Ep 202: Our Favorite Fall Wines

Wine for Normal People

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

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🗓️ 30 September 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Our 2017 list of top 10 wines for fall (or early spring if you're in the southern hemisphere!)! The smell of falling leaves is here & it's time for a change from crisp, refreshing sippers to something heavier, earthier, and better with warm, hearty food.

Here's the list:

1. Malbec from Cahors (France)

2. Cabernet Franc from:
Long Island, New York (US)
Virginia (US)
Chinon or Bourgueil from Loire Valley (France)

3. Red Bordeaux (France)

4. Fiano di Avellino, a white from Campania (Italy)

5. Aglianico, a red from Campania (Italy) especially Taurusi

6. Nebbiolo-based wines from Piedmont (Italy) especially Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe

7. Sangiovese-based wines from Tuscany, Umbria or other parts of Italy especially Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Brunello or Rosso di Montalcino

8. Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc or the WHITE grapes that go into it: Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, and Marsanne from Paso Robles, California (US)

9. Syrah from the northern Rhône or from Paso Robles, California

10. Rioja (Spain) -- Tempranillo only for M.C. Ice, the traditional Rioja blend for Elizabeth

Enjoy! And a great thanks to our sponsor: The Great Courses Plus

Go to: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/wine for a free month!

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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 but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:14.0	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.
0:23.6	I have some awesome news that I just finished yet again the final draft of the book.
0:31.0	If you're a regular podcast listener and you know that last year I was so excited because I finished the draft of the book
0:37.8	But the way that it works is that it was way too long
0:42.4	3,000 words I finished what I thought was the final draft and then I gave it to a bunch of people, one of them being
0:50.2	Anne Renick, who's not just a podcast co-host on occasion, but also a friend.
0:56.8	And he helped edit it down a bunch.
0:58.6	My dad helped edit it down a bunch, and then I changed it and edited it a bunch. And during this
1:04.6	period of time my wonderful agent helps me sell the book. We got lots of
1:09.3	offers on it which was fantastic. There was lots of interest all fantastic options the one that we
1:15.4	went with which I don't know if I'm allowed to say it is the one the exact
1:21.3	what I wanted and I and if this is going to sound so metaphysical and you
1:25.2	guys are going to think I'm a big old freak, but I kind of am one of those people that
1:30.2	believes thoughts become things and all that kind of stuff.
1:33.0	When I first started writing the book or when I first had conversations with my agent,
1:36.8	I mentioned this particular publisher as the one I wanted.
1:39.6	Yes.
1:40.6	Because the agent got involved from the very beginning.
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