Ep 057: Benchmark Wines of the Old World

Wine for Normal People

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

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2012

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Following a catch up on shout-outs (thank you so much for the comments!) and a listener question about “bottleshock” and transport of wine, we hit the main topic, given to us by Paula Kidwell, a great podcast fan! Her question: What are the wines that I need to seek out to get an idea of the 10 classic, benchmark styles of major grapes? We’re a listener-driven show, so you’re comments are our bidding! I hit a few more than 10, but the main ones were: Champagne Bordeaux — red, white, and sweet Sancerre Vouvray Syrah from the Northern Rhône Burgundy — White and Red German Riesling Rioja Chianti Classico Barolo Now that you know them, why should you listen? Because we talk through each and why they’re benchmarks…important stuff to know! If you like the podcast, please review it on iTunes, drop a comment below, or join the awesome conversation on Facebook (Wine For Normal People page) and Twitter @normalwine! And if y [...]

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0:00.0	Thanks for
0:08.0	downloading Wine for Normal People Radio,
0:10.0	the podcast for people who like wine,
0:12.0	but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:16.0	I'm Elizabeth Schneider, a certified Silmaier and certified specialist of wine.
0:20.0	And I'm MC Ice, just a wine-loving normal person.
0:22.8	You know what I love?
0:24.8	What?
0:25.8	I love when I post on Facebook or, you know, ask people who are listening to the podcast to send in their ideas
0:38.0	for shows and they do it and they are fabulous. The problem is how do we pick from the plethora of
0:46.2	awesome ideas? This podcast comes from Paula Kidwell who's actually been on the podcast.
0:53.6	She's a friend from Virginia.
0:55.8	This week we are going to talk about 10 benchmark wines.
1:00.5	Paula was basically saying that she has had a lot of exposure to Virginia
1:04.8	wines because she lives in Northern Virginia in Loudoun County where we
1:08.0	visited her at Notaviva which is a wonderful little winery up there.
1:13.0	Very cool atmosphere, very nice people and good wines.
1:17.0	And I think their wines are only going to get better with time.
1:19.0	So, very cool to check out if you're in Northern Virginia.
1:22.0	But Paula says that she feels like her
1:26.2	wine education or why knowledge has been somewhat skewed because for the most part she's
1:31.7	known only about Virginia wines.
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