401: How Did Argentina Help Save Europe's Vineyards During The Devastating Phylloxera Crisis?
How did Argentina help save Europe's vineyards during the devastating phylloxera crisis? Why is wine still treated as an exclusive product d...
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20 of 407 episodes400: Why Is The Daiquiri Used As A Litmus Test To See If A Bartender Can Make A Decent Drink?
Why is the Daiquiri with just rum, lime and sugar used as a litmus test to see if a bartender is capable of making a decent drink? What is o...
399: How Does It Feel Competing Against The World's Best Bartenders Making Six Cocktails in Six Minutes in Front of a Large Audience?
How does it feel competing against the world's best bartenders making six cocktails in six minutes in front of a large audience? How can bar...
398: How Did One Decision Trigger Sherry's Decline From Britain's Favourite Drink?
How did a single decision trigger Sherry's decline from Britain's favourite drink? What would it take for Sherry to make a comeback after de...
397: How Does The Solera System Give Every Glass Of Sherry Centuries Of History?
How does the Solera system give every glass of sherry centuries of history? How does Sherry's "second terroir" shape the wine just as much a...
396: Can Bordeaux Reinvent Itself? How One of Wine's Greatest Regions is Adapting to a Changing World
Can Bordeaux adapt to changing wine tastes without losing its identity? Bordeaux is pulling up thousands of hectares of vines because of ove...
395: Why Mouton Cadet, Bordeaux, decide that sustainability needed to include people, not just the environment?
Why did the Bordeaux wine Mouton Cadet decide that sustainability needed to include people, not just the environment? Why is the Fair for Li...
394: Soil, Soul, and the Sacred Cup: Wine in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
How did wine transform biblical meals into symbols of the covenant in the ancient world? Why did overflowing vineyards and giant clusters of...
393: Why does wine play a central role in the Bible and our culture, symbolizing abundance and joy, and not other food or drink? Dr. Mark Scarlata shares the story
How does biking through wine country help you better understand the wines? Why has wine held a unique place in the Bible and our culture whe...
392: What makes a well-made Mint Julep Cocktail much more complex than you expect? James Chatto reveals the secret
What makes a properly made mint julep much more complex than people expect? How did an Indian revolutionary leader end up creating one of Ja...
391: Acquired Tastes: The Lives and Recipes of Eight Culinary Ambassadors with James Chatto
What did lasagna taste like in Renaissance Italy before tomatoes and ragù became standard? Why are some of Thailand's most iconic royal dess...
390: What's The Difference Between Drinking For Pleasure And Drinking For Relief? Dr. Charles Knowles Reveals The Difference
What's the difference between drinking for pleasure and drinking for relief? How does your body's early reaction to alcohol predict your lon...
389: Why is moderation easy for some people, yet impossible for others? Dr. Charles Explains In Why We Drink Too Much: The New Science of Alcohol
What can your first experiences with alcohol tell you about the relationship you'll have with it later in life? Are we fighting with our own...
388: What Are the Insider Tips to Discovering and Buying the Best Cheese of Your Life? with Michael Finnerty
Why does buying from a good cheese shop often beat picking up a wedge from the supermarket? How do people underestimate the physical labor a...
387: The Cheese Cure: How Comté and Camembert Fed My Soul With Michael Finnerty
Why do some wine and cheese pairings taste better together than either one alone? Why do some wines collapse when paired with certain cheese...
386: How Did a World Memory Champion, a Theatre Director, a Voice Coach, a TV Actor, and a Professional Magician Help Gerard Basset Win the World's Best Sommelier Competition?
How did a world memory champion, a theatre director, a voice coach, a TV actor, and a professional magician all help one person win the Worl...
385: How Did Discovering Wine Lead Gérard Basset to Become the World's Best Sommelier?
How did Gérard Basset discover wine and then go on to become the World's Best Sommelier? What does truly exceptional hospitality look like i...
384: Is It the Wine or Is It You? Alan Ramey on What Really Makes Wine Taste Good
Is a fully organic future in agriculture possible or even affordable, or are there limits to how far we can go? Why has biodynamics thrived...
383: The Debates, Controversies and Mysteries That Have Shaped the World of Wine Like Organics With Alan Ramey, Author of Pressing Matters
What might surprise you about the amount of research on organic versus conventional farming when it comes to winemaking? Why are many strong...
382: The Prison That Became a Distillery: Belfast's Most Unlikely Comeback Story with McConnell's Irish Whisky
Why do Irish distillers believe triple distillation creates a smoother, more refined whiskey? What makes a whiskey feel warm and smooth on t...