whine with a wine no one would dare question, aka a celebrity wine: Chateau Miraval! It's a Provençal rosé from a chateau that was the summer home of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. All this leads to gossip about run-ins with Brad and Angelina, where no one dared to speak to them. More customer service gripes: inquiries into your work, laundry habits and spending habits. Also, are banks the new nightclub? Or is Gelsons? The lightning round covers facts about the Provençal appellations, garrigue,what is made in Cassis and what winds blow through France! Cheers