Episode 015 Wine Shopping 101 — How to break down a wine store

Wine for Normal People

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

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2011

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Rick takes a week off, so Elizabeth and special guest M.C. Ice discuss how to shop for wine so you walk out of the store with what you need and want. Show Notes: Shout-outs - Some great Twitter replies and Facebook posts Main Topic M.C. Ice confronts his fear of the Wall of Wine (WoW) and admits that he shops by label This time it’s personal: Elizabeth takes the bull by the horns and tries to teach M.C. Ice how to break down the store so he starts bringing home some better wines! Elizabeth and M.C. Ice talk about the key questions to ask yourself before you even get in the store? “Why am I here?” is a good place to start. Shopping with a purpose is essential. They then get into the importance of deciding on the type of wine you want — from color, to sweetness level, to weight, to style by wine producing country. Grape of the Week: Verdejo from Rueda in North Central Spain — a great alternative white, kind of like Sauvignon Blanc, but with a bite. Shar [...]

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People Radio, for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:10.0	This weekly podcast is an exploration of a hot topic in wine.
0:15.8	It's an honest, fun, and interesting look inside wine, wine technology, and the wine industry.
0:21.4	And I'll prove to you that wine doesn't have to be snoddy, condescending or boring.
0:26.2	We're normal people who like wine and we welcome you to Wine for Normal People Radio.
0:30.6	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.
0:54.2	I can't stand pretense in wine or in anything else.
0:58.0	And I'm Rick Kreslin co-host and certified technology lover.
1:02.2	Also the co-founder of Helovino, the Wine App for Normal People.
1:06.2	Today is Wednesday, April 27th, and this is Wine for Normal People Radio.
1:10.6	Today's topic, Wine Shopping 101. And today we have a special guest, MC Ice, who many of you have read about on the blog, my darling husband, is stepping in for Rick today. So welcome MC Ice. Thanks for having me.
1:25.6	Oh you're very welcome. Couple shoutouts before we get started, Facebook, Barbara
1:31.0	Prasapio Stedman and Sarah Murray Dorishurst, Patrick Sinekke, and Stephen King,
1:39.4	I'm assuming that you are not the author of like Christine and Pet Seminary.
1:45.0	I hear he likes wine though.
1:48.0	Yeah, I think he does.
1:49.8	And also on Twitter, Danny V.
1:51.4	Thank you so much.
1:52.1	We totally are besties.
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