Grape Radio
The Grape Radio wine talk shows consist of the hosts sharing their opinions and experiences with the audience. Show topics review issues such as the enjoyment of wine, wine news and industry trends. The hallmark of the show is interviews with world renown winemakers, vineyards ...
The Grape Radio wine talk shows consist of the hosts sharing their opinions and experiences with the audience. Show topics review issues such as the enjoyment of wine, wine news and industry trends. The hallmark of the show is interviews with world renown winemakers, vineyards owners, wine retail and wholesale leaders, restaurateurs and sommeliers. The scope of the show is international so expect to hear many guests from around the world. Hot News: What is happening in the Champagne region of France you might ask? Join us for an inside look, as we speak with Daniel Lorson from the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (
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Wines of Canada’s Okanagan Valley
British Columbia is one of those places you never guessed ...
British Columbia is one of those places you never guessed would be making dry wines. Even if you considered its close proximity to the state of Washington, it probably still wouldn’t dawn on you that Canada would produce anything other than Ice Wine. Well, surprise – they DO! Occupying what is essentially the Columbia River [...]
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Go West Young Man – with Jean-Charles Boisset
Jean-Charles Boisset was born into the world of wine. His ...
Jean-Charles Boisset was born into the world of wine. His parents, Jean-Claude and Claudine, had founded the family winery in 1961 in one of the most traditional winegrowing regions in the world – the village of Vougeot, in Burgundy. Born in a room above the family cellars, he grew up within view of the centuries-old [...]
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The Versatility of Port
The first shipments of wine under the name Port were ...
The first shipments of wine under the name Port were recorded in 1678. In 1756 the Port wine vineyards of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, became the first vineyard area in the world to be legally demarcated. Here, indigenous varieties of grapes, including the Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão [...]
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2012 Pinot Days, Producer Interviews – Part 3
We continue with our visit to Pinot Days in San ...
We continue with our visit to Pinot Days in San Francisco, from June 2012. We consider this to be one of the “must-go” wine festivals each year for wine lovers. Concentrating exclusively on Pinot Noir, there are over 150 individual producers and trade groups from overseas represented at Pinot Days event. Most wineries were from [...]
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Riesling from the Mosel – with S.A. Prüm
The Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions and ...
The Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions and takes its name from the Moselle River. Before August, 2007 the region was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer after the eponymous three river valleys. While it is Germany’s third largest in terms of production, it is the leading region in terms of international prestige. Known for its steep [...]
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2013 World of Pinot Noir Seminar – Terroir: the Soul of La Côte d’Or, Part 2
Want to learn more about Burgundy? Well, there’s a seminar ...
Want to learn more about Burgundy? Well, there’s a seminar for that! In fact, this is the 2nd of two parts. You’ll be pleased to hear that the 2013 World of Pinot Noir presented a very nice and detailed glimpse of the region that you’re bound to find informative. We’ve broken it into two parts [...]
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2013 World of Pinot Noir Seminar – Terroir: the Soul of La Côte d’Or, Part 1
Want to learn more about Burgundy? Well, there’s a seminar ...
Want to learn more about Burgundy? Well, there’s a seminar for that! You’ll be pleased to hear that the 2013 World of Pinot Noir presented a very nice and detailed glimpse of the region that you’re bound to find informative. So, join us as we listen to Don Kinnan, CSS, CWE, and the lead instructor [...]
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Vineyards of Sonoma County – with Hanna Winery & Vineyards
‘All I want is a small place out in the ...
‘All I want is a small place out in the country,’ is often how it begins. For Dr. Elias S. Hanna and family, what began in 1985 as a small getaway house/farm in the Russian River Valley, morphed into four vineyard locations. Beginning with 12 acres in the Russian River Valley purchased in the 1970s, [...]
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A Walk Through Burgundy
Allen Meadows is probably the most followed and well-known enthusiast ...
Allen Meadows is probably the most followed and well-known enthusiast and reviewer of the wines of Burgundy. Owner and author of the popular quarterly publication Burghound, Allen has been visiting the Burgundy region of France since 1979, when, after finishing graduate school, he decided to “give himself a gift” and travel to Europe. Allen got [...]
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The Wines of Alsace – with Florian Beck-Hartweg
Beck-Hartweg in Dambach-la-Ville is one of the historic domaines of ...
Beck-Hartweg in Dambach-la-Ville is one of the historic domaines of Alsace. Building on a long tradition of family winegrowing that began in 1590, the reins now belong to young Florian Beck-Hartweg. As you might expect, Florian makes his wines in the vineyard. Growing Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir, his [...]
