Wine Connoissaurus Rex
A fun, engaging, super unpretentious podcast to help make wine more approachable. It's just fermented juice! Each episode takes a wine topic and breaks it down to be much more manageable, consumable, and approachable. Let's put the days of the overly pretentious snobbery so often associated with wine behind us. Some episodes will have a featured interview where the guest and I talk about wine, what it means in their personal and/or professional life and show the audience that we are all just humans trying to figure it out. Guests will range from chefs and sommeliers to restaurant owners and content developers. Some will even be completely removed from the culinary world to be more representative of the audience of the show. Additionally, each episode will feature at least one wine and a brief pairing or random wine concept lesson at the end. This podcast is for ANYONE interested in wine and does not require ANY major wine knowledge. Let's have some fun with wine, enjoy it together, and figure out how we can sustain and grow the wine world.
Episodes
18 episodes
Is It The Twilight of the American Sommelier? A Commentary on Eric Asimov's NYT Article
The esteemed Eric Asimov wrote a great article about the possibility that we are in the twilight of the American Sommelier. In response to his article, I approach this topic through a slightly different lens - does it have to be? To be clear - ...
Don't Be Afraid To Ask Questions feat. Dustin Wilson, Co-Founder/Partner, Verve Wine
They say you should never meet your heroes... and they are wrong. Dustin and I spent nearly an hour discussing all parts of the wine industry from his start and how to build knowledge to the direction it seems to be going, how to talk to people...
Que Syrah Shiraz
With it being Shiraz (Syrah) Day, it seemed perfect to actually kick off the new series from Wine C-Rex/Somm for the Day that is all about grapes. In this episode, we'll dive into the world of Shiraz and Syrah – two names for the s...
Inclusivity in an Exclusive Club feat. Sarah Thomas of Kalamata's Kitchen
Inclusivity in an exclusive club. In this wide-ranging conversation with a “recovering sommelier”, Sarah and I discuss everything from being a sommelier at Le Bernardin to the reason behind her children’s book series – Kalamata’s Kitchen – and ...
Wine Regions and MURDER
Got your attention! No one gets murdered but there is a sweet analogy of federal murder laws and how they are handled broadly like wine laws. It makes sense if you listen. This episode helps to break down the importance, definition...
When We Gather feat. George Walker III of Wade Cellars
Let's be honest, it is intimidating to meet your heroes. And over the course of a 1 week period, I got to meet 3 of mine. This episode features one of the coolest, nicest, ambitious, driven people in the wine world. George Walker III (IG @georg...
Visiting Napa – I’ll Take a Bottle of That (But Now I Know Why) feat. Alain from the Napa Valley Wine Guide
Featuring Alain of Napa Valley Wine Guide. Alain and I chat about how to navigate prep for Napa, what it means to break down wine experiences into consumable doses, and make the whole wine experience space less daunting (but no less fun!). Alai...
Otherwise It's Sparkling White Wine: Why It's Not Just Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams
Sometimes, when the moment strikes, I just need to get some stuff out there. You may notice that I love to make sure I say it right when I refer to Champagne vs. Sparkling wine. This episode gives some really super duper clarity on how importan...
We're All Storytellers feat. Chef Eric Gephart
The interviews have begun! Thanks to Chef Eric Gephart for joining me for this awesome episode and thanks to the Andy and the wonderful team at Elephants Corner Wines in Winston-Salem, NC for hosting us and sharing some lovely wines.Che...
BYOB or Why I Stopped Worrying and Brought My Own Wine
At some point in your wine drinking life, you have at least considered bringing a bottle of wine somewhere. It could have been a restaurant, a friend's house, a party… somewhere. In some of those instances, you followed through. And you did it ...
How to Go to a Wine Tasting and Not Get Sh*tfaced
We have all been there. The best of intentions, clear eyes, full stomachs, can't lose. But alas, by the end we spent a TON of money on wine we never actually wanted - or honestly couldn't even afford. Let's take a step back and revisit th...
Rosé All Day, Everyday & Twice on Sunday
Rosé is so freaking popular these days and I love it! There are two things I really want to make sure you take away from this new episode - 1. You are legally allowed to drink rosé all year long and 2. Rose is not made from the rose grape. It i...
Wine Label Says What? When Everything You Need To Know Isn't There
One of the most frustrating experiences in drinking wine can be figuring out what wine is actually inside that bottle! How the hell can you read a label that often is in a foreign language and you don't know if it is telling you who made it, wh...
F*ck Around and Find Out: Champagne and Super Tuscans
There is a fun meme/topic going around the internet these days that can be applied to loads of different situations. It’s called Fuck around and find out.Today, let’s look at what that means in the wine world and have some fun.Th...
GRAPE Madness: How Cabernet Took Down... Chenin Blanc?
As the Men’s and Women’s NCAA tournaments kicked off, I decided to create a little bracket challenge of my own… GRAPE Madness! Pitting 16 red and 16 white grapes against each other, IG followers voted every day. This podcast will talk about som...
I'd Like a Wordle with the Somm
Today, as I enjoy another delicious glass of wine – to be named shortly, I want to connect wine to wordle, the puzzle game that has taken the world by storm.Why?Pop cultureI play it every dayWithout realizing i...
Believe: The Interconnectedness of Wine & Ted Lasso
You will quickly realize that I like to do two things in many of these podcasts.One – use analogies – it always helps me and hopefully it helps youTwo – reference pop culture stuffAs I record this episode, the ...
Another Wine Podcast Intro: Why This Time It's Different
An intro to Wine Connoissaurus Rex, I give an overview of all the types of episodes that could happen. In the intro episode, Clos du Val is the featured in the What's In My Glass and a general discussion of their winery focuses on their re-enga...
