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Pairs With Sullivan Petit Verdot and Wine Trends For 2021

There's little doubt that COVID-19 has had an impact on the wine industry, but few understood how massive that impact was until the release of the Silicon Valley Bank 2021 State of The Wine Industry Report. This week, I talk with four thought leaders and influencers in the wine biz about what they feel will be the biggest trends for the industry in 2021, and how those trends may affect us for years to come. But it's not all pure wonk this week: I also uncork a most amazing Sullivan Family Vineyards 2015 Petit Verdot, Rutherford, Napa Valley, which you can pick up on Wine Spies for an ungodly $29 by using this link.

Pairs With Sullivan Family Vineyards and Wine Trends For 2021

As I pour a glass of Sullivan Family Vineyards wine, I reflect on the fact that COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the wine industry. But few understood how massive that impact was until the release of the Silicon Valley Bank 2021 State of The Wine Industry Report. This week, I talk with four thought leaders and influencers in the wine biz about what they feel will be the biggest trends for the industry in 2021, and how those trends may affect us for years to come. But it’s not all pure wonk this week: I also uncork a most amazing Sullivan Family Vineyards 2015 Petit Verdot, Rutherford, Napa Valley, which you can pick up on Wine Spies for an ungodly $29 by using this link.

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 Galardi Red Wine Campania and The New Hamster

I'VE GOT A SPONSOR! The Wine Spies, for some bizarrely unknown reason, decided to sponsor the podcast! So the day has finally come where I can bathe myself in free wine while a naked Anne Hathaway makes it rain with Ben Franklins (hey, it's my fantasy). To keep my new lifestyle going, you need to go to The Wine Spies, sign up, and get emails on all the amazing deals on superb wines they offer. You'll even get $10 off your first order if you use the link www.winespies.com/pairswithlife. If you want to learn more about the wine I'll be featuring each week, check out What I'm Drinking on the Pairs with Life website. And while I wait for Anne to arrive, the kids convinced me to let them get a new hamster, and I have thoughts on this. I won't ask Anne about it, because you don't want to do something like that to a fantasy.

Pairs With The Wine Spies and The New Hamster

The Wine Spies, for some bizarrely unknown reason, decided to sponsor the podcast! So the day has finally come where I can bathe myself in free wine while a naked Anne Hathaway makes it rain with Ben Franklins (hey, it’s my fantasy). To keep my new lifestyle going, you need to go to The Wine Spies, sign up, and get emails on all the amazing deals on superb wines they offer. You’ll even get $10 off your first order if you use this link. If you want to learn more about the wine I’ll be featuring each week, check out What I’m Drinking on the Pairs with Life website. And while I wait for Anne to arrive, the kids convinced me to let them get a new hamster, and I have thoughts on this. I won’t ask Anne about it, because you don’t want to do something like that to a fantasy.

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

The Pairs With Life New Years Special!

It's 2021! At last, the 24/7 dumpster fire that was 2020 has reached its inauspicious end, and a new beginning is upon us. so, is it time for New Years Resolutions, or should we just commit to breathe in and then breathe out and say that's the most we should shoot for at this point? In this episode, I'm joined by Kate Cunningham (@katethegreat), host of Wine Date With Kate The Great, to talk about the one resolution we want to keep for 2021, the "wine resolution" that will make us better drinkers...and the one resolution we know won't make it past the first week.

The Pairs With Life Christmas Special!

Happy Holidays! Let's celebrate the end of one of the worst years ever with Seasons Greetings and Yuletide Cheer! (Someday, I'm going to Google Yuletide and find out what the hell it means). On this year's Christmas Extravaganza, we feature food writer Karista Bennett, who tells us how to cook a delicious and memorable Christmas dinner for one or two. I also count down my Top 3 Least Favorite Christmas Carols, and talk about why the is the ultimate Christmas Spirit. It's almost as good as The Bing Crosby Christmas Special, only with less talent and I don't go home and beat my daughter with a 9-iron afterwards.

Pairs With A Winemaker's Side Hustle: An Interview With Terra Jane Albee of OwnRoot Collective

What does an artisan winemaker do when she's not making wine for some big name winery? She's creating her own labor-of-love wine. And how does she get that unique wine into your hands? Enter Terra Jane Albee, Napa marketing veteran and Founder of OwnRootCollective.com. On this week's episode, Terra Jane talks about founding this company during the worst possible time ever: after becoming a new mom and during a global pandemic, and how she has turned those disadvantages around to create a successful, direct-to-consumer wine subscription service featuring limited-edition bottlings from the hottest winemakers around.

Pairs With Wine, Comfort Food and Neuroses (With Guest Co-Host Carrie Flaspohler)

Ah, 'tis the season for dysfunction! And what better way to take those neuroses and push them all the way down than with our favorite wine and comfort foods? Carrie Flaspohler, known throughout wine circles as @DrinkWithCarrie, joins me from Atlanta to share her favorite junk food, the wine that pairs with it, and the specific feelings of inadequacy we try to medicate with our food & alcohol choices. Join us on the Free Therapy Couch - there's room for everyone! 

Pairs With Sexual Harassment at The Court of Sommeliers

On October 29th, 2020, an article appeared in the New York Times reporting on widespread sexual harassment of Master Sommelier candidates and other women affiliated with the Court. Shocking to many, most women unfortunately saw this as just another day in the wine business - if not corporate American in general. On this week's episode, I have a conversation with Melanie Ofenloch, wine writer for the blog Dallas Wine Chick, about how widespread sexual harassment is in the wine industry and how it managed to reach the most upper echelons of our business. 

Pairs With Sexual Harassment at The Court of Sommeliers: Interview With Dallas Wine Chick

On October 29th, 2020, an article appeared in the New York Times reporting on widespread sexual harassment of Master Sommelier candidates and other women affiliated with the Court. Unfortunately, most women saw this as just another day in the wine business, if not corporate American in general. On this week’s episode, I have a conversation with Melanie Ofenloch, wine writer for the blog Dallas Wine Chick, about how widespread sexual harassment is in the wine industry and how it managed to reach the most upper echelons of our business. 

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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.