Cork Taint

Cork Taint isn't a podcast, it's a lifestyle. One you're not supposed to know about, like how Burgundy is overrated (but still good) and Zinfandel is the wine Jesus made from water.

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#138
September 3 · 56 min
Querciabella!
Manfred Ing, head winemaker at Querciabella, joins us to discuss their meticulous attention to detail in both farming and winemaking, new single vineyard (UGA) Chianti, Batar, and much more! Go out, find these wines, and give this episode a listen! For fantastic bonus content, check out ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/CorkTaint⁠⁠⁠. Thanks everybody
#136
August 27 · 53 min
Domaine des Baumard!
Charles Baumard of Domaine des Baumard joins us to discuss his family's unique farming and winemaking, terroir expression of their dry and sweet wines, screwcaps, and much more! Go out, find these wines, and give this episode a listen! For fantastic bonus content, check out ⁠⁠Patreon.com/CorkTaint⁠⁠. Thanks everybody
#137
August 20 · 1 hr 2 min
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider!
Jeff Leve, founder, manager, and editor of The Wine Cellar Insider joins us to discuss wine criticism and all things Bordeaux (futures, second wines, the best value/hottest producers, Sauternes, and much more!). Tune in, let us know what you think, and check out our Patreon for bonus content! Thanks everybody share this interview with all your friends
#135
June 27 · 38 min
Clos du Mont-Olivet!!
Thierry Sabon of Clos du Mont-Olivet joins us to discuss his family's farming and winemaking history, their diversity of wines, how they've adapted to changes over the years, and so much more! Go out, find these wines, and give this episode a listen! For fantastic free/paid bonus content, check out ⁠Patreon.com/CorkTaint⁠. Thanks everybody
#134
April 2 · 1 hr 8 min
More like the 76 Re DooDoo Am I Right
We discuss the most consequential, transparent, and scientifically and statistically precise moment regarding the wine industry of our lives. I'm not even gonna proof-read this I'm still so annoyed. When we did our version we had: 96 Leoville Barton, 99 Altagracia, 86 Beychevelle, 86 Lafon Rochet, 2000 Leonetti Reserve, 1997 Caymus Special Selection, 94 Grgich Cab, 95 Dunn Napa Valley Cab. Thanks for listening everybody and for bonus content check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint
#133
February 19 · 1 hr 1 min
Domaine Bois de Boursan!
Jean Paul Versino of Domaine Bois de Boursan joins us to discuss his family's farming and winemaking, their elegant traditional style of Chateauneuf, and so much more! Go find these wines and give this episode and listen! For fantastic free/paid bonus content, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint. Thanks everybody
January 23 · 1 hr 9 min
The Jory Wine Kit!
Lucas Pinelli, inventor of the Jory wine kit, joins us to discuss his fantastic creation that works surprisingly well at combatting the enemy of old wine everywhere: fine sediment. We finally found somebody as insane as us about this topic. Give it a listen and check out winejory.com and @JoryWineKit on Instagram for more information!
#131
Dec 28, 2025 · 50 min
Aged White Wine for Santa
Happy Holidays and Christmas and New Years and all the happy beautiful holiday happy cheery cheer we all know and love. Because we all love you so much we actually gave you some wine content this week. Bon Appetit
#130
Dec 11, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Best in Somm
Man we got a real vintage-style one for you. There's definitely some wine content in here for sure. Take our word for it. If you like this, want more of it, and want to support us please go to Patreon.com/CorkTaint and sign up. Thanks everybody
Oct 22, 2025 · 44 min
Solo for the People
Sorry for the delay here everybody, here's a special one for you all. Boone says hi he's still covered in grapes. Sign up for more goodies at Patreon.com/CorkTaint
S128 · E128
Sep 12, 2025 · 53 min
What in the heck
Sorry we've been gone life happens. As consolation here's a mishmash episode that you're gonna love lemme tell ya For more great episodes sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint
#127
Aug 7, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Tokaj-Hétszőlő!
Gergely Makai, General Manager and Winemaker of Tokaj-Hétszőlő, joins us to discuss the history of the estate and its significance in the region, organic farming in Tokaji, and what gives these wines their signature acid and concentration. Give the episode a listen and go pick up some of these special wines! For fantastic bonus content, including extra episodes and a discussion of this interview, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint. Thanks everybody
#126
Jul 10, 2025 · 33 min
Sommvivor Part 2/ The Sommpprentice
We're still workshopping this out and I think we're getting pretty close. Follow us on Instagram at @korktaint and DM us suggestions for how to make the show better. I mean your ideas for sommvivor, not this podcast. Everything about this podcast is non-negociable. For Part 1 visit Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
#125
Jun 26, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Riesling Party for You Know Who
A very special guest who shall remain unnamed joins us for a fun and surprisingly insightful conversation about riesling, wine sales, perception, and some airing of grievances. To access lots of bonus content, including our famous Discord, sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
#124
Jun 13, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Wine Critics and Media I Guess?
This is sort of a catchall one of us losing our minds after consuming way too much wine media. For extra fantastic content check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
#123
May 29, 2025 · 50 min
The Boys Were Back in Town
We talk about some great wines we had recently, including: 1961 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Gran Reserva 1999 Chateau Palmer 1999 Chateau Cos d'Estournel 1994 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl Vendage Tardive 1994 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay Taillepieds 2007 Querciabella Batar 1985 Dunn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Ultramarine Heintz Vineyard Rose and a bunch of other stuff For amazing bonus content check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
#122
Apr 10, 2025 · 49 min
La Rioja Alta!!
Jose Luis Navarro, USA Export Manager of La Rioja Alta, joins us to talk about their history and traditional production methods, the various reservas and gran reservas they make, what they have been doing to preserve their classically-styled wines despite climate change, and much more! For bonus content including detailed tasting notes and a breakdown of the episode, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint. Thanks everybody
#121
Mar 28, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht!
Olivier Humbrecht of Domaine Zind-Humbrecht joins us for a fantsatic conversation about the history of the domaine, farming in Alsace, the terroir of their vineyards, winegrowing decisions, how climate change has affected their ability to produce sweet wines, and much more! For bonus content including further discussion and tasting notes for a boatload of these wines, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint Thanks everybody
Mar 13, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Nicolas Joly Coulee de Serrant!!!
Nicolas Joly, pioneer and legend of the Biodynamic wine movement, as well as sole farmer/producer/steward of the land one of the world's most famed vineyards, Coulee de Serrant, joins us for a discussion of biodyanimcs, farming, wine growing, authenticity in wine, and terroir transparency. Listen to it right now it's a great episode! For detailed tasting notes about a ton of these wines, as well as other bonus content and a post-interview breakdown, check out Patreon.com/CorkTaint
#119
Mar 6, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Bachelet, Emidio Pepe, Guigal Chateau d'Ampuis
Sort of a catchall episode where we defintely talk about these wines, nutritional deficincies in ferments, some other stuff and then we do in fact unfortunately talk about white lotus a little bit but don't worry there's a surprising amount of wine content. Sign up at Patreon.com/CorkTaint for more good stuff thanks everybody

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