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Pairs With Chateau Diana Zinfandel and Post-COVID Possibilities

Actually, you’re not supposed to drink Chateau Diana Zinfandel (or any other wine for that matter) when you get your vaccine shot. But the mere fact that I’m finally getting the shot is reason to celebrate…so why am I feeling so anxious? In this episode, I take you along on my First Shot Journey, and figure out in real-time why I’m panicking about something for which I should feel nothing but excitement. I also interview Kathleen Wilcox and Robin Shreeves, two amazing wine writers who have formed a new company, Thinking Outside The bottle. We discuss how this innovative business uses storytelling to provide content for small wineries, and what the post-COVID wine world may look like.

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Pairs With “UN” Uva Nocturna Garnacha and AITA Stories, Part 2

“Am I the asshole?” AITA questions are a moral conundrum. But when you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Carrie Flaspohler, better known as the Instagram Wine Queen @drinkwithcarrie, joins me to wrap up this 2-part series on AITA questions submitted by listeners. Am I the asshole? Well, I’m not, but you certainly might be, especially if you don’t buy this week’s incredible wine. It’s the 2018 “UN” Uva Nocturna Garnacha, and like everything from the Wine Spies, it rocks.

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Pairs With Gravel Bed Red and Am I The Asshole? Part 1 (with Guest Co-Host Carrie Flaspohler)

We’ve all had that situation where we’ve made a tough call in a personal situation and are left asking, “wait a sec…am I the asshole?” In fact, it’s what I love most about the original Star Trek. Captain Kirk, exhausted from screwing aliens from one side of the galaxy to the other, inadvertently puts the fate of an entire civilization at risk, then at the end of the show asks, am I the asshole? Self-reflection. It’s what separates us from cats.

For this episode (and the next), I am joined by East Coast Wine Maven Carrie Flaspohler, known far and wide throughout Instagramland as @drinkwithcarrie. Together, we pass judgment both righteous and flawless on four AITA scenarios sent in by listeners. Throughout the episode, we put our Doctorates in Psychology to the test, and we fail horribly. Because neither of us have a PhD. Duh. But we do have wine surging through our veins, which means we must be smart, wise, and incredibly funny.

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Pairs With Janzen Cabernet And A Pilgrimage To Napa

While tasting this amazing 2016 Janzen Cabernet, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. Not with the wine—it’s another spectacular find from The Wine Spies—but with me. Something empty. Something angsty. I realized I’d been at this desk and in the house and in my head for so many months now, I lost something. So I went to go find it…

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Pairs With Skinner Vineyards Grenache and The Top 3 Wine And Sex Facts

Wine and sex have been a winning combination for the last 8,000 years. Turns out some guy in South Caucasus decided the Best Date Night Ever would be to dig up the grape juice he buried the winter before and drink it under the stars. And what do you know? He totally got laid and the rest is history. On this week’s episode, we look at the mystique of wine and sex through the lens of research and science. The result? Three of the most fascinating facts about two of the world’s favorite pastimes. So, put on some Barry White, pour yourself a glass of this delicious 2017 Skinner Vineyards Grenache, and let the (grape) juices flow.

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Pairs With Transporter Cabernet and Becoming Your Parents

There comes a point in every person's life—that one, seminal moment—when you realized you have become just like your parents. Maybe you blurt out that one thing your mother always said, or you find yourself telling Dad Jokes...like, the very same Dad Jokes your dad told. Is this transformation inevitable? And what does modern science have to say about it? I sit down with a bottle of 2017 Sans Maison "Transporter" Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles and give it the ol' brain treatment, as my father used to...oh, hell...

Pairs With Transporter Cabernet and Becoming Your Parents

There comes a point in every person’s life—that one, seminal moment—when you realized you are becoming your parents. Maybe you blurt out that one thing your mother always said, or you find yourself telling Dad Jokes…like, the very same Dad Jokes your dad told. Is this transformation inevitable? And what does modern science have to say about it? I sit down with a bottle of 2017 Sans Maison “Transporter” Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles and give it the ol’ brain treatment, as my father used to…oh, hell…

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Diggin’ the podcast? Then you’re going to love the book. Check out Pairs With Life, the debut fiction novel by host John Taylor.

Pairs With 2016 Dow's Vintage Port and New Music With DJ White Chocolate

For me, there's nothing like a glass of 2016 Dow Vintage Port to get the music-juices flowing. So when I got to pop open a bottle of this amazing 98-Point vintage, I knew it was time to start spinning. Spinning records, that is. In this week's episode, I play some of the best new music I've been listening to. Songs by Pinegrove, The Sevs and the incredible Mayer Hawthorne. Then it's time to turn the Wayback Machine to the 90s for some of my faves you may have never heard of: Mary Carves The Chicken, Holy Toast, and this one-hit wonder Seattle band called Reality Star.

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Pairs With Dow Vintage Port and New Music With DJ White Chocolate

For me, there's nothing like a glass of 2016 Dow Vintage Port to get the music-juices flowing. So when I got to pop open a bottle of this amazing 98-Point vintage, I knew it was time to start spinning. Spinning records, that is. In this week's episode, I play some of the best new music I've been listening to. Songs by Pinegrove, The Sevs and the incredible Mayer Hawthorne. Then it's time to turn the Wayback Machine to the 90s for some of my faves you may have never heard of: Mary Carves The Chicken, Holy Toast, and this one-hit wonder Seattle band called Reality Star.

This insanely good 2016 Dow Vintage Port I'm lasciviously sipping on this episode can be purchased for $100 off retail price from The Wine Spies. Sign up today!

Pairs With 2016 Dow Port Wine and New Music With DJ White Chocolate

For me, there’s nothing like a glass of 2016 Dow Port Wine to get the music-juices flowing. So when I got to pop open a bottle of this amazing 98-Point vintage, I knew it was time to start spinning. Spinning records, that is. In this week’s episode, I play some of the best new music I’ve been listening to. Songs by Pinegrove, The Sevs and the incredible Mayer Hawthorne. Then it’s time to turn the Wayback Machine to the 90s for some of my faves you may have never heard of: Mary Carves The Chicken, Holy Toast, and this one-hit-wonder Seattle band called Reality Star.

This insanely good 2016 Dow Port Wine I’m lasciviously sipping on this episode can be purchased for $100 off retail price from The Wine Spies. Sign up today!

Diggin’ the podcast? Then you’re going to love the book. Check out Pairs With Life, the debut fiction novel by host John Taylor.