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Alaina & Gracie host the first bonus episode featuring two friends from the service industry. All four try some of the guests favorite refreshing white wines and gush about all things service industry related. The wines and this episode are pretty gnar (thanks Adam for the title). NOTE: this episode is explicit. It contains language & content that may not be appropriate for listeners under 18 years old. Additionally, we do not condone drinking under the legal age limit.
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Alaina and Gracie have a special guest to blind taste 4 different sparkling wines, and that person turns around and surprises them! Pair that with some exciting news and you have one bubbly season finale! Cheers!
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What’s the difference between Champagne and Prosecco? Why does cheap sparkling give you headaches?? What foods are best with sparkling and why??? We explain it all here!
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Gracie talks all about Zinfandel this week and Alaina dives into a new format of questions. Are they Zinning this week? They both taste an old world Zin side by side with a California Zin.
Antico Sigillo Primitivo di Manduria
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The Better With Wine Crew dives deep into a big glass of Riesling this episode. Alaina explains why Riesling is sweet and goes through which ones are sweeter and drier! Gracie stumps Alaina with a quiz about a wild wine style and they taste rieslings from the same vineyard but different sweetness levels- of all episodes, they recommend you buy both of these and drink side by side!
Dr. Heidemann’s-Bergweiler Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett
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This week is like a fresh drop of Malbec. Gracie takes us to Argentina and France, Alaina talks sports ball, and they both taste some killer Malbecs! what we’re drinking: Catena Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2018 & Le Crozillon Malbec, Cahors, FR
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Alaina takes you all around the globe with Chardonnay, Gracie shocks Alaina with a naming fact and they both taste an unoaked, non buttery Chardonnay next to one that has both.
Chenevieres Chablis 2019
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Puns become a thing, because duh. Why Merlot isn’t terrible and staying domestic with tasting a California Merlot next to a Washington Merlot.
Bonterra Merlot, California
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What’s the difference between Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris?? Our hosts taste some incredible variations on the two from both Italy and France, and Gracie’s history lesson whisks Alaina away to another age in Italy!
Conte Fini Val d’Adige Pinot Grigio
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Alaina and Gracie talk Schitt’s Creek, clear the foggy air that Sideways left us in, Gracie serenades us. They taste an old world and new world style of Pinot Noir side-by-side in this episode. Get your wine glasses ready to cozy up and laugh with your favorite wine friends! We hope we are making your life Better With Wine!
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Oh she’s a wild one- she can’t be tamed! Sauvignon Blanc has a little bit of something for everyone.
We drink a Central Valley Sauvignon Blanc from Brown Estate, and a Marlborough Sauv B from Walnut Block Wines! Alaina talks about the perfect food pairing, and Gracie talks celebs who make wine!
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Where to find your favorite Cabs, flavor profiles of the different regions, and why is Cabernet so dry??
We taste a Paso cab, compare it side by side to a Chilean Cab and Alaina stumps Gracie with a fun fact quiz.
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Have you heard certain wine terms and just nodded along pretending you know what you’re hearing? Or used certain terms thinking you know what they mean? Or taste something but don’t know how to describe it??
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If you ever wondered why ‘snobby’ drinkers sniff and swirl their wine, or what you’re smelling when you sniff your wine glass, this is the episode for you!
We dive into the details of how to taste wine and the specific method we use when we deduce the characteristics of the wine we are drinking. Also we explain the why and when to do this.
This will be a huge help following along with our quick tasting during each of our future episodes when you are drinking with us!
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Two wine lovers and professionals fermenting and filtering the gritty details about wine, all to make your life Better With Wine!
Reference episodes releasing December 26, 2020.
First episode launch January 2, 2021
