Ep 003: Oak and Wine - What’s the big deal?

Wine for Normal People

Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

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🗓️ 22 January 2011

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth and Rick cover everything you ever wanted to know about oak and its influence on wine, and then some. Plus, we define a few fancy wine terms to throw around at your next dinner party.

Show Notes:

News - New Zealand sets a lofty goal
Shout out to Bosman van der Merwe
Oak - The what, why, and how
Flavor profiles, aging, and the good vs. bad uses of oak Some fun wine terminology
Grape of the Week: Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio Elizabeth’s radical proposition for Pinot Gris Differences in flavor profiles for Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio (lemon water, anyone?)
Next week: Trendy wines

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People Radio for People
0:06.0	for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:09.0	This weekly podcast is a 22 minute exploration of a hot topic in wine.
0:16.0	It's an honest, fun, and interesting look inside wine, wine technology, and the wine industry.
0:21.0	And it'll prove to you that wine doesn't have to be snotty, condescending, or boring.
0:26.0	We're normal people who like wine and we welcome you to wine for normal people.
0:30.0	Today's program is sponsored by Hello Vino, a free mobile app that will help you pick a wine next time you're in the store or the restaurant.
0:38.0	The free app is available on both iPhone and Android. Check it out at hello vino dot com. I'm Elizabeth Schneider a
0:45.2	certified solier certified specialist of wine wine blogger of wine for
0:49.5	normal people and educator with years of experience in the wine industry, but I'm not an insider.
0:54.3	I can't stand pretense in wine or in anything else.
0:58.0	And I'm Rick Breslin co-host and certified technology lover.
1:02.2	Also the co-founder of Helovino, the Wine App for Normal People.
1:07.0	Today is Friday, January 21st, 2011, and today we are going to be talking about oak.
1:15.0	Oak and wine.
1:17.0	Well, not oak and fold.
1:18.3	So yeah, oak and wine.
1:19.5	Oak and wine.
1:20.1	Yeah, I'm glad we're talking about this today because Oak is such a I guess a popular
1:26.5	descriptor a popular question that we get from a lot of people on Twitter
1:31.7	and Facebook they'll say I don't want it to
1:34.3	taste oky and other people are like I really love the oak flavor so I'm psyched
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