Wine 101

VinePair

Wine 101 is a wine podcast for the everyday wine lover. Once a week VinePair's tastings director Keith Beavers will breakdown everything from how wine is made to wine regions of the world in easy-to-digest fashion giving the listener the confidence they need on their wine journey.

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324 episodes
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Jan 17, 2024 · 21 min
Bordeaux: Part VI The Right Bank and the Libournais
How did the Right Bank of Bordeaux become the Right Bank? Let's do some history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2024 · 22 min
Bordeaux: Part IV The Communes
Now that we have a nice in-depth understanding of the history of Bordeaux let's dive into each of the four famous communes that house the Classed Growth and get into what they're all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 3, 2024 · 11 min
Bordeaux V: Supplemental: La Rochelle and the AOC
A quick supplemental episode as the holidays roll over us about the town and region that lost to Bordeaux and its wine region that endures today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2023 · 19 min
Bordeaux: Part III Producers and Merchants and Brokers Oh My
Bordeaux becomes the largest and most popular fine wine region in the world as Napoleon the third showcases the best of France Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2023 · 20 min
Bordeaux: Part II The Dutch and the Medoc
Out of the ashes of war, Bordeaux sees its rise on the horizon as the Dutch begin to dominate trade across the world leading to land reclamation in the Medoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2023 · 23 min
Bordeaux: Part I Wars and Royalty
This is part one of a series where we dive deep and head first into the history of Bordeaux. How did this region get to where it is today? Through poets and kings, wars and weddings, and from antiquity to the Hundreds Year War, Bordeaux's story begins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2023 · 47 min
Diversity In Wine: A Conversation With Oenoverse's Reggie Leonard II
What does it mean to have diversity in wine? What does it look like and how can we continue to work towards absolute equality in this industry? For the last episode of the season, I say down with Reggie Leonard III, co-founder of Virginia's Oenoverse and the Two Up Wine Down Festival to talk about what it all means and what we can do to further inclusivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2023 · 36 min
Levels Of WSET With Alex Schrecengost CEO and Founder of Culture With Us
I sat down with Alex Schrecengost Founder of Virtual With Us and Culture With US who has experienced the full WSET program. We talked about how she got to WSET, what the levels involved and what she took away from the program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2023 · 22 min
Yeast
Yeast comes up a lot on his podcast and in your wine world but what is this little single-celled critter and how does it work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2023 · 16 min
Tannin
It’s a building block of wine and crucial to color and age worthiness. Let’s break down tannin, literally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 8, 2023 · 14 min
Ullage
It's a word you will come across the further you get into wine. It can be a bit confusing and has a few meanings so let's dive in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2023 · 15 min
Noble Rot
Is it odd that a rot is noble? Not in the wine world! In this episode, we get down with the nature science behind this humid phenomenon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2023 · 16 min
Brix
THe word Brix sounds cool and is popping up more and more in our consumer wine world. In the episode, we get a little geeky with some science and a dose of history to understand this very cool-looking word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2023 · 14 min
Residual Sugar
It's a term being displayed more and more on winemaker websites as well as e-commerce so what is residual sugar and how does it affect wine and your palate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2023 · 15 min
Malolactic Conversion
In this episode, we break down and break out of the confusion surrounding this prevalent process in winemaking. Let's do some science! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2023 · 15 min
Chaptalization
In this episode with dive into the history and science behind this, sometimes confusing concept and winemaking process. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? It's complicated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2023 · 13 min
Negociant
In the first of a series of "keyword" episodes let's break down the meaning of the term Negociant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2023 · 17 min
En Primeur
In this episode, we break down the En Primeur phenomenon of buying wine almost two years before it's bottled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2023 · 23 min
Blind Tasting
Blind tasting is fun! It's not a completion (although it can be) and not a must. You could enjoy wine and never blind but blinding can help you enjoy wine. Let's explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2023 · 16 min
What is an AVA?
In this episode, Keith takes a deep dive into what an AVA is. The history was covered in the History of American Wine series in season three but is an AVA really in the modern sense of today's wine world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wine 101

Bordeaux: Part VI The Right Bank and the Libournais

Bordeaux: Part IV The Communes

Bordeaux V: Supplemental: La Rochelle and the AOC

Bordeaux: Part III Producers and Merchants and Brokers Oh My

Bordeaux: Part II The Dutch and the Medoc

Bordeaux: Part I Wars and Royalty

Diversity In Wine: A Conversation With Oenoverse's Reggie Leonard II

Levels Of WSET With Alex Schrecengost CEO and Founder of Culture With Us

Yeast

Tannin

Ullage

Noble Rot

Brix

Residual Sugar

Malolactic Conversion

Chaptalization

Negociant

En Primeur

Blind Tasting

What is an AVA?